Buyer / Planner

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. • Hopkinsville, KY

26d • $62,200 - $100,200 • Onsite

About The Position

Buyer / Planner – Onsite Hopkinsville, KY, USA Come build something that matters. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®. The Job: As a Buyer / Planner, you’ll be part of our STANLEY® Engineered Fastening (“SEF”) Hopkinsville, KY team working as an on-site employee. You’ll get to: Forecasting, planning, and scheduling of purchased materials for our manufacturing plant. Planning and maintaining accurate inventory levels and control to assure 100% customer service levels while minimizing the corporation's financial exposure. Analyzing inventory and resolving discrepancies. Quoting, purchasing, and ordering of raw materials, components, assemblies, tooling and equipment. Interacting with suppliers and cross functional in-house teams. Negotiating prices for one-time purchases as well as strategic price agreements. Releasing purchase orders and establishing contracts in accordance with corporate policies. Ensuring on-time delivery of purchases as well as timely and accurate purchase order maintenance. Evaluating relevant commodities and identifying areas for supplier development, supplier de-sourcing, and supplier additions. Project managing the supplier launch process. Managing the steps and activities of the Supplier Performance Management Program (including but not limited to calculating scorecards, liaison meetings, audits, surveys, and overall improvement activities). Other duties as assigned..

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 3-5 years related experience with evidence of increasing responsibility preferred.
• Experience with JDE operating system.
• Experience in automotive work environment preferred.
• Experience in international purchasing
• Knowledge of heat-treating and plating preferred.
• Familiar with PPAP process and requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Excellent organizational skills in order to establish priorities identify and set goals, meet deadlines, etc.
• Proficiency with tools/equipment related to job (i.e. personal computers/software, manufacturing systems, etc.).
• Excellent problem-solving and negotiation skills.
• Must be flexible in work schedule and hours.
• Standard work hours will generally apply but overtime and deviated work schedules (early, late, weekends) will be required on occasion and often without notice.
• Must have the ability and flexibility to travel by automobile, airplane, bus, train, boat, etc.
• Some domestic, US. Minimal, if any international travel.

Responsibilities

• Forecasting, planning, and scheduling of purchased materials for our manufacturing plant.
• Planning and maintaining accurate inventory levels and control to assure 100% customer service levels while minimizing the corporation's financial exposure.
• Analyzing inventory and resolving discrepancies.
• Quoting, purchasing, and ordering of raw materials, components, assemblies, tooling and equipment.
• Interacting with suppliers and cross functional in-house teams.
• Negotiating prices for one-time purchases as well as strategic price agreements.
• Releasing purchase orders and establishing contracts in accordance with corporate policies.
• Ensuring on-time delivery of purchases as well as timely and accurate purchase order maintenance.
• Evaluating relevant commodities and identifying areas for supplier development, supplier de-sourcing, and supplier additions.
• Project managing the supplier launch process.
• Managing the steps and activities of the Supplier Performance Management Program (including but not limited to calculating scorecards, liaison meetings, audits, surveys, and overall improvement activities).
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level