Buyer / Planner

About the position

The position involves reviewing and analyzing purchase requisitions, coordinating purchasing activities with manufacturing, planning, and engineering departments to acquire inventory in a cost-effective and timely manner. Responsibilities include processing purchase requisitions, purchase change orders, and requests for quotes to suppliers. The role is also responsible for procurement business system data input and integrity, creating and maintaining bills of material and parts/commodities numbers in supply chain management or other enterprise-wide systems. The position participates in maximizing the procurement team's changes, part parameters, quote table maintenance, supplier database information, error report analysis, and part number/supplier code information. Additionally, it involves performing cost analysis and volume planning for major commodities, monitoring the cost, schedule, and scope of assigned subcontracts, and developing new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are no longer competitive. The role may also recommend cost-saving proposals, interact closely with suppliers and QA to resolve quality issues, and work with management to address all aspects of commodity management, including procurement support, commodity business plans, market trends assessment, pricing, and product availability. Domestic or global expertise of assigned commodities is required.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze purchase requisitions.
• Coordinate purchasing activities with manufacturing, planning, and engineering departments.
• Process purchase requisitions, purchase change orders, and requests for quotes to suppliers.
• Ensure procurement business system data input and integrity.
• Create and maintain bills of material and parts/commodities numbers.
• Participate in maximizing procurement team's changes and part parameters.
• Perform cost analysis and volume planning for major commodities.
• Monitor cost, schedule, and scope of assigned subcontracts.
• Develop new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are no longer competitive.
• Recommend cost-saving proposals including make-versus-buy analysis.
• Interact closely with suppliers and QA to resolve quality issues.
• Work with management on commodity management aspects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) and 5 years of related experience or master's degree with 3 years of related experience.
• Proficient in utilizing business tools such as E-mail, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with SAP or equivalent ERP product and productivity software desired.
• Ability to read drawings and understand specifications.
• Obtain and complete LMS training plan specific to assigned responsibility.
• Working on CPM certification.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental/Vision
• 10 Paid Holidays
• PTO
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• 401K match
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short & Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Competitive Pay
• Flexible Schedules
• Variety of Shift Options
• Free Safety Shoes
• Friendly Work Environment
• On-site Cafeteria, Company Nurse, Credit Union, and Gym
• Free Coffee and Soda
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Employee Discounts
• EV Charging Stations