Buying/Planning Specialist

Celestica • Richardson, TX

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About The Position

Celestica is looking for a results-oriented Buying and Planning Specialist with 3–6 years of experience in a dynamic manufacturing environment. Proven expertise in end-to-end supply chain management, encompassing strategic procurement, demand forecasting, and inventory control (MRP/ERP). Seeking to leverage a strong analytical background to drive operational efficiency, optimize costs, and ensure material availability to meet aggressive production targets.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of procurement processes, inventory management and supplier management.
• Knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, the types of materials being purchased by the department and the engineering change process.
• Knowledge of basic computer applications and the ability to learn and use multiple applications specific to this department.
• Good negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Ability to plan strategically for the coordinated delivery of a variety of materials.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.
• Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Plans for and procures materials necessary to meet manufacturing build requirements for one or several product lines.
• Plans and schedules timely material required for customer forecasts.
• Determines material requirements from engineering and production schedules and coordinate the efficient movement of materials throughout the production cycle.
• Reviews requisitions, contacts vendors, examines bids and initiates contracts.
• Initiates purchases driven through MRP process.
• Assesses when to execute and what order to place based on other factors.
• Pushes or cancels orders per production plans.
• Reviews forecasted requirements and purchases materials in accordance with that forecast.
• Ensures materials are available to meet manufacturing build requirements.
• Matches material infeed and inventory turnover so as not to hold too high a percentage of inventory at any time.
• Qualifies new supplies through survey and site visits.
• Helps establish new supplier accounts with finance department.
• Investigates and resolves issues with invoices or suppliers.
• Works with internal customers to address, return and receive credit for defective materials.
• Acts as a customer liaison with new product introduction.
• Introduces the new product through manufacturing to shipping per customer requirements.
• Attends weekly change meetings with the customer.
• Reviews and submits new costs associated with the change or the introduction of new requirements.
• Determines cut in of new design changes.
• Interfaces with customers engineering staff.
• Works with inventory control at end of product life.
• Writes procedures and documentation and trains and mentors new and less experienced purchasing employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees