Consumable Buyer / Planner

Wilcox Industries•Newington, NH

About The Position

The Consumable Buyer / Planner reports to the Purchasing Manager and provides full support to the Materials and Assembly Departments, including the planning and procurement of consumable items in a timely manner while ensuring vendor requirements and customer needs are met. The Consumable Buyer / Planner position will work directly with Materials, Production, Engineering, Quality, and Program Management to satisfy requirements needed within each department.

Requirements

Associate degree in business, economics, finance, engineering, or related discipline is required.
Must have a minimum of 3-5 years relevant experience in purchasing or planning
Excellent problem-solving skills
Strong team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills
Must be very organized, detail-oriented and have the capacity to work on multiple issues simultaneously
Self-motivated, with the ability to prioritize tasks and priorities in accordance with company needs
Proficiency with Microsoft Office
Wilcox is a U.S. government defense contractor, and this position is responsible to control access to export-controlled technology. Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access U.S. government-controlled technology prior to beginning work.

Nice To Haves

APICS / NAPM Certification
Familiarity with SAP B1 software
Bachelor’s Degree in business, economics, finance, engineering, or related discipline

Responsibilities

Create and implement an effective planning and sourcing strategy for assigned products / programs to minimize unnecessary inventory, maximize cash flow, and ensure the production lines are always sufficiently supplied.
Negotiate terms and conditions with suppliers to include standard terms and conditions as well as complex customer flow downs.
Ensure the purchase of all goods and services comply with company policy and procedures and are in full compliance with all ITAR regulations.
Maintain accurate item master data lead times, batch size, safety stock target, to ensure 100% system data accuracy at all times.
Assess material requirements and analyze price and supply data to make business decisions to maximize cashflow.
Manage consumable inventory levels and order per approved budget.
Create requisitions for all items and materials required that are outside of the approved consumable budget.
Issue Purchase Orders for materials and services, usually with established vendors.
Issue consumable parts to Assembly and Engineering departments via parts requests.
Manage SDS sheets and labels on products consumed in the assembly areas.
Assure that open purchase orders are tracked, followed up on and expedited as needed, communicate status.
Coordinate the flow of materials from goods receipt to assembly floor.
Process purchased parts rejected through Material Review Board (MRB) or the requisitioner for immediate replacement /credit as deemed necessary.
Assist Accounts Payable and Receiving departments with reconciling packing slip discrepancies including part or quantity issues.
Assist the Quality Dept. with upkeep and additions to the ASL.
Assist with creating and renewing Wilcox / Supplier Non-Disclosure Agreements.
Reviews safety procedures and follows them, making suggested improvements.
Promotes safety awareness.
Seeks opportunities to minimize workplace injuries, accidents, and health problems.
Uses PPE appropriately.