Manager Buyer Planning

Acuity Inc•Oceanside, CA

31d•Hybrid

About The Position

Acuity Inc. is a market-leading industrial technology company that uses technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more. Through its two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), the company designs, manufactures, and brings to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives. Acuity Inc. achieves growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video, and control platform. The company focuses on customer outcomes and drives growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia, and is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. This position requires on-site presence in Oceanside, CA, following a hybrid work model. The Demand and Buyer Planner Manager is responsible/accountable for the overall demand and supply management process for components as it relates to demand allocation. This position owns the allocation process driven by global material constraints and transportation challenges. The role works closely with Customer Service, Production, Planning, and Warehouse Implementation teams to ensure alignment to meeting customer requirements. Experience in a “built to order” environment and high-Mix Low Volume Mfg. is essential. The role involves monitoring and supporting component inventory to maintain daily/weekly/monthly reports, including Positive and Negative Balance. The Manager Buyer Planner will work with internal facility customers (Planning, Production, and Warehousing departments) to ensure all components balance information is correct and handled/corrected in an accurate and efficient manner. They will also work with external facility groups to drive resolution with system discrepancies. The role drives continuous improvement, Cost Reduction Projects, and enhances team spirit through the application of Root Cause Analysis Tools. Experience in New Product Introduction (NPI) is crucial, involving collaboration with Engineering on new product and component development, sourcing and purchasing new parts, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring material readiness to support successful product launches and production schedules.

Requirements

Product Component Knowledge
Knowledge of analytics reorder points, Min-Max, Kanban, build to order and forecasting methods
Solid knowledge of Supply Chain procedures (Demand/Supply/Production Planning, product deployment and inventory control)
Experience in a manufacturing electronic environment
Ability to effectively interact with multi-functional areas (Customer Service, Sales, Manufacturing, Engineering, Purchasing, Finance, and Quality.)
Customer Focus
Excellent people skills and communication skills including written, verbal, listening, and presentation
Detail-oriented individual with a strong ability to multi-task
Familiarity with an ERP and MRP systems and common software applications
Advanced Excel skills
Skills in project management, including the use of Microsoft Project or other common project management software
Experience with MRP/ERP systems and Microsoft Office
Knowledge of integrated Supply Chain Systems (SAP, Oracle or Any MRP)
Minimum 10 years relevant work experience
5+ years Manufacturing/Materials/Logistics experience in a production environment
Experience should include mixed production processes in a low volume, high product mix operation
Background in Manufacturing production, Material flow, Kanban, and accounting principles preferred
Able to determine how to properly handle processing varying inventory transactions/corrections
Determine priorities for continuous improvement (adaptation to change)
Appropriate corrective action resolution with internal/external facility departments

Nice To Haves

Bachelor/associate degree preferred
High School Diploma or Relevant experience and equivalent knowledge may be considered

Responsibilities

Requisition & PO Placement
Contract Reviews
Invoice Management
Customer & Internal Audits
Cost Savings Projects
Supplier Maintenance
Reporting KPI’s, and Project Status
Root Cause and Counter Measure (follow up)
Deliver efficient, effective, and flexible solutions to meet production and business requirements
Create KPI’s to manage component demand
Connect activities, objectives, goals to the functional or business strategy
Build a business case/scenario to support supply chain proposals
Create, read, and understand business reports and analyses
Negotiate the best price of components to be used in manufacturing
Monitor and support all supply chain metrics performance, recommends corrective actions and strategies as needed (Demand and Supply Management)
Track and monitor changes to manufacturing and CTB (clear to build) dates for alignment in supplying reasonable delivery dates
Communicate with key stakeholders on any meaningful change in delivery dates, cause for delay, and estimated recovery date
Manage exceptions caused by significant, unexpected events in sales, operations, and procurement
Find and report on any significant variances between Reorder Points and customer service demand and business plan
Develop analysis and reports related to inventory level projections, recovery plans, performance metrics, etc. as needed
Maintain alignment of inventory levels to achieve targeted service levels, and backorder
Find and pursue inventory reduction opportunities
Direct the periodic review and disposition of slow moving and unproductive inventories (Excess & Obsolete, Unscheduled, Expired, and cancelled orders)
Evolve and support documentation and standard operating procedures for demand supply allocation planning processes and systems