Planner/Buyer, Supply Chain

Aperia Technologies•Hayward, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Aperia is unlocking a new era of efficiency and sustainability for commercial vehicle fleets, by developing innovative hardware and data analytics solutions. Inventors of the award- winning and disruptive Halo tm Automatic Tire Inflator, and the cloud delivered Halo Connect tire analytics platform. Aperia saves fleets thousands of hours of down-time every week, reduces the carbon footprint and environmental impact of the freight industry. Join us as we expand our product offering and take the next steps on our journey toward bringing the "backbone of our economy" into the automation age.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or related field.
3+ years in purchasing and planning (both preferred), in a manufacturing or hardware environment.
Hands-on experience running planning and purchasing in an ERP system such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics.
Strong Excel, pivot tables, lookups, and comfort cleaning and analyzing several thousand rows of ERP data without help.
A track record of resolving supply problems by pulling in the right people, rather than escalating and waiting.
Clear, direct written communication with suppliers across time zones.
Ability to work on-site at our Hayward, CA facility five days per week.

Responsibilities

Translate Aperia’s production and sales plans into a demand forecast, applying the planning method that fits each inventory group, MRP, min/max, kanban, or reorder point to support inventory planning.
Own item master planning parameters in NetSuite (lead times, safety stock, lot sizing, reorder points) by maintaining them accurately so that MRP output is trustworthy enough to act on.
Place and manage purchase orders from release through receipt, including expediting, de-expediting, and resolving PO, acknowledgement, and invoice discrepancies to support timely material availability.
Publish rolling delivery schedules to contract manufacturers so they can level-load their factories.
Run shortage and clear-to-build reporting; escalate and resolve bottlenecks cross-functionally before they become line-down events.
Partner with Engineering and Quality on engineering change orders, sequencing cut-in dates, managing run-out of superseded revisions to minimize excess inventory.
Manage supplier performance using delivery, quality, and responsiveness data, and bring the data to quarterly business reviews.
Support inventory health in your commodity groups: cycle count follow-up, aging and excess/obsolete review, and inventory turns analysis to maintain effective stock levels.
Support new product introduction by sourcing prototype and pilot builds and setting up new items for production.
Negotiate pricing, MOQs, lead times, and payment terms within approval limits to support cost and supply objectives.