Planner/Buyer

RG Industries•Springettsbury Township, PA

About The Position

The Planner/Buyer coordinates the procurement of products and services of the organization to meet company service levels and asset management goals. They are responsible for sourcing and negotiating with suppliers, purchase order accuracy, acknowledgement and execution, and managing stock replenishment and inventory levels. The position leads supplier expedite initiatives as needed to meet supplier and customer on-time delivery. They approve suppliers and manage existing accounts to meet performance goals and partner with departments across the organization to meet internal and external customer needs.

Requirements

Strong understanding of stocking replenishment methods and strategies in high volume distribution environment.
Technical ability to read and interpret drawings and engineering specs.
Experience in ERP/MRP systems executing purchasing processes.
Effective communication and negotiation skills, both written and verbal.
Demonstrated problem-solving and multi-tasking skills.
Strong decision making, analytical and organizational skills.
Passion to learn and driving continuous improvement in process efficiency and effectiveness.
Ability to perform business math.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Associate’s degree in business preferred or related field or equivalent buying experience.

Responsibilities

Owns the day-to-day functions of purchasing, purchase order management and processing.
Supports purchasing and replenishment for all three key areas, distribution center, production and retail stores.
Assures the timely and accurate purchasing and expediting of material.
Maintains vendor quote files.
Assures vendor price increases are implemented accurately and on time.
Builds and develops relationships with current key suppliers as well as identifies new suppliers.
Establishes new suppliers in the enterprise system and maintains existing supplier records.
Confirms on time delivery of product to meet customer project requirements.
Ensures supplier database info, terms, pricing and shipping notes are maintained and updated in ERP.
Supports the buyer team members as needed.
Supports and resolves discrepancies with POs, invoicing, and receipts.
Owns all aspects of inventory process for assigned products and product groups to include reviewing inventory levels of items regularly and adjusting to improve turns and service level.
Works with sales, stores and inventory to review customer inventory usage, future needs and trends to recommend appropriate inventory level adjustments.
Reviews late vendor shipment data to adjust inventory levels and lead times in the system.
Uses daily purchasing and vendor interaction to prompt discussions and make decisions for assigned inventory product groups.