Planning and Purchasing Manager

Stone Plastics & Manufacturing • Zeeland, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Planning and Purchasing Manager role is responsible for managing forecasts from customers, and working with the sales group for those customers without forecasts to ensure order completeness. The Planning and Purchasing Manager will compare actual sales order history to forecasts to measure accuracy of forecast and projected inventory demand to actual inventory demand. The Planning and Purchasing Manager will then review and communicate any noted discrepancies with the sales and production groups to make adjustments. This role will be responsible for reviewing inventory levels that have had little or no activity for both raw and finished goods, and will communicate that information to the sales and production groups to determine correct inventory levels. The Planning and Purchasing Manager will maintain and set production schedules.

Requirements

• Must have a grasp of basic mathematical principals and comprehend calculations made in a standard MRPII/ERP system.
• Ability to problem solve, while understanding the impact to the organization as a whole.
• Necessary to create solutions by determining root causes and gathering all available information to make educated decisions.
• Must be able to analyze demand and balance against capacity and make timely decisions.
• Bachelors degree
• A minimum of 5 years of experience with materials management experience
• Supervisory Responsibilities: Customer Service / Planning personnel

Nice To Haves

• Willingness to continue education in material field
• APICS certification
• Planning/Purchasing: 5 years (Preferred)
• Management : 3 years (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Manage customer delivery exceptions.
• Ensure production schedule is set up for success.
• Manage all materials through our building from entry to exit.
• Manage forecasts from customers, and work with the sales group for those customers without forecasts to ensure order completeness.
• Compare actual sales order history to forecasts to measure accuracy of forecast and projected inventory demand to actual inventory demand.
• Review and communicate any noted discrepancies with the sales and production groups to make adjustments.
• Review inventory levels that have had little or no activity for both raw and finished goods, and communicate that information to the sales and production groups to determine correct inventory levels.
• Maintain and set production schedules.

Benefits

• Health/dental insurance after 60 days of employment.
• 401k contribution is available after 6 months of employment.
• Life insurance policy equal to 1x your yearly salary at no cost to you.
• Education Reimbursement
• We pay for all your books.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager