Senior Buyer/Planner

Beacon EmbeddedWorks•Eden Prairie, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Buyer/Planner is instrumental in new supplier sourcing, buying, leading cost negotiations, managing supplier performance, initiating Value-Engineering / Component-Engineering activities, managing commodities through various means including developing market sourcing strategies. Also, creates and maintains a production schedule that proactively ensures seamless material flow to the manufacturing operations in a level-loaded fashion while analyzing demand trends and capacity requirements. The ideal candidate will have experience planning in a manufacturing setting, a strong sense of urgency, and will support a positive and fun work environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field
Minimum of 4 years experience in a planning/scheduling environment
Minimum of 8 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
Minimum of 5 years of project management
Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, Project) required
Knowledge of business systems including documentation and ERP/MRP environments
Skilled in Lean Principles
Excellent verbal and written communications skills and strong negotiation skills
Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to read, write and otherwise communicate effectively in English
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
Strong sense of urgency, and ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines
Able to work in a fast-paced environment with quickly changing priorities to ensure superior customer satisfaction
The candidate must meet the definition of “US Person” under ITAR/EAR regulations

Nice To Haves

Additional experience or education may substituted for each other
PMP or CPIM certification

Responsibilities

Utilize MRP to buy production parts as well as support manufacturing via MRO purchasing
Lead, facilitate and drive weekly and monthly schedule reviews with the Customer Team to ensure the plan is up to date and meets customer schedules
Support purchasing strategies to achieve Quality, Cost, and Delivery performance objectives to improve operational efficiency and profitability
Identify and support the qualification of new suppliers as needed to support cost optimization, quality improvement, and supplier rationalization objectives
Understand the capabilities of the machines, production shifts, receiving, and shipping to develop the schedule and update Intuitive (ERP) to reflect those changes
Determine the detailed material requirements so that work orders can be released along with job packets to the production floor
Work with Engineering Program Mangers on facilitating pre-production builds to the floor for assembly
Generate, analyze, and disseminate key reports on order status, Sales, build, and inventory levels
Manage inventory levels at all 3 stages (raw, wip, and finished) and report issues to the Senior Director of Manufacturing Operations and the CFT
Analyze monthly forecast exceptions to determine inventory impact collaborate with customer business office to respond to customer demands
Coordinate analysis and negotiation for customer business office for Excess & Obsolete (E&O) claims
Utilize Lean tools to improve/redesign processes
Other possible job duties could include RMA tracking, Export Compliance, and some Project Management.
Support, demonstrate and drive our core values
Lead, don't follow
Consistently deliver
Never stand still
Create relationships not transactions
Interact positively and professionally with all employees and customers
Maintain reliable attendance
Perform work safely and adhere to all safety requirements
Complete required training as scheduled
Perform other duties as assigned