Sr. Buyer/Planner

Gates Corporation • Denver, CO

10d • $85,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This is an exciting opportunity for you because you will play a key role in production planning for drive system component operations, production scheduling and inventory management to support global production operations and communicating with domestic/overseas vendors. You'll exercise your analytical skills and thinking, be collaborative by nature, able to think creatively, and be comfortable tackling specific problems pertaining to supply chain management. This position is vital to Gates because you will work closely with the commercialization/demand planning and fulfillment teams to produce product on a timely basis to meet fast-paced, growing customer demand.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field from an accredited institution required
• 6 years minimum of relevant supply chain experience required; procurement, production planning, forecasting
• Proven history of implementing best practices; inventory levels, optimizing storage, turns
• Global supply chain experience with order management capabilities
• Strong analytical skills and critical thinking are a must have
• Excellent IT skills: strong Excel experience with developing graphs, linked spreadsheets, pivot tables and Excel formulas required.
• Exceptional work ethic, team player, and strong business acumen
• Ability to adapt quickly and drive change. Challenge the status quo
• Comfort working with large datasets and large SKU counts to deliver comprehensive insights. Reporting/data visualization
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship

Nice To Haves

• Power BI skills preferred
• Manufacturing industry knowledge preferred
• Oracle Cloud ERP / Value Chain Planning (VCP) preferred

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer demand through orders and forecast to coordinate the flow of goods from multiple vendors, while maintaining inventory at desired level
• Lead the supply planning function to further automation and accountability
• Manage the timely flow of goods through PO creation and maintenance with end to end visibility
• Communicate with vendors using collaborative cloud-based software to share data that ensures prioritization and on-time delivery
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships to ensure continuity of supply and minimize risks associated with supplier performance, quality, and delivery
• Responsible for assembly scheduling and collaborating with assembly line supervisor to manage assembly line operations
• Work with the transportation and customs compliance teams for freight quotes, expediting, and tracking of essential goods for operations
• Assist fulfillment and other supply chain analysts to convey the delivery of products and relay any potential delays to the customer
• Drive supply chain improvement through reporting on KPIs, identifing trends to meet annual goals and mitigating future supply risk

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance and other voluntary benefit options: benefits begin on the first day of the month immediately following your date of hire
• Eligible for (3 or 2) weeks of paid vacation + 11 holidays (9 scheduled & 2 floating) + 8 sick days. All vacation days are accrued
• 401(k): 3% company contribution and additional 3% company match
• Tuition Reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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