Sr. Buyer/Planner

Nortek•Oklahoma City, OK

21h

About The Position

The Sr. Buyer/Planner sources, purchases, and manages the supply of materials and components needed for manufacturing. The role ensures timely procurement of quality materials at competitive costs, maintains supplier relationships, and optimizes inventory levels. Working with engineering, production, quality, and other cross-functional teams, the Senior Buyer drives cost savings and improves supplier performance. The position offers the opportunity to work across a broad range of categories in a growing organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field; supply chain management is a plus.
At least 5 years of work experience in supply chain or a related field is preferred.
Customer experience mindset.
Earn others’ trust and respect through consistent honesty and professionalism in all interactions.
Work cooperatively with others regardless of level or status to achieve results.
Take personal responsibility for work quality and timeliness, and achieve results with little oversight.
Good communication skills and ability to work in a cross-functional environment.
Manage time, priorities, and resources to achieve goals.
Demonstrated leadership ability.
Advanced analytics and Microsoft Office skills.

Nice To Haves

APICS, CPM, or CPSM certification.
Project management experience.

Responsibilities

Represent the purchasing organization in daily operations updates.
Maintain on-time delivery of supplier shipments.
Manage and collaborate on strategies to meet the production schedule.
Maintain departmental reports for management review, such as open orders and vendor on-time delivery.
Ensure accuracy and proper approval of all purchase orders.
Manage purchase order suggestions in a timely manner, including expedites, de-expedites, and cancellations.
Develop, evaluate, and maintain supplier relationships; resolve supplier delivery issues promptly.
Coordinate and help resolve invoice disputes between suppliers and the accounting department.
Complete departmental standard work according to the manager’s daily cadence requirements.
Lead a purchasing project as assigned by the purchasing manager.
Meet inventory targets provided by the manager.
Align planning parameters and safety stock with changes in demand.
Provide monthly forecasts to suppliers and discuss changes that could affect their ability to support business needs.
Monitor inventory to align trade working capital goals with demand requirements.
Assist with documenting departmental processes and procedures.
Serve as a department lead as required.
Back up the purchasing manager when required.
Develop inventory projects to reduce inventory.