Supply Chain Buyer / Planner II

Trex Company•Winchester, VA

131d•$80,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Chain Buyer/Planner is responsible for planning and purchasing manufacturing raw materials and maintaining inventory in the ERP system. The Supply Chain Buyer/Planner will also serve as a backup to the Production Schedulers. The Supply Chain Buyer/Planner must be able to manage complexity in a 24x7 manufacturing environment as a collaborative problem solver.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain, business administration, engineering, or finance
minimum 4 years' experience in Supply Chain Planning.

Nice To Haves

Experience with JDE is a plus.

Responsibilities

Put safety first – Always!
Lead and foster our “people first” culture.
Manage raw material ordering to ensure adequate supply for the manufacturing schedule with consideration for safety stocks, lead-times, space, and maximum inventory levels.
Interface with suppliers on matters related to material purchasing, such as providing forecasts, expediting orders, and resolving receipt discrepancies.
Coordinate with Production Schedulers to ensure material availability for manufacturing operations in a fast changing environment.
Represent Supply Planning on new product development teams, ensuring that all inventory is available for new product launches.
Partnering with Quality / Engineering / R&D to ensure materials placed on Hold are efficiently evaluated for release / scrap to meet sales order requirements.
Manage the conversion of the Supply Plan to a Master Production Schedule. Responsible for balancing demands of sales order fulfillment with manufacturing efficiency.
Implementing and measuring schedule adherence for root cause analysis.
Leverage experience to identify and implement process improvements for working capital and production efficiency.
Manage new item set-up and maintain ERP settings to drive system accuracy and reduce requirement for external data modeling.