Buyer / Planner

is position exists to provide support to the assigned value stream in the areas of scheduling, expediting, and material availability. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

The incumbent is responsible for: 

• Detailed material requirements planning 

• Utilizes Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems to assure availability of materials and control of inventory levels for assigned production lines. 

• Monitors and reacts to exception messages (e.g. Purchase Order/Discrete Job actions, capacity) 

• Issue requisitions for purchased material 

• Develop forecasts for Suppliers 

• Maintenance of the Final Assembly Schedule 

• Develop and maintain releasing centers 

• Utilize available data sources to develop and implement level-load strategies 

• Release discrete jobs as necessary 

• Manages and responds to customer expedites 

• Promising of customer orders 

• Process scrap transactions 

• Participate in daily Tier 2 (production line accountability) meetings 

• Maintenance of item parameters and order modifiers 

• Participate in the investigation and resolution of transaction errors (e.g., WIP transactions) 

• Performance analysis 

• Other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications: 

• Experience with SAP preferred 

• Minimum of 2 years experience in a production planning role 

• Proficient with MS Office suite 

• Excellent analytical and communication skills required 

• Bachelor's degree in business, materials management, technical or related discipline preferred; in lieu of degree will consider a minimum of 3 years materials planning or Integrated Supply Chain experience. Must have at least a HS diploma on file. 

Contacts: 

This function as a support function works closely with demand manager, factory team leaders, buyers, manufacturing engineering, design engineering quality engineering and assemblers. 

Typically reports to a supervisor or manager.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.