Production Buyer

Location: Everett, WA

The Production Buyer at Fluke Corporation is tasked with coordinating products through the complete production cycle. Develops production/supply plans based on demand forecasts, availability of materials, and manufacturing capacity. Identifies and maintains the appropriate planning parameters in ERP systems to optimize subassembly production and raw material supply plans. Evaluates and analyzes data regarding processes and systems. Resolves problems with inventory, production schedules, or materials shortages and recommends countermeasures to avoid future problems.

Establishes a balance between vendors and internal and external customers based on supply and demand for materials and finished goods.

• Communicate and coordinate with factory teams to ensure continuous supply of products, meeting quality and delivery standards.
• Resolve any vendor line-stopping issues.
• Driving forward our Lean culture by implementing consignment, Kanban, just-in-time, postponement, and other materials strategies to reduce inventory while maintaining inventory availability.
• Develop action plans and countermeasures with schedulers, development, and factory teams for inventory control.
• Work closely with the Strategic Sourcing Team to ensure low-cost regional sourcing, supplier assessment & management.
• Participate and initiate continuous improvement using appropriate FBS (Fortive Business System) tools.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with the New Product Introduction team to ensure the successful launch of new products from engineering design to production in the factory.
• May coordinate and supervise the integration of new production cells from one location to another.
• Establish and maintain standard work and/or consistent training in the materials team.

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or similar
• Proven track record in tackling complex problems related to inventory control
• Must be proficient in Excel
• Self-starter who seeks out ways to improve processes before being asked
• Ability to be effective in a fast-paced, metric-driven environment
• 1-4 years of progressive experience in planning, purchasing, and inventory control within a lean manufacturing environment.
• Good time management and organizational skills
• The ability to prioritize and balance multiple projects at once.
• Excellent verbal and written communication

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.

We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive:
For you, for us, for growth.

Fluke is leading the world in creating software, test tools and technology that will support customers today and in the future. We are a customer‑obsessed market leader with a strong reputation for reliability, quality and safety. A wholly owned subsidiary of Fortive Corporation (), Fluke is a global corporation headquartered in the greater Seattle area. Driven by the successful Fortive Business System, Fluke offers the passion of a startup with the resources of a Fortune 500 company.

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