Buyer Planner

As a family-owned and operated company, we feel a special obligation to the employees who comprise our Taco family. We are committed to offering employees access to the tools necessary to live long and productive lives. We strive to instill in all of our employees:

• A positive mental attitude that helps us to be a leader in the industry
• A commitment to building strong relationships, both inside and outside the organization
• A desire to learn, grow, and contribute to moving our strategy forward
• A need to create and to innovate

Employment Type: Regular Full-Time

Shift: 1st Shift

Work Status: On-site

Responsible for planning all material requirements for a specific product line and for the purchase of products in accordance with established company policies and procedures. Responsible for the timely delivery of product as required to support the production plan and establishing and maintaining good company/vendor relationships. Manage levels of finished, work-in-process and raw inventory in accordance with company and department goals and objectives.

Measures of success:

• Materials arrive prior to release of jobs, so on time shipment targets can be obtained.
• Long lead list items are ordered with 48 hours’ notice from Engineering.
• Raw material inventory levels are maintained at budgeted values for each product line.
• ECO’s are processed within 36 hours of receipt.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Plans all material requirements for a specific product line, including manufactured and purchased items predicated on sales and RP forecasts, customer orders and predetermined acceptable finished goods inventory levels. Resolves inventory discrepancies and monitors cycle count activity within their product lines.
• Purchases products in accordance with established company policies and procedures including seeking bids, screening potential vendors, submitting specifications to ensure lowest possible price and highest quality..
• Ensures the timely delivery of product as required to support the current production plan. Arranges delivery and mode of transportation in accordance with schedule requirements. Develops and monitors purchase orders with vendors based on MRP requirements and negotiated terms.
• Works with Customs broker and company legal assistant on international imports to ensure proper classification of materials and with vendors to ensure proper markings.
• Develops and implements corrective action required to address late shipments, short shipments, etc.
• Assists in the resolution of rejected material, in-house and vendor supplied, as well as clearing receipts through incoming inspection.
• Advices management of all price increases and reductions. Assists management with all vendor price negotiations as required.
• Maintains professional working relationship with suppliers. Establishes and maintains good company/vendor/subcontractor relationships and encourages new methods of production to foster cost reductions. Ensures that buyer/vendor relationship creates a no conflict-of-interest situation.
• Issues manufacturing orders to Production Departments to support forecast and actual schedule requirements. Includes the development of job and production schedule paperwork as well as material pick lists and floor stock replenishment reports.
• Responsible for continual review/follow-up of on order materials and in-process orders to ensure adherence to schedule and prevent shortages.
• Responsible for continual review/follow-up of in process manufacturing work orders to ensure adherence to established schedules. Expedites operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions. Advises department supervisors of changing priorities.
• Advises Sales Department of any extensions of estimated completion dates.
• Manages levels of finished, work-in-process and raw inventory in accordance with established company and departmental goals and objectives.
• Maintains the MRP database relative to lead times, minimum, maximum and multiple order quantities, price break quantities, analysts, and product line codes, etc., for each assigned product line.
• Perform other duties as requested.