Senior Buyer Planner

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The Home & Garden business unit of Spectrum Brands is based in St. Louis, Missouri with distribution, manufacturing and sales offices throughout the US and globe. We are a leading supplier of consumer products nationally for the home, lawn and garden, insect and weed control markets. We deliver groundbreaking products of exceptional value and top-notch quality to consumers with our well-recognized brands including Spectracide®, Hot Shot®, Cutter®, Repel®, Black Flag®, Garden Safe®, Eco Logic® and Liquid Fence®.

Join Spectrum Brands (NYSE: SPB), a multi-billion dollar global Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) powerhouse with a portfolio of powerful, globally recognized brands. We are currently seeking a highly analytical Senior Buyer Planner to serve as the critical interface between commercial demand and operational execution for our high-volume Home & Garden liquid production plant. This role directly impacts working capital, service levels, and plant efficiency, positioning you as a key partner.

• Conduct robust analysis of economic order quantities to determine optimal procurement strategies that minimize inventory capital tied up while maintaining supply continuity.
• Engage in strategic collaboration with key raw material and packaging suppliers to align procurement plans with both our requirements and their capacity constraints. This includes focused planning for long lead-time components.
• Identify and elevate gaps in the materials supply chain. Act as the central liaison to resolve issues with Sourcing, Quality, Marketing, and Package Engineering.
• Create and manage all required Purchase Orders (POs) to flawlessly support the Master Production Schedule and cost improvement objectives.

• Analyze results from systematically optimized plan (via APO PPDS); review and adjust master data as required to ensure continued functionality.
• Regularly audit and maintain the required master data to ensure optimal functionality, integrity, and accuracy within our Advanced Planning Tools.

• Develop and publish the Master Production Schedule (MPS) for all liquid lines. Make strategic sequencing and prioritization decisions to balance business requirements for fill rate, inventory investment, and plant OEE.
• Proactively monitor and adjust the MPS daily or weekly in response to shifts in commercial demand, ensuring smooth operational transitions.
• Publish production metrics and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) used internally to measure success against plan.

• Drive the operational execution phase of the New Product Development (NPD) process.
• Design and execute detailed component run-out plans to manage item transitions, strictly optimizing obsolescence expense in alignment with marketing launch timelines.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Inventory Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business Management or related field required.
• 2 or more years of Buyer/Planner experience required.
• ERP (e.g. SAP, Oracle, etc.) experience required.
• Intermediate MS Excel experience (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUPS, formulas, etc.) required.
• Working with an internal plant/manufacturing site strongly preferred.
• APICS Certification a plus.
• Willing to train new hire on production scheduling.
• Role not eligible for sponsorship.

• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Ability to work in a team environment, sometimes as the facilitator of the team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize work and follow through to completion.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret various information.
• Strong mathematical ability.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the organization.
• PC skills (spreadsheet, word processing, presentations).

95% office environment and 5% manufacturing environment.

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job/classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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