Purchasing & Production Planner

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Job Description

Overall

Purpose:

Why the Job Exists &

What You Will Do:

As the Purchasing and Production Planner, you will plan and manage the production components inventory levels to meet production goals, support inventory strategy and customer order timelines. You will also support the purchasing and production needs of non-production departments (i.e., Maintenance and Engineering.)

Essential Job Functions & Expected Outcomes:
Your Accountabilities in the Role

• Purchasing and Production Planning: 100% of the Job
• Orders components by creating purchase orders (for external use) or work orders (for internal use) to meet current and forecast demand and timelines for production.
• Monitors and manages inventory levels while collaborating with plant leadership to meet production and customer needs, ensuring the inventory counts are accurate through an effective cycle counting process.
• Liaisons with vendors on specification needs, any errors in delivered components, or changes to orders for effective and timely resolution.
• Develops cost-saving opportunities by sourcing, qualifying, and adding new vendors that can deliver on value and price.
• Collaborates and communicates closely with the plant manager, plant superintendent, and production personnel to facilitate the successful execution of the production plan.
• Collaborates with Customer Service on production scheduling issues, where the order sales schedule may be impacted, to find proactive solutions and meet the customer timelines.
• Collaborates with Maintenance and Engineering to support department fabrication and purchasing needs.

Position Requirements:

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Management, or related field; or the equivalent in course work and experience.
• Experience:
  
  3-5 years of experience
• Certification(s): APICS (American Production & Inventory Control Society) certification would be helpful but not required.
• Functional
  
  Skills:
  
  High detail orientation with solid math and data analysis skills required. Strong planning and organization skills are also required. Ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities/deadlines effectively with large amounts of data; conceptual thinker with solid problem-solving skills is also important.
• Technology Aptitude/
  
  Skills:
  
  Experience with ERP and material planning systems with Report Writing required, knowledge of Oracle is helpful but not required. Advanced in Excel.
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Excellent verbal and written communication required.
• Leadership/Behaviors:
  Collaborative with an ability to influence others; high customer-focus to provide exceptional customer support both internally and externally. Quality/compliance oriented to meet the goals of the customer and stay within inventory parameters; data-driven with a strong sense of urgency to meet the needs of the customers and scheduling goals of the department.
• Culture Match Behaviors:
  Forward-thinking, flexible and able to create and support continuous improvement and change, with a desire to wear multiple hats beyond production planning based on a lean organization. May be involved in Safety and Quality management project activities.

Core Values that Apply to All Positions:

• Integrity in all things
• Customers are why we exist
• Profitability is a must