Buyer-Planner
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Job Description
Our family of brands includes Schoolhouse a lighting home furnishings and lifestyle brand based in Portland Oregon known for creating heirlooms that inspire unique meaningful spaces; Food52 a generation cooking home and lifestyle company based in Brooklyn New York that blends content commerce and community to make the kitchen the heart of the home; and Dansk a heritage design brand founded in 1954 committed to preserving its Scandinavian roots while creating timeless products that will be passed down through generations. Together were dedicated to thoughtful design purposeful living and enriching the spaces where people live work and gather.
About the Role:
The Buyer-Planner is a key member of the Supply Chain team responsible for seamlessly integrating procurement and inventory planning to ensure product availability while optimizing inventory levels. This role directly supports the Director of Inventory and Planning and thrives in a fast-paced highly collaborative environment where adaptability initiative and critical thinking are essential. Below is an outline of the roles and responsibilities for a Buyer-Planner position:
Key Responsibilities:
Procurement & Supplier Management
- Purchase Order Creation: Create and issue purchase orders based on the procurement plan ensuring the timely acquisition of materials or products.
- Lead Time Management: Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure reliability quality and responsiveness.
Inventory Planning & Optimization
- Inventory Optimization: Monitor inventory levels and make adjustments to minimize stockouts and overstocking ensuring that optimal inventory levels are maintained.
- Replenishment: Develop and implement inventory replenishment strategies to ensure that products are available when needed without excess inventory.
- Safety Stock Management: Calculate and maintain appropriate levels of safety stock for high-demand or critical products to prevent supply chain disruptions.
- Support seasonal promotional and new product introduction planning.
Operational & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with the production operations and sales teams to ensure alignment between inventory levels production schedules and demand forecasts.
- Production Planning Support: Assist the production planning team by ensuring the right amount of raw materials components or finished goods are available to meet production schedules.
- Sales Support: Work with the sales team to understand product demand prioritize orders and ensure that inventory levels are sufficient to meet customer orders.
- Act as a liaison between suppliers and internal teams to ensure visibility of order status changes and potential impacts.
- Participate in cross-departmental planning meetings to proactively address potential supply challenges.
Order Management & Tracking
- Track the status of purchase orders and communicate with suppliers to ensure orders are processed on time. Address delays quality issues or discrepancies.
- Monitor inbound shipments working with logistics to address transportation delays or exceptions.
- Conduct receiving reviews to confirm quantities quality and compliance.
Data Systems & Reporting
- Utilize ERP/MRP systems to manage and track inventory and procurement activities.
- Provide accurate and timely reporting on KPIs such as fill rates inventory turns supplier performance and forecast accuracy.
- Perform root cause analysis for inventory variances and implement corrective actions.
Continuous Improvement & Problem-Solving
- Identify and drive process improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
- Leverage data analytics to inform decisions and present recommendations to leadership.
- Contribute to strategic sourcing initiatives and vendor performance reviews.
Risk Management
- Monitor market and supply chain risks (e.g. material shortages geopolitical events) and recommend mitigation strategies.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management Business or related field.
- 35 years of experience in buying planning or supply chain roles preferably in a manufacturing consumer goods or retail environment.
- Proficiency in ERP systems and advanced Excel skills; experience with demand planning tools is a plus.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities across all levels of the organization.
- Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced changing environments while managing multiple priorities.
Core Competencies:
- Proactive problem solver with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Highly organized with attention to detail.
- Collaborative team player who can also work independently.
- Comfortable managing ambiguity and making informed decisions with incomplete information.
COMPENSATION
This is an exempt role.
The target pay range for this role is between $60 - 70k.
This role is eligible for a bonus.
WORKING AT FOOD52
Food52 is committed to providing our team with a competitive benefits package. Some of our benefits include:
- Health benefits (medical dental and vision)
- Unlimited paid time off
- Monthly fitness reimbursement
- Generous employee discount across our brand portfolio
- 401K
- FSA / HSA
EEO STATEMENT
Food52 is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all team members. We value diversity and recruit hire and promote individuals solely based on talent qualifications competence and merit. We evaluate candidates without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or other protected characteristics as required by law and as a matter of our company values.
Employment Type
Full Time
