Senior Buyer

Frankfort, SD - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Position: Sr. Buyer/Planner Supervisor

Location: Frankfort KY

Duration: Full Time / Permanentl

Profit Sharing Bonus: Up to 10% of salary paid 2x annually

Benefits following 30 days of employment:

Medical (low premiums) dental 401-k vision disability

Job Summary:

This role is responsible for supervising the material planning and purchasing operations to ensure that critical processes run effectively and achieve organizational goals and performance KPIs. Responsible for overseeing day-to-day activities of the SCM team and coordination with other departments. Perform various analytical functions which primarily involve ensuring a smooth material flow responding to bottlenecks or problem areas with proposed solutions while guaranteeing our quality standards are maintained.

Essential Duties and/or Responsibilities:

Develop and implement procurement strategies to maintain inventory at optimal levels and meet production schedules.
Manage the overall MRP and ERP to forecast demand ensure materials availability and plan production schedules.
Negotiate contracts with suppliers to secure advantageous terms including pricing delivery schedules and quality standards per Nitto guidelines.
Report identified market trends and supplier performance risks to the SCM Manager to mitigate disruptions and present opportunities for cost savings and supply chain improvements efficiencies.
Provide structure and instill teamwork with cross-functional teams including production quality assurance and engineering to ensure material specifications are met.
Reinforce SCM policies and procedures to align with Nitto Group standards.
Train and develop the SCM team to provide growth development and longevity within the department.

Buyer Responsibilities:

Purchasing: Buyers negotiate contracts place orders and manage supplier relationships.
Inventory Management: Oversee inventory levels ensuring timely availability of materials.
Risk Management: Assess supply chain risks and mitigate them.
Supplier Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers.
Product Life Cycle: Manage materials throughout the product life cycle.

Planner Responsibilities:

Materials Requirements Planning (MRP): Confirm forecast demand materials availability and plan production schedules meet the necessary targets.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): Verify systems in place to plan and allocate resources efficiently to support Production are effective.
Advanced Planning (APQP): Lead collaboration activities cross-functionally on design and feasibility review pre-production planning and trials production part approval process and production launch.

Qualification Requirements:

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Education and/or Experience:

A Bachelors Degree in a technical field is preferred along with 3-5 years of extensive experience in a manufacturing environment.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This role has direct supervisory responsibilities within Purchasing.

Knowledge Skills and/or Abilities:

Industry Certification such as the Advancing Productivity Innovation and Competitive Success (APICS) Certification in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) or Supply Chain Management (SCM) credentials is preferred.
General knowledge of the scheduling process and material planning requirements
Good understanding of production operations Quality System Procedure and SOPs and a good understanding of continuous improvement/LEAN methods.
Practical experience in production planning production materials forecasting inventory management Supplier relationship management and Risk management is essential.
Strong organizational/prioritization skills
Good analytical/problem solving skills
Ability to read and comprehend complex analytical instructions correspondence and memos. Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively present information in one-on one and small group situations to customers clients and other various personnel in the organization.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Position: Sr. Buyer/Planner Supervisor Location: Frankfort KY Duration: Full Time / Permanentl Profit Sharing Bonus: Up to 10% of salary paid 2x annually Benefits following 30 days of employment: Medical (low premiums) dental 401-k vision disability Job Summary: This r...