Planner/Buyer, Materials Management

Performs all aspects of buying for the company and for managing the inventory, distribution and control of those items for the company location. The buyer must identify the products that are to be purchased, identify the most appropriate supplier for the products, confirm all aspects of pricing, confirm all deliveries and maintain an inventory control database.

Requirements

• Creates and monitors the Master Production Schedule, balancing net requirements with collection volumes and tracking progress through completion.
• Ensures accuracy of all ERP, Kinaxis, and Agile master data for raw materials, WIP, finished goods, and collections materials, including capacities, lot sizes, Bills of Materials, and production routers, in partnership with Engineering and Finance.
• Performs short- and long-term forecasting and tracking of materials through the procurement cycle.
• Leads purchasing of direct materials and reschedules material orders based on MRP production requirements and collections volumes.
• Calculates and maintains safety stock for critical materials and ensures proper planning/buying methodologies to mitigate Excess & Obsolete (E&O) risks for all material types.
• Assists with inventory discrepancy research and resolution, and coordinates the final disposition of obsolete materials.
• Collaborates with Sourcing on vendor issues, new vendor onboarding, and supply disruption resolutions.
• Communicates effectively with internal and external partners (e.g., Supply Planning, Collections teams, Sourcing, Engineering, Finance, vendors) regarding production lines and raw materials movement.
• Tracks production against the schedule from sorting through sterilization to quality release for shipment to distribution.
• Handles accounts payable discrepancy research and resolution, and performs purchase order cleanup routines to ensure timely vendor payments and clear open receivables.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs