Supply Chain Buyer/Planner I

Purpose:
Responsible for the raw material purchasing activities that sustain the manufacturing process and for the planning activities that include the creation and sustaining of the production plan while working with across-functional team to meet the customer’s needs.

Qualifications:
High ethics standard.
Responsible, results-oriented, adaptable and self-directed.
Detail-oriented, analytical and organized.
Able to follow instructions and achieve results while mitigating the impact.
Demonstrated customer focus and high sense of urgency.
Ability to communicate effectively and negotiation skills.
Ability to work in across-functional team environment.
Experience in planning: production plan, work orders prioritization, level loading and measure schedule attainment.
Experience in purchasing: PO creation and management, import process, receipt and accounts payable.
Experience in supply chain management, inventory control and E&O.
Experience in a highly dynamic manufacturing environment.
Experience in a make-to-stock and make-to-order production and inventory strategies.
Ability to track and monitor relevant KPIs.
Experience with MRP / ERP systems.
Intermediate use of
Microsoft Excel.
Bilingual (Spanish - English)

Experience:
Experience in SAP: purchasing, planning and material master parameters.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
APICS CPIM certification.
Lean manufacturing certification or relevant work experience using lean tools.
Ability to lead a cross-functional team.
Demonstrated strategic vision and enthusiasm.
5+ years in a planning and purchasing role in a manufacturing setting.
Bachelor degree in supply chain management, engineering, business or related field.

Responsibilities:
Purchasing:
On a daily basis, review and analyze purchase requisitions to generate purchase orders for raw materials that meet the MRP requirements.
Follow up for supplier’s acknowledgement for every purchase order.
Ensure timely delivery of purchase orders and follow up with suppliers on late orders.
Maintain purchase orders’ delivery date, quantities and unit price updated.
Analyze prices increases and follow up with sourcing and supply chain management for the authorization.
Maintain the VMI and Kanban system for applicable suppliers.
Provide a forecast for the suppliers that require it.
Develop and maintain effective relationships with vendors and suppliers.
Monitor the delivery of the raw materials to the plant with logistics and Imp-Exp.
Monitor inventory levels at the warehouse to ensure that appropriate stock levels are maintained.
Communicate to finance any approved price increase. *As applicable.

Planning:
On a daily basis, review and analyze planned orders to release production orders that meet the MRP requirements.
Schedule production orders based on demand, raw materials availability, resources and installed capacity and maintain the production plan updated based.
Maintain production orders’ finish date and quantities updated.
Manage expedite requests and work with production to achieve them.
Monitor with distribution that the sales orders are fulfilled in time.
Monitor inventory levels at the DC to ensure that appropriate stock levels are maintained.