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Buyer-Planner
5102 Douglas Ave. Racine, WI 53402 US
Job Description
Wage: Based on Experience
Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions has a great opportunity available for a Buyer/Planner at a company in Racine, WI. This is a direct hire position. Apply now!
Buyer/Planner Responsibilities:
- Analyze sales trends, inventory levels and production schedules to create purchase orders and work orders
- Support timely and accurate delivery of products or services to end customers
- Utilize company ERP system for inventory management and schedule optimization
- Support production, engineering, quality and material teams
- Manage inventory pipelines from NPI to manufacturing
- Purchase raw materials, components and services to meet the production and customer requirements
- Maintain inventory levels within a specific budget
- Maintain relationships with vendors
- Review ROP’s or Kanban quantities and adjust accordingly based on business needs
- Implement/Support a KANBAN/PULL system for parts replenishment to the production line including the automatic back flushing of mandatory parts
- Plan and coordinate all material requirements of assign commodities and supplier availability utilizing the MRP system and KANBAN systems
- Expedite any urgent purchase requisitions when mission essential items are need immediately
- Identify critical long-lead items, provide input on BOM construction and support project cost-management initiatives
- Support ISO process to help maintain integrity of system
- Stay current with changing technologies
Qualifications for Buyer/Planner:
- 5+ years in Lean Manufacturing environment
- 3+ years of buying/planning experience
- Kanban knowledge/implementation experience
- BOM and Router Entry experience
- Training in Lean Manufacturing and Transformation
- MRP working knowledge
- Vertical Integration experience
- Injection molding experience helpful
- Proficient in computer software applications relevant to the position
- Good communication and reading comprehension skills