BuyerPlanner I

Description

Responsibilities :

• Efficiently manage the assigned group of items and suppliers to deliver the best inventory turns while maintaining a high level of customer service.
• Uses available inventory replenishment methods and practices to ensure minimum SLOB (Slow / obsolete) and scrap inventory and maximum availability of inventory for active items including strategic inventory hedge builds and new product introduction support.
• Develops and manages the various databases to ensure systems work smoothly.
• Kanban
• MRP
• Wait-Work sheets
• Safety Stock
• BPCS / CIC / BPA
• Lead-times
• Is proficient in expediting suppliers and logistics and is familiar with impact order management. Escalates when necessary.
• Knows how to practice lead-time suppression and alert to removing waste from the process (lean).
• Can manage tactical duties with suppliers and report out on supplier performance.
• Is customer service driven. Knows how to establish safety stock positions best stocking locations and kanbans lot sizes.
• Knows how to resolve problems and discrepancies with quality delivery dates quantity and invoicing of purchased commodities - 360 degree material planning.
• Owns the tactical day-to-day supplier relationship.
• Is skilled at harvesting and shepherding new cost-down and new sources to deliver savings to the company. Pushing this information to the necessary owners (ex. Commodity Managers Regional Sourcing Managers Logistics) and monitoring to completion.
• Participate in and use quality improvement process in resolving problems in the work environment.
• Works well in a team environment knows several problem solving techniques.
• Evening and weekend communication with overseas team members or suppliers occasionally required.

Requirements : (Education Experience Personal Attributes)

Preferred : (Education Experience Personal Attributes)

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Key Skills

GIS,JAWS,Military Experience,Business Management,Emergency Management,Joint Operations,Production Planning,Relationship Management,Strategic Planning,ERP Systems,Exercise Planning,MRP

Employment Type : Full-Time

Department / Functional Area : Supply Chain

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1