Materials Buyer Planner Trainee

Job Title

Initiates purchase orders for parts. Coordinates planning and schedule and inventory control based on MRP requirements. Coordinates quality and engineering changes with suppliers. Monitors and maintains supplier deliveries. Manages cycle counts of parts.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills :

• Bachelor's Degree and 5 years' work experience or equivalent experience
• Detailed analytical skills
• Inventory control experience
• Ability to understand complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions; ability to understand opposing points of view on complex issues and to negotiate and integrate different viewpoints
• Strong planning, time management, multitasking and organization skills
• Sound interpersonal skills used when interfacing interpersonally and in group settings, coordinating and collaborating with peers, stakeholders and internal customers
• Ability to operate a computer and discern and assess charts, graphs, reports and / or other forms of written or graphical communication with proficiency in use of Microsoft tools (Word, Excel)
• Ability to develop and maintain professional and effective relationships with internal and external customers
• Ability to organize and prioritize work schedules on both a short-term & long-term basis
• Ability to compute, analyze and interpret complex numerical and / or statistical data for forecasting or reporting purposes