Senior Buyer / Planner

Senior Buyer / Planner

Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.

Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.

Let's simplify it, think belts and hoses. Found in motorcycles, conveyor belts, cars, tractors, blenders, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, & 3D printers just to name a few. Because why not do it all?

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

As an innovation leader, we look for ambitious, analytical, forward-thinking, open-minded, and well-rounded individuals to join our global team. Located in our Denver office, we are seeking a Senior Buyer / Planner for our Mobility business unit.

This is an exciting opportunity for you because you will play a key role in production planning for drive system component operations, production scheduling and inventory management to support global production operations and communicating with domestic / overseas vendors.

You'll exercise your analytical skills and thinking, be collaborative by nature, ability to think creatively, and be comfortable tackling specific problems pertaining to supply chain management.

This position is vital to Gates because you will work closely with the commercialization / demand planning and customer service to produce product on a timely basis to meet fast-paced, growing customer demand.

Key Responsibilities :

• Analyzing customer demand through orders and forecast to coordinate the flow of goods from multiple vendors, while maintaining inventory at desired level
• Lead the supply planning function to further automation and accountability
• Managing the timely flow of goods through PO creation and maintenance with end to end visibility
• Communicating with vendors using collaborative cloud-based software to share data that ensures prioritization and on-time delivery
• Developing and maintaining supplier relationships to ensure continuity of supply and minimize risks associated with supplier performance, quality, and delivery
• Responsible for assembly scheduling and collaborating with assembly line supervisor to manage assembly line operations
• Working with the transportation and customs compliance teams for freight quotes, expediting, and tracking of essential goods for operations
• Assisting customer service and other supply chain analysts to convey the delivery of products and relaying any potential delays to the customer
• Drive supply chain improvement through; reporting on KPIs, identify trends to meet annual goals and mitigating future supply risk

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Requirements and Preferred Skills

About You :

Pay & Benefits

Why Gates?

Founded in 1911 in Denver, Colorado, Gates is publicly traded on the NYSE. While we might operate in a vast amount of time zones we operate as 'One Gates' and have a common goal of pushing the boundaries of materials science. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers' diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.

Work Environment

Gates is an Equal Opportunity and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other consideration defined by law.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands and fingers to work with objects, tools, or controls; and use office equipment including computers, telephones, and / or copiers / scanners. The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to 10 pounds.