Buyer / Planner

Buyer / Planner Position

When you work at Daktronics, you'll be part of something amazing. We design, engineer, manufacture, and support bold, eye-catching digital LED display technology and audio systems. Our products bring excitement to professional, college, and high school games. They attract customers for businesses around the world, and even provide direction for people as they travel, work, and play. As part of the Daktronics team, you'll have interesting, impactful work with flexible opportunities. You can learn and grow at a company that provides competitive compensation and meaningful benefits and the people are second to none.

What will the work look like for me?

• Ensure appropriate inventory is ordered on time and at the appropriate volume to support the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Master Production Schedule (MPS). The buying function also includes expediting or de-expediting material as required by the MRP / MPS process and following the escalation process when issues arise.
• Place purchase orders (POs) from preapproved suppliers, transfer orders (TOs) from other Daktronics factories, and work orders (WO) when scheduling production areas.
• Manage PO status, completing status calls and interacting with suppliers to ensure prompt inventory materials delivery.
• Ensure data problems are identified and resolved. Must maintain accurate systems information in support of MPS viability.
• Review item attributes through daily item review.
• Review items to address excess inventory and create countermeasures to stop excess from accumulating.
• Look continuously to improve ways we manage data and process paperwork throughout the factory.
• Manage production schedules for a value stream within the factory.
• Communicate schedule changes to the leaders of production areas.
• Communicate schedule shortcomings and / or part shortages to Master Scheduler and Materials Manager.
• Perform other duties as assigned and needed to meet Daktronics growth and customer expectations.

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Where is this opportunity located? This position is located in Brookings, South Dakota in our Transportation Manufacturing department.

Qualifications To be considered for the Buyer / Planner position, we require the following :

Desired traits :

Ready to make an impact? Apply now with Daktronics. Daktronics is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.