Buyer (AR)

Keytronic; Springdale (AR); On-site; USD 47,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Vacation

Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

401K

Wellness program

Job summary

KeyTronic, located in Springdale, AR, seeks an experienced procurement planner to manage production scheduling and material planning. The role involves expediting materials, maintaining MRP data, and coordinating with Production, Purchasing, Engineering, and Sales to ensure on-time delivery and alignment with contracts.

With 2-year degree requirements, the candidate will develop schedules, analyze reports, and support new product teams.

Qualifications

• Requires strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse teams.
• Shows strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities are essential.

Responsibilities

• Develops, publishes and maintains the Production Schedule.
• Expedites/de-expedites schedule changes as needed.
• Enter and maintain all customer order activities per contracts.
• Responds to inquiries on orders, product availability, lead-times, and pricing.
• Liaises between Production, Purchasing, Engineering and Sales to control Master Schedule.
• Participates in new/sustaining product teams, focusing on materials, scheduling and revenue.
• Evaluates material requirements plans for assigned commodities.
• Generates, confirms and adjusts purchase orders for MRP support.
• Communicates areas of concern to relevant personnel.
• Audits and maintains data integrity in the MRP system for the department.
• Evaluates and maintains material requirements plans and ensures data validity.
• Compiles data and prepares reports for purchasing management.
• Attends cross-functional meetings to support objectives.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Communication

Education

Associate degree or higher in supply chain management or related field

Job description

Job Location: Springdale, AR - Springdale, AR 72764

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: 2 Year Degree

Salary Range: $47,000.00 - $60,000.00 Salary/year

Job Shift: 1st Shift

Job Category: Purchasing - Procurement

KeyTronic is a team-based, supportive environment where everyone is able to feel encouraged and supported. We provide opportunities for growth through seminars, certifications, on-the-job training, and career advancement. Our team and employees are proud of our product diversity and team environment. We are an international company where you will do something different every day in our fast-paced work environment, but we are always finding ways to create something new and be innovative

KeyTronic provides competitive salaries and benefits including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Vacation
• Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401K

We also have a company provided wellness program because we care about the wellbeing of our employees inside and outside of the workplace. We organize volunteer opportunities, company activities, and all-employee meetings to show we value our employees and the community around us!

JOB SUMMARY

Under direct supervision, performs routine planning and procurement of various commodities using a mainframe MRP system. Plans, purchases, expedites, and negotiates materials in support of production schedules and capital/MRO materials and service requirements. Maintains the MRP system data and its integrity, prepares and analyzes reports, and supports project management of existing and new products.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Develops, publishes and maintains the assigned Production Schedule.
• Facilitate the Expediting/De-Expediting of all schedule changes.
• Enter and maintains all customer order activities in compliance with the established business agreements/contracts of assigned accounts.
• Responds to customer inquiries on open/closed orders, product availability, lead-times, and pricing.
• Acts as liaison between Production, Purchasing, Engineering and Sales to control the Master Schedule.
• Participates in new/sustaining product teams, representing materials, scheduling and revenue concerns.
• Evaluates the material requirements plan for assigned commodities.
• Generates, confirms, and adjusts purchase orders in support of MRP requirements.
• Communicates areas of concern to appropriate personnel.
• Audits and maintains data integrity in the MRP system for the department as defined by the company and/or department guidelines.
• Evaluates and maintains the material requirements plan for assigned commodities and ensures systems validity and integrity by inputting and adjusting records according to company and/or department guidelines.
• Compiles data and prepares reports as requested and required by purchasing management.
• Attends meetings as needed to support cross-functional team objectives.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree or higher education in supply chain management, business, or related field.
• One to three years experience in manufacturing environment in planning, purchasing, contract negotiations or supplier relations, Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Demonstrated organizational skills, with the ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously in a timely manner in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to relate to and work with diverse groups of people.
• Must have knowledge of use and operation of standard office equipment and be familiar with commonly used email, Internet, word processing, databases and spreadsheets.
• Must have a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and materials. Position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, talk, hear, and see. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or reach with hands and arms. The employee will regularly multi-task between projects, be required to move throughout the office building, and effectively communicate.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The environment is fast-paced; time pressured, and requires accuracy. The normal environment is quiet and typical of an open cubical setting with some areas that may be louder at times.

Additional

The statements on this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required by all incumbents, and all job descriptions are subject to change to accommodate business necessity. In support of KeyTronic goals some incumbents may perform other duties as assigned. In addition, all KeyTronic employees are expected to:

• Promote teamwork and cooperative effort
• Help train and give guidance to other KeyTronic employees
• Maintain a clean, safe, and unobstructed work area
• Provide customers with the highest quality of products and service
• Understand and apply appropriate quality improvement processes

KeyTronic is an EOE/M/W/VET/Disabilities employer.