Buyer / Planner

Collabera; Golden Valley (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacations

Medical insurance

401K retirement plan

Job summary

A leading IT services company in Golden Valley, MN, seeks a Production Planning Specialist to support scheduling, expediting, and material availability. Responsibilities include detailed material planning using ERP systems, monitoring inventory levels, and developing forecasts for suppliers. Candidates should possess at least 2 years of experience in production planning, preferably with SAP knowledge and strong analytical skills. A Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred but not required for those with significant experience. Full benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in a production planning role.
• Experience in materials planning or Integrated Supply Chain.
• Proficient with SAP is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Detailed material requirements planning.
• Utilize ERP systems for material availability.
• Monitors and reacts to exception messages.
• Develop forecasts for Suppliers.
• Participate in daily Tier 2 meetings.

Skills

Experience with SAP

Proficient with MS Office suite

Excellent analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related discipline

HS diploma

Job description

About Collabera: Established in 1991, Collabera is one of the fastest growing end-to-end information technology services and solutions companies globally. As a half a billion dollar IT company, Collabera's client-centric business model, commitment to service excellence and Global Delivery Model enables its global 2000 and leading mid-market clients to deliver successfully in an increasingly competitive marketplace. With over 8200 IT professionals globally, Collabera provides value-added onsite, offsite and offshore technology services and solutions to premier corporations. Collabera recognizes true potential of human capital and provides people the right opportunities for growth and professional excellence. Collabera offers a full range of benefits to its employees including paid vacations, holidays, personal days, Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, 401K retirement savings plan, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance.

Job Description

This position exists to provide support to the assigned value stream in the areas of scheduling, expediting, and material availability.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Detailed material requirements planning
• Utilizes Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems to assure availability of materials and control of inventory levels for assigned production lines.
• Monitors and reacts to exception messages (e.g. Purchase Order/Discrete Job actions, capacity)
• Issue requisitions for purchased material
• Develop forecasts for Suppliers
• Maintenance of the Final Assembly Schedule
• Develop and maintain releasing centers
• Utilize available data sources to develop and implement level-load strategies
• Release discrete jobs as necessary
• Manages and responds to customer expedites
• Promising of customer orders
• Process scrap transactions
• Participate in daily Tier 2 (production line accountability) meetings
• Maintenance of item parameters and order modifiers
• Participate in the investigation and resolution of transaction errors (e.g., WIP transactions)
• Performance analysis
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Experience with SAP preferred
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a production planning role
• Proficient with MS Office suite
• Excellent analytical and communication skills required
• Bachelor’s degree in business, materials management, technical or related discipline preferred; in lieu of degree will consider a minimum of 3 years materials planning or Integrated Supply Chain experience. Must have at least a HS diploma on file.

Contacts: This function as a support function works closely with demand manager, factory team leaders, buyers, manufacturing engineering, design engineering quality engineering and assemblers.

Typically reports to a supervisor or manager.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.