Buyer/Planner

Rockwell Automation; Setauket (NY); On-site; USD 64,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a global technology leader focused on enhancing productivity and sustainability in manufacturing. As a Buyer/Planner, you will play a crucial role in managing materials and ensuring efficient production cycles. This position offers a dynamic work environment where you can leverage your skills in procurement and planning to make a significant impact. With a strong emphasis on collaboration, you will build relationships across teams to drive strategic value and achieve company goals. Enjoy a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits while being part of a diverse and inclusive workplace that values your contributions.

Benefits

Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision)

401k

Paid Time Off

Parental and Caregiver Leave

Flexible Work Schedule

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Buying or Planning preferred.
• APICS Certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and monitor materials through the production cycle.
• Develop specifications for new contract orders and evaluate vendor reliability.
• Create a production plan considering customer order status and material availability.

Skills

Buying

Planning

Production Control

Materials Planning

Procurement

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility -our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how thework we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

We are looking for a Buyer/Planner to support our Long Island, NY facility. You will plan, schedule and monitor the movement of materials through the production cycle to determine required materials. You will purchase materials, using engineering and production schedules to maintain inventory at planned levels. Gathers quotations, examines bids and makes awards. Develops specifications for new contract orders. Obtains materials, components and equipment. Evaluates vendor reliability, develops new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are inadequate. Monitors cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value. Maintains PIR, cost, and relationship with vendor. You will report to the PCA Team Lead. You will work onsite from our Long Island, NY facility.

Your Responsibilities:

• You will be responsible for comprehending the needs and requirements of customers or business partners in order to bring strategic value to them while promoting customer needs as the key driver for business goals and initiatives.
• Building strong relationships and partnerships across the company to leverage ideas, capabilities, and processes is critical to the role as well as instilling an energetic and enthusiastic response in others toward achieving company goals and priorities, and arousing others' commitment and support, even when embarking on unknown territory.
• This work consists of unifying internal constituents around a common vision and goals, and teaming with others for enhanced outcomes. This work requires attention to detail, managing multiple priorities and taking actions with minimal direction which may encompass but not limited to the following:
  • Reviews, analyzes and resolves expectations and error reports from mainframe planning and buying modules
  • Facilitates the resolution of supplier inbound Quality Issues.
  • Maintains Accounts Payable PO price exception report and resolves invoicing discrepancies in accordance with company policy and system requirements.
  • Preserves validity in the dispatch lists and control product lead-times. Responds to customer expedite request promptly and accurately, then quickly relays information to customer service.
  • Create a production plan for the assigned module and final production areas. The production plan considers customer order status, forecast, material availability, production equipment issues, ECN activity and other related production issues in an effort to satisfy customer delivery performance and financial objectives, based on established priorities.
  • Develop an understanding of product life cycle planning including the process of master scheduling, new product introduction, product phase-in/out and inventory planning and provide backup support Production Control Technical Analysts.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• 2+ years of experience in Buying or Planning
• APICS Certification
• Demonstrates core knowledge in production control, materials, planning, MRP and procurement
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
• Working knowledge of purchasing/procurement procedures
• Previous success in material productivity and cost reduction

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What We Offer:

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
• To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

For this role, the Base Salary Compensation is from $ 64,960.00 - $97,440.00 with an annual target bonus of 5% of base salary. Our benefits for the US can be found here . Actual pay will be based on factors such as skills, knowledge, education, and experience.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at [phone].