Buyer Planner

Storm Manufacturing Group; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in machinery manufacturing is seeking a Buyer Planner to take charge of purchasing and vendor management. The role requires strong analytical and negotiation skills, a bachelor's degree, and at least three years of relevant experience. The Buyer Planner will play a critical part in ensuring that procurement activities align with organizational objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum three years of related experience.
• Experience with MRP systems in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Identify requirements, purchasing, and negotiating materials, equipment, and supplies.
• Manage and develop suppliers to achieve continuous improvement.
• Monitor and manage costs of transportation and total landed costs.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation Skills

Project management

Customer service focus

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Storm Manufacturing Group provided pay range

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Base pay range

$75,000.00/yr - $90,000.00/yr

SUMMARY OF POSITION: The Buyer Planner is responsible for identifying requirements, purchasing, and negotiating materials, equipment and supplies, and evaluating vendor quotes and services to ensure they are compatible with organization objectives. This position will oversee purchasing logs and records to ensure accuracy and follow through, and monitor quality of goods by reviewing costs, schedules, timeliness of delivery, and conformance to specifications. This role is responsible for achieving objectives while exhibiting Storm Industries Core Values.

• ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Regular Functions:

• Build Supply Chain Strategies by working with others to: assess gaps between sources of supply and product demand, building relationships with suppliers to fill identified gaps, and negotiating business requirements.
• Manage and develop current suppliers to bring new and improved product solutions, obtain required performance for win-win results and drive continuous improvement.
• Develop new suppliers as improved performance and/or alternative solutions are required.
• Monitor and manage costs of transportation, total landed cost and other material costs for assigned commodities.
• Manage standard costs for purchased items. Work with accounting to understand and resolve issues for inventory price variances.
• Manage MRP settings so purchase orders are created in a timely manner to meet forecasted demand. Identify when MRP is not generating properly and report issues to immediate supervisor. Included is DCO and Bill of Material implementation for all new items created.
• Communicate requirements to qualified suppliers to obtain product or service information such as price, availability and delivery schedules.
• Prepare inventory and expense purchase orders and change notices for standard purchase orders and handle returns to vendors for assigned commodities.
• Maintain procurement records on items or purchased services, costs, delivery, product quality and performance, and inventories. Keep records on action items. Ensure procurement history file integrity.
• Work closely with Customs Broker, Suppliers and Compliance Manager to process documentation timely to avoid delays in Customs and Border Protection. Receive booking information and shipment documents and review for accuracy and add to the Incoming Calendar.

Periodic Functions include:

• Participate in Material Review Board as required to resolve supplier quality issues.
• Participate and attend monthly Sales and Operations Planning meetings.
• Prepare and attend production meetings.
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position does not manage or supervise other individuals.

• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum three years related experience.
• Understand and have used an MRP system in a manufacturing environment.

Required Behaviors and Competencies include:

• Results oriented, with ability to get things completed.
• Strong skills for analyzing information and problem solving.
• Ability to adapt; flexible regarding change.
• Dependable.
• Organized with project management skills and follow up to completion.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good judgment.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical functions.
• Strong focus on customer service.

Professional/Technical Training and Skills include:

• Strong computer skills in Microsoft office.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel with experience in advanced data manipulation (advanced formulas, pivot tables, etc.).
• Negotiation Skills.
• Knowledge relating to the purchasing of copper and brass.
• Knowledge on how to incorporate AI to assist processes.

Licenses and Certifications include:

• APICS certification an asset.
• CORE VALUES:

Ability to actively promote Storm Core Values of:

• Building Enduring Customer Value
• Passionately Pursue Excellence
• Works as a Team/Win as a Team
• Optimize Results
• Work with Integrity/ Build Trust.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Supply Chain

• Industries

  Machinery Manufacturing

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