Buyer /Planner/Scheduler Trainee

RBC Bearings; Trenton (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC Bearings is seeking an onsite Materials Planner to determine MPS requirements, assign production by capacity and delivery time, and run MRP for the division. You will create shop and transfer orders, manage POs for outside services, and coordinate inventory control aligned with MRP requirements.

Role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 2 years’ experience, strong analytical skills, and excellent planning and stakeholder collaboration. This is an onsite M-F day shift position in New Jersey.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent with at least 2 years of related experience in planning or procurement.
• Onsite M-F Day shift position.
• Experience in inventory control and MRP/ERP systems preferred.
• Ability to analyze complex problems and negotiate solutions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong planning, time management and organizational skills; proficient in MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Initiate purchase orders for parts and services.
• Determine requirements for MPS for product line.
• Assign production based on capacity and delivery time.
• Run MRP for division product and manage shop/transfer orders.
• Enter and modify POs for outside services & purchased parts.
• Coordinate planning, scheduling and inventory control based on MRP requirements.
• Coordinate quality and engineering changes with suppliers.
• Monitor and maintain supplier deliveries; manage cycle counts.

Skills

Analytical skills

Planning & time management

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation & collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

2 years’ experience or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

• Determine requirements for MPS for Product Line
• Assign production based on capacity and delivery time
• Create shop orders and transfer orders
• Enter and modify P.O's for all outside services & purchase parts.
• Coordinates Planning and schedule and inventory control based on MRP requirements
• Coordinates quality and engineering changes with Suppliers.
• Monitors and maintains supplier deliveries
• Manage cycle counts of parts
• Detailed analytical skills

Job Responsibilities

• Initiates purchase orders for parts
• Determine requirements for MPS for Product Line
• Assign production based on capacity and delivery time
• Run MRP for division product
• Create shop orders and transfer orders
• Enter and modify P.O's for all outside services & purchase parts.
• Coordinates Planning and schedule and inventory control based on MRP requirements
• Coordinates quality and engineering changes with Suppliers.
• Monitors and maintains supplier deliveries
• Manage cycle counts of parts
• Detailed analytical skills

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree and 2 years' work experience or equivalent experience
• This is an onsite M-F Day shift position
• Inventory control experience
• Ability to understand complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions; ability to understand opposing points of view on complex issues and to negotiate and integrate different viewpoints
• Strong planning, time management, multitasking and organization skills
• Sound interpersonal skills used when interfacing interpersonally and in group settings, coordinating and collaborating with peers, stakeholders and internal customers
• Ability to operate a computer and discern and assess charts, graphs, reports and/or other forms of written or graphical communication with proficiency in use of Microsoft tools (Word, & Excel,)
• Ability to develop and maintain professional and effective relationships with internal and external customers
• Ability to organize and prioritize work schedules on both a short-term & long-term basis.
• Ability to compute, analyze and interpret complex numerical and/or statistical data for forecasting or reporting purposes.