Lean Production Buyer & Supply Planner

Fortive Corporation; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Retirement savings plans

Life and disability insurance programs

Paid time off

Job summary

Fortive Corporation is seeking a Production Buyer to coordinate products through the full production cycle. You will develop production and supply plans based on forecasts, material availability, and capacity, balancing vendors and internal/external customers.

You will collaborate with factory teams, Sourcing, and NPI to ensure on-time launches, continuous improvement, and lean inventory strategies across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or similar.
• Proven track record in tackling complex problems related to inventory control.
• Must be proficient in Excel.
• Self-starter who seeks out ways to improve processes before being asked.
• Ability to be effective in a fast-paced, metric-driven environment.
• 1-4 years of progressive experience in planning, purchasing, and inventory control within a lean manufacturing environment.
• Good time management and organizational skill.
• The ability to prioritize and balance multiple projects at once.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and coordinate with factory teams to ensure continuous supply of products, meeting quality and delivery standards.
• Resolve any vendor line-stopping issues.
• Drive Lean initiatives including consignment, Kanban, just-in-time, postponement to reduce inventory.
• Develop action plans for inventory control with schedulers, development, and factory teams.
• Work with Strategic Sourcing Team for low-cost regional sourcing and supplier management.
• Participate in continuous improvement using Fortive Business System tools.
• Collaborate with New Product Introduction to ensure successful launches from design to production.
• May coordinate and supervise integration of new production cells.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Communication

Time management

Problem solving

Inventory control experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain or similar

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Fortive Corporation is seeking a Production Buyer to coordinate products through the full production cycle. You will develop production and supply plans based on forecasts, material availability, and capacity, balancing vendors and internal/external customers.

You will collaborate with factory teams, Sourcing, and NPI to ensure on-time launches, continuous improvement, and lean inventory strategies across multiple sites.