Lean Production Planner & Inventory Strategist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Job summary

Fortive Corporation is seeking a Production Buyer to coordinate products through the full production cycle on our Materials team, developing production and supply plans based on forecasts and capacity.

You will balance vendor and internal/external demand, work with factory teams to ensure continuous supply, and drive inventory strategies like Kanban and just-in-time to optimize availability.

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 skills.
• 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.
• Driving forward our Lean culture by implementing consignment, Kanban, just-in-time, postponement, and other materials strategies to reduce inventory while maintaining inventory availability.
• Develop action plans and countermeasures with schedulers, development, and factory teams for inventory control.
• Work closely with the Strategic Sourcing Team to ensure low-cost regional sourcing, supplier assessment & management.
• Participate and initiate continuous improvement using appropriate FBS (Fortive Business System) tools.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with the New Product Introduction team to ensure the successful launch of new products from engineering design to production in the factory.
• May coordinate and supervise the integration of new production cells from one location to another.
• Establish and maintain standard work and/or consistent training in the materials team.

Skills

Excel

inventory control

problem solving

time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or similar

Job description

Fortive Corporation is seeking a Production Buyer to coordinate products through the full production cycle on our Materials team, developing production and supply plans based on forecasts and capacity.

You will balance vendor and internal/external demand, work with factory teams to ensure continuous supply, and drive inventory strategies like Kanban and just-in-time to optimize availability.