Plant Buyer

Gentherm; Trenton (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Modine is seeking a Plant Buyer in Trenton, MO to manage component, supplies, and logistics ensuring production schedules stay on track. You will use SAP and MRP data to ensure timely delivery from suppliers, collaborate with Corporate Purchasing, and support inventory targets while maintaining accuracy and cost controls.

This exempt, on-site role reports to the Materials Manager. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in a related field, 2+ years of MRP/ERP experience (SAP), strong Excel

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Materials Management, Logistics, Operations, Business, Accounting or other technical field.
• 2+ years Materials Control or Buyer experience with MRP or ERP software; experience with SAP.
• Computer literate, with Excel proficiency.
• Understanding of IATF 16949 and ISO 14001 is beneficial

Responsibilities

• Reports to Materials Supervisor/Manager; purchases productive and non-productive supplies and controls inventory and costs.
• Works with Corporate Purchasing, maximizing SAP to support customers, suppliers and inter-company transfers.
• Prepares material requisitions and orders with approved suppliers per specs, quantities, pricing, due dates, and shipping info.
• Coordinate with Materials Supervisor on capacities, due dates, changes, and supplier requests daily; follow up on issues.
• Develops materials strategy to maximize customer satisfaction and meet inventory targets; informs of impact on delivery schedules.
• Maintains inventory accuracy; collaborates with production on meeting changing customer demands; handles cycle counts and physical inventory.
• Proposes and supports cost-reduction and delivery-improvement projects; complies with Health, Safety, and Environmental policies.
• Completes special assignments as required
• Disposes of non-conforming and obsolete materials; completes Engineering Change Requests when needed in purchased items

Skills

Material planning

Excel proficiency

MRP/ERP experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

PLANT BUYER

This person is responsible for managing component, supplies and logistics to assure that daily production schedules are maintained. Person will use SAP and other resources to track requirements and work with the suppliers allowing on time delivery of components; thus on-time shipping performance to the customer. Individual has the freedom to make decisions and job performance is critical to the day to day operation of the plant. This is a salaried exempt role based in Trenton, MO and will report to the Materials Manager.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reports directly to the Materials Supervisor / Manager and is responsible for purchasing of productive and non-productive supplies from established supplier base and controlling inventory and associated costs.
• Incumbent will work with Corporate Purchasing, maximizing SAP in supporting customers, suppliers and inter-company transfer of parts. Will analyze all purchased item requirements from MRP which defines all current and future demand.
• Develop relationships with suppliers and customers and be in constant communications with them. Once approval has been obtained he /she will prepare material requisition and order using approved suppliers regarding the specification, quantities, pricing, due dates and the shipping information. This is part of the incumbent's daily standard work.
• Will work directly with the Materials Supervisor / Manager on plant capacities, due dates, changes, and supplier requests on a daily basis, and then follow up with suppliers on issues that might arise.
• Person will assist in developing a materials strategy that maximizes customer satisfaction and meets the established inventory targets. Works with Corporate Purchasing and suppliers on supplier delivery and/or quality issues, and will advise the Materials Group of any impact on the customer delivery schedule.
• Responsible for inventory accuracy and works with production on a strategy to meet the customers changing demands. Also responsible for the following:
  • Maintains purchasing records except pricing on both parts and supplier
  • files.
  • Compile, submit, and communicate all changes in purchasing item documentation affecting the suppliers.
  • Disposition of non-conforming materials and obsolete materials.
  • Complete ECR (Engineering Change Request) as required for purchased
  • items.
  • Actively involved with cycle counts and physical inventory.
• Do other jobs as required to assure internal and external customer satisfaction.
• Propose and support implementation of cost reduction and delivery improvement projects
• Comply with the Health, Safety, and Environmental Policies
• Complete special assignments as required

REQUIRED EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

• A bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Materials Management, Logistics, Operations, Business, Accounting or other technical field
• 2+ years Materials Control or Buyer and/or experience working with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software; experience with SAP
• Computer literate, with Excel proficiency.
• Understanding of IATF 16949 and ISO 14001 and how it relates to the materials group is beneficial

Modine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Modine provides a competitive benefit package, which could include paid vacation, short term disability, 401(k), health, dental, vision, life insurance, flex spending benefits, tuition reimbursement, Health Savings Account and much more. Human Resources will provide more detail upon your hiring.

This position is not eligible for any form of sponsorship (e.g. OPT or H1B visa status) now or in the future. Only individuals authorized to work in the United States now and for the foreseeable future will be considered for this position.

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