Senior Buyer and Planner

Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 67,978 - 96,044; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Paid Holidays

Profit Sharing Opportunities

401k with company contribution and match

On-site fitness center in Houston

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas is seeking a dedicated professional in Houston for managing purchasing policies and inventory management. The role involves MRP interpretations, supplier relations, and ensuring material flow aligns with production schedules.

Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in manufacturing environments, particularly in material planning and inventory management. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, paid time off, and a robust 401k plan.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in New Product Introduction and Engineering Order Management.
• Exposure to International Suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Release POs to assigned suppliers and ensure material flow.
• Manage component availability and manufacturing shortages.
• Develop departmental targets for purchase order management.

Skills

Material Planning

Inventory Management

Microsoft Office with strong Excel background

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree from accredited University

Tools

MRP database management

Job description

About Us

Logisnext Americas Inc. has helped customers for more than 100 years as a technology-driven forklift manufacturer. In addition to being a forklift manufacturer, we are also a total solutions provider offering scalable products and services from material handling and automation to extensive fleet support.

About the Role

Development and implementation of purchasing policies and inventory management principles ensuring MRP component data integrity meeting cost effective and timely availability of components to support production requirements. Management of engineering orders and new product introductions implementations. Development and management of team goal metric's and departmental processes documentation. Development of leadership and team building skills.

Responsibilities

• MRP interpretation, release of POs to assigned suppliers, and communication of supplier feedback with respect to material delivery timing, quantity, expedites, and past due status to appropriate parties. Ensure an uninterrupted material flow for assigned commodity/suppliers in support of the Master Production Schedule. Update database and MRP systems to ensure data integrity.
• Management of component availability in regard to manufacturing shortages, new product introduction, and engineering order implementation.
• Develop and manage departmental targets in regard to purchase order management (past due PO's), supplier delivery performance (pick up date, fill rate, apply rate, delivery date), inventory levels ($/weeks/turns), safety stock ($), and exposure to obsolescence ($).
• Continuously survey assigned commodities/suppliers for changes to their business plans that may affect the timing of deliveries and capacity availability.
• Work with suppliers to create recovery plans and formally elevate issues to the proper level of management to accomplish problem resolution.
• Work closely with Production Control, Manufacturing, and Material Control/Receiving to ensure inventory record accuracy by requesting cycle counts, performing top-level Bill of Materials analysis, and developing plans to prevent the recurrence of problems.
• Attend meetings as required and as needed to support effective and efficient communication between departments.

Work Hours & Travel

5% travel. Full onsite presence is required. Normal work hours.

Qualifications – Required

• Background in the Material Planning function and Inventory Management.
• Bachelor's Degree from accredited University.
• 7-10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in New Product Introduction and Engineering Order Management.
• MRP database management experience.
• Microsoft Office with strong Excel background.
• Exposure to International Suppliers.
• Ability to work well with others, both inside and outside the company.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's in business administration or supply chain.
• Experience in Industrial Equipment Manufacturing.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Paid Holidays.
• Profit Sharing Opportunities.
• Flexible Spending and HSA Accounts.
• 401k with automatic company contribution and company match.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Life, Dependent Life, and AD&D Insurance.
• Paid Parental Leave (Includes 6-8 weeks of maternity leave and 5 days of paternity leave).
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee Discounts.
• On-site fitness center (Houston).
• On-the-job training and development.

Salary

The salary for this position ranges from $67,978.00- $96,044.00 annually. The specific salary for a successful candidate will depend upon, among other legitimate factors, education, training, and/or experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Veterans/Disabled.