Strategic Buyer & Production Planner

Daktronics; Brookings Township (SD); Vor Ort; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Daktronics in Brookings, South Dakota, seeks a Buyer/Planner to support MRP and MPS, place POs, and coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely material delivery. The role emphasizes data accuracy, production scheduling, and efficient communication across manufacturing teams.

Ideal candidates hold a related Bachelor’s degree, strong computer skills (Glovia, Word, Excel, Outlook), and excellent written and verbal communication. English fluency is required, and no visa sponsorship is provided.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Math, Business, Economics, Finance, Operations Management, or a comparable field is required.
• Good computer skills.
• Software includes Glovia, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to participate as a team member.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.

Aufgaben

• Ensure appropriate inventory is ordered on time and at the appropriate volume to support the MRP and MPS.
• Place purchase orders (POs) from preapproved suppliers, transfer orders from other factories, and work orders when scheduling production areas.
• Manage PO status, completing status calls and interacting with suppliers to ensure prompt inventory materials delivery.
• Ensure data problems are identified and resolved. Maintain accurate systems information in support of MPS viability.
• Review item attributes through daily item review.
• Review items to address excess inventory and create countermeasures to stop excess from accumulating.
• Look continuously to improve ways we manage data and process paperwork throughout the factory.
• Manage production schedules for a value stream within the factory.
• Communicate schedule changes to the leaders of production areas.
• Communicate schedule shortcomings and/or part shortages to Master Scheduler and Materials Manager.
• Perform other duties as assigned and needed to meet Daktronics growth and customer expectations.

Kenntnisse

Procurement

Inventory control

MRP/MPS

Supplier liaison

PO management

Teamwork

Discretion/Judgment

English fluency

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Math, Business, Economics, Finance, Operations Management, or a comparable field

Tools

Glovia

Word

Excel

Outlook

Jobbeschreibung

Daktronics in Brookings, South Dakota, seeks a Buyer/Planner to support MRP and MPS, place POs, and coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely material delivery. The role emphasizes data accuracy, production scheduling, and efficient communication across manufacturing teams.

Ideal candidates hold a related Bachelor’s degree, strong computer skills (Glovia, Word, Excel, Outlook), and excellent written and verbal communication. English fluency is required, and no visa sponsorship is provided.