Job Description:
Buyer/Planner is responsible for maintaining an adequate inventory of assigned materials to meet production needs while minimizing Company expenditures and investment.
Compensation/Salary:
DOE
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Project usage/needs based on average monthly usage and weekly inventories using Excel, Famous or other MRP programs
- Develop tools to evaluate average weekly usage, pars, and inventory buffers and evaluate/adjust quarterly to ensure accuracy
- Issue purchase orders as needed to maintain minimum required inventory and create system to organize and provide back up for accounting on request
- Follow up with vendors on status of POs and expedite as necessary
- Assist Marketing/Sales in R&D of materials for new or changed products under direction of supervisor/manager
- Monitor vendor performance and advise Purchasing Manager of any need for intervention and during contract negotiations
- Advise Purchasing Manager during contract negotiations for assigned d material groups
- Establish good working relationships with vendors and act as broker/liaison for company to obtain needed materials
- Respond quickly to requests for information or guidance from other Company departments
- Become a subject matter expert on assigned material groups, becoming knowledgeable of material characteristics, possibilities and limitations, market trends, innovations, potential and actual problems
- Aide team members in the receiving, stocking and organization of purchased item as needed
- Responds to internal requests for supplies and tracks usage of supplies to ensure cost containment and minimization of waste.
- Seeks out opportunities to reduce cost of assigned materials and advises Purchasing Manager
- Maintains up to date list of potential vendor contacts and requests competitive bids under the direction of Purchasing Manager
- Conduct weekly cycle counts and monthly full counts of assigned materials. Submit monthly counts to Accounting and reconcile difference between book and physical counts.
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Supplies include but not limited to:
- Cartons
- RPCs (Recyclable Plastic Containers) –for internal use and sales
- Pallets – for internal use and sales
- Stretch wrap
- Ice liners
- Corner Boards
- Field Supplies
- White pallet straps
- RPC Covers and Lids
- Pallet toppers
- Bin Liners
- Yellow straps
- Carliner paper
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor.
Education:
- A. A. Degree from two-year college or technical school preferred; and over 1 year up to and including 3 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Language Skills
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
Mathematical Skills
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Computer Skills
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of: MS Outlook Communication Management software; MS Word (Word Processing) software; Internet Usage; and PC and/or MAC and Windows Usage experience required; MS Excel Spreadsheet software at an intermediate level.
Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations
- Valid State Driver License required. Certified Forklift Driver highly desirable.
Other skills and abilities
- Data entry skills, Negotiation skills.
Other Requirements
- May occasionally be asked to run local errands.
Physical Demands
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; regularly required to walk and sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and is frequently required to stand and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to working near moving parts; fumes/airborne particles; outdoor weather conditions; risk of electrical shock; or vibration. The noise level in the work environment is a combination of a quiet, office environment and a production facility where the noise is usually moderate to loud.
INTRACOMPANY INTERFACES
Production/Warehouse – Moises
Field – Elias
A/P – for vendor payments
Q/C – for material quality issues