Buyer / Planner

ChampionX is seeking a Buyer/Planner located in Broken Arrow, OK. The Buyer/Planner position requires being a hands-on team member responsible for facilitating the timely planning of deliveries within supply chain. This also includes optimizing inventory planning to meet service, cost, and timeliness objectives for the enterprise. This role directly interfaces with external suppliers as well as all facets within the company to plan and prioritize material supply. Having a strong understanding of supply chain management concepts and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is critical for the success of this individual.

What’s in it For You:

• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best
• Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture and empowers through continuous improvement
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company matching and more!

What You Will Do:

Planning:

• Utilize the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) process for the following:
  • Analyze historical product demand
  • Forecast inventory needs
  • Analyze and monitor inventory levels
  • Assist with new products from engineering
  • Assist with slow moving and obsolete analysis

Buying:

• Recommend and create Purchase Orders based on the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) process and target inventory levels.
• Monitor supplier performance to Purchase Order commitments and communicate internally.
• Adjust Purchase Orders based on supplier capacity and demand. Adjust delivery dates as appropriate.
• Assist with supplier scorecards for quality and delivery
• Assist with physical inventories and cycle counts
• Create work orders for manufacturing

Strategic:

• Recommend and assist in establishing target inventory levels, i.e. MIN/MAX. KANBAN, etc.
• Identify and assist with productivity projects
• Identify opportunities to improve turn rates, i.e. consignment agreements, vendor held stock
• Assist with new products from engineering
• Assist with slow moving and obsolete analysis
• Identify, research, and evaluate suppliers that meet the organization's standards of price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply. Assist with NEW supplier assessments
• Negotiate for price reductions, improved payment terms, and programs to reduce working capital
• Analyze and evaluate supplier bids, tenders, proposals, or quotations; negotiate prices and delivery conditions; commit to purchases (within established limits of authority) with terms that are in the organization's best interest

Minimum Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications
• Advanced Microsoft Excel to include vLookups and Pivot Tables (required)
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
• Ability to interact politely and professionally with customers and/or coworkers
• Intermediate verbal and written communication skills
• Works under general supervision – engaged in a balanced blend of tactical and strategic activity.
• 2-4 years’ experience
• Immigration sponsorship not available for this role

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems strongly preferred

Essential Functions

• Follow all safety policies and company-wide safety requirements; encourage action assuring safe behavior; confront unsafe behavior and conditions proactively and positively.
• Regularly and predictably attend work and be punctual
• Work in excess of 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week, as required to meet business needs
• Read, write, and speak English fluently
• Work in an unsupervised environment
• Use a computer to communicate, create, and access information

Physical Demands and Job Conditions

Role is deemed safety-sensitive and may be subject to employer or customer drug testing.

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.

General Physical Requirements

Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

Physical Activities

Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm as in handling.

Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to customer or other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

May sit for extended periods of time.

Moving between desk and file cabinets and/or office equipment.

Substantial movement (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers to use a computer.

Visual Acuity

The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; expansive reading.

The employee is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, thoroughness of work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.

Working Conditions

None. The employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions as a part of their normal activity but will on occasion assist with physical inventories and cycle counts outdoors.

About ChampionX

ChampionX is a global leader in providing chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operations.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At ChampionX, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.