What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part-Time Buyer/Planner position at LHH?
LHH is recruiting for a Part-Time, contract, Planner/Buyer for one of our clients in Acton, MA. This role would be hybrid . Pay is depending on experience, but can go up to $30/hr.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, this position will be accountable for the effective negotiation of contracts, the renewal, cancellations and the awarding of new contracts.
The Buyer/Planner must be a skilled negotiator and provide a systematic weighing of all available information, to arrive at a logical conclusion and the attainment of planned buying and profit goals.
The incumbent organizes and assembles purchasing cost data; develops, analyzes and presents cost information to management in such a manner that it is useful for decision making and price trend analysis
. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Analyzes supply/demand to determine business requirements
Ensure the uninterrupted supply of materials to support production and sales
Work to resolve materials issues while achieving and maintaining business metrics
Organized individual- will maintain a record of all transactions, deviations and modifications.
Will keep cost reduction/best value at the forefront of all activity
Proactively report product and material availability issues
Maintain, monitor Master Data; revise essential system planning data to ensure EPICOR system is effectively planning future requirements
Ensure effective inventory management: Inventory accuracy; Cycle count program; maintain inventory parameters; inventory reduction activities; monitor and prevent E&O; design, implement and maintain effective inventory processes and controls for issuing material to production.
Maintain purchase order status and shipment tracking information in ERP
Proactively provide supply status and shipment tracking to North America,
Coordinate with internal export control department to ensure the required international shipping and commercial documents are in place for all international shipments
Coordinate inventory planning and replenishment floor stock program and recommend changes, additions, removals as necessary
Provide materials input to all ECN approvals and execute all required materials transactions resulting from ECN dispositions.
This includes changes in stock, changes in POs and changes in production jobs.
Manage MRB process, coordinating with the Director of Quality and Customer Service to properly and efficiently disposition and react to all non-conforming material
Complete special projects and assignments as requested
EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE NEEDS:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
APICS certifications such as CPIM or CSCP preferred
2-4 years of production planning and purchasing
Excellent oral and written skills will be essential for successful negotiations and the documentation of legal and other contract information.
Ideal candidate will be professional, self-motivated, with the ability to act independently.
Must be creative and effective in problem solving.
Ability to proactively identify and resolve problems expeditiously
Experience with MRP/ERP systems Experience negotiating and managing significant supplier partnering arrangements/ procurements.
Proficiency with MS Office applications, specifically MS Word, MS Teams and MS Excel. Experience with ISO 9000.
Ideal candidates have an engineering or technical background and history of success in the following areas: Outsourcing Cost reduction Lean manufacturing
Knowledge of Kanban and/or consignment inventory strategy
Working knowledge of business process improvement.
Knowledge of machining processes and fabricated part drawings is required.
Detailed understanding of machining processes and technical knowledge.
Experience reading and understanding drawings of machined and fabricated parts. In depth knowledge of optical components is highly desirable.
Experience with precision machined parts is highly desired.
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