Aftermarket Planner/Buyer

Want to be part of a professional, caring team focused on making a difference in communities around the world? Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, SPX Cooling Tech is an innovative manufacturer of commercial HVAC and industrial cooling systems for hospitals, data centers, oil and gas refineries, power plants and process cooling facilities around the globe. Companies rely on SPX Cooling Tech’s Marley, Recold and SGS brands to provide comfort, mission critical and industrial cooling solutions.

New hires at SPX Cooling Tech enjoy a supportive work environment with benefits that begin on the first day of work, including mentorship and tuition assistance, a competitive compensation and bonus plan, flexible health plan, 401(k) match, and opportunities for career advancement.

When it began as the Marley Company more than 100 years ago, SPX Cooling Tech was the first cooling tower manufacturer to pioneer cooling solutions for large industrial applications. Since then, we have worked together as a company to provide innovative solutions for iconic buildings and essential infrastructure all around. Now, SPX Cooling Tech and its brands are active in more than 80 countries, and rapidly growing organically and through acquisitions as part of SPX Tech.

Job Summary

This role is to manage the administrative functions for aftermarket component sourcing, planning and buying. This will include material procurement, direct-ship components, and assembly components to support aftermarket pass-through and manufacturing orders. The incumbent is responsible for issuing work orders/purchase orders and expediting the associated materials as needed to meet the production schedule or sales order ship date through MRP and expedite lists. The incumbent must understand vendor capabilities and sales trends to develop forecasts for long lead time items for respective planning families, review pending requirements with materials managers for any potential problems in meeting the requested ship date, process short lead time requirements from emails, voicemail and telephone calls, and resolve problems in processing supplier invoices. Additional duties include working on special projects when assigned. The successful incumbent will have sound knowledge of MRP, BOM’s readings and drawings, and can perform work and make decisions independently, with an understanding of how those decisions will potentially impact other departments. Additionally, this position will also develop and maintain relationships between suppliers, multiple plant or warehouse locations, and the general office personnel to ensure the smooth flow of customer orders.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze and open purchase orders and open emergency purchase orders to be expedited by system reports
• Meet with vendors as required to build sourcing effectiveness and improve lead time efficiencies.
• Reviews/analyzes MRP output reports and on-line screens to determine valid requirements, taking into consideration excess on-hand/work-in-process (WIP) material; approves valid replenishment orders in a timely manner resulting in a steady/level flow to manufacturing.
• Determines/maintains valid part order policies, modifier, safety stock, and issue codes as applicable; ensures that post deduct and lead-time offsets are correctly assigned in product structure file.
• Maintains minimum inventory investment by maximizing turns as well as prudent planning during contract start-ups and change implementation; utilizes "Exception" reports for identifying situations that will result in excess/obsolete inventory and take appropriate action.
• Manages inventory by maintaining inventory levels of stocked items
• Ability to work onsite between SPX locations in Olathe and Overland Park

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma (or equivalent) required
• Associate's degree preferred
• At least 1-3 years experience in planning, scheduling, or purchasing
• Experience with MRP systems and BOM’s readings and drawings is desired
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access
• Experience with SAP is preferred
• APICS CPIM certification is helpful

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