Sr Planner Buyer

The Senior Buyer position is responsible for the planning and purchasing of raw materials in support of the manufacturing organization, managing the supplier base, and executing the overall Supply Chain organization business plan.

Responsibilities

• Execution of the planning and procurement of raw materials to support production requirements
• Deliver assigned supply chain objects in support of annual BU plan, while balancing material availability against cost
• Analyze/adjust inventory levels as required to coincide with changing customer demand, lead time changes and other initiatives.
• Create and maintain requisitions, purchase orders, acknowledgements and resolve invoice issues
• Interface with vendors with respect to price negotiation, availability of materials, delivery time and supplier visits
• Ensure that all purchase orders are clearly defined, entered and updated, in an accurate and timely manner.
• Continuously work to improve delivery, quality and service of suppliers.
• Ensure that problems relating to delivery, quality, service or pricing are promptly conveyed to the vendor and resolved in a timely manner
• Provide documentation on production delays due to raw materials or alternate material use.
• Develop and implement a Supplier Quality evaluation program to drive continuous improvement using a method specifically tailored to identify areas of improvements by supplier
• Prepare metrics reports, with a focused effort on continuous improvement
• Pursue inventory and cost reduction initiatives
• Update cost saving reports monthly or as required to support Business objectives
• Research and establish contacts with potential new vendors to develop additional or new sources for raw materials
• Research and track market trends related to assigned commodities to predict cost changes

Personal Qualities

• Must have strong interpersonal influence and ability to build strong business partnerships.
• Self-starter with integrity and confidence who strives to achieve even the most challenging
• objectives with limited supervision
• Team player with well-developed interpersonal skills that is comfortable leading in a crossfunctional, multi-cultural environment
• Results-oriented professional able to solve problems and implement change
• Strong communicator with the ability to convey complex issues in simple terms to all levels of the organization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Business, Supply Chain Management or Engineering, will consider equivalent work experience
• 2 -5 years’ experience in material planning and purchasing, preferably in the telecommunications industry
• Experience in supplier and contract negotiation is required
• Must have solid understanding of materials operations, materials planning and inventory control in a lean manufacturing environment
• Potential to grow into positions of increasing responsibility based on results and capabilities
• User of manufacturing related modules in Oracle R11 or higher
• Intermediate or higher user of MS Office
• Strong analytical, time management and writing skills