What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Panasonic?
The buyer-planner is responsible for managing a set of commodities to meet business objectives using world class supply chain management principles and practices. Their business objectives include optimizing inventory, customer & supplier on-time delivery performance, material quality, material productivity and customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities
1. Exemplifies and promotes the ethical conduct of the purchasing function in all relationships with in-plant personnel and outside vendor contracts. Maintains compliance with corporate policies, domestic and international trading laws, and other established legal and procedural guidelines.
2. Analyzes, evaluates and schedule materials availability to meet customer demand. Identifies values enhancement and cost savings opportunities to plant processes and purchased materials. Recommend actions required to insure operational effectiveness.
3. Selects and implements optimal lean manufacturing supply chain solutions including using the best possible tools, such as E-commerce, MRP, Kanban, Min/max, SOMI, VMI, and third-party warehousing.
4. Utilizes information provided by business systems daily to balance demand and supply of all assigned items, taking into account both assets investment and responsibilities to change.
5. Collaborates with internal and external customers to negotiate and resolve scheduling conflicts, inventory levels, material shortages, other material issues, ect.
6. Initiates new sources for materials along with Global Sourcing. Gathers and monitors relevant data elements regarding supplier performance to improve lead-time, purchase price, quality, transportation costs, and on-time delivery and initiate and implement corrective actions.
7. Maintains relevant system data elements including lead-time, order policy, safety stock and all order modifiers. Handles responsibility for all facets of inventory control including identification and processing of obsolete, inactive and excess material. Resolves disposition of rejected material within set time period. Coordinates implementation of engineering hinge orders and pre-releases to achieve phase in/out of material to support operations as well as ensure on-time delivery, inventory objectives and cost effectiveness.
8. Resolves invoice discrepancies.
9. Scope: $10-50m material flow.
10. Other tasks as needed that contribute to the efficiency of the department.
Qualifications
Formal Education Requirement:
Required Level: Associate degree
Preferred level: Bachelor’s Degree
- 1-3 years of experience.
- Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external customers required.
- Must have knowledge of MRP/ERP systems.
- Ability to read blueprints required.
Benefits:
Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
401k with Company Matching Contribution
Discretionary 401k Company Contribution
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Life/Disability Insurance
Maternity and Paternity Leave
Panasonic Employee Discounts
15 Days Paid Vacation and 12 Company Holidays
Employee Assistance Program
And more
About Hussmann:
For more than 100 years, Hussmann Corporation has been a leader in providing innovative products, services and refrigeration systems for grocers and convenience stores. Hussmann, a subsidiary of Panasonic, promises to continuously provide the most customer-focused solutions in the food retailing industry.
From display cases for supermarkets to entire refrigeration systems and innovative technologies including Aperion and StoreConnect, Hussmann continues to drive innovation in food retailing. Customers look to Hussmann as a strategic trusted partner to navigate the complex and ever-changing regulatory requirements with smarter, energy efficient, low-GWP refrigeration solutions—reducing their energy consumption and carbon emissions. For more information about Hussmann, please visit www.hussmann.com.
Hussmann is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to veteran status, disability, age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, marital status, pregnancy, or any other non-merit-based factor.
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