What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at TALENNECT IT SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED?
Position Summary:
- A Buyer/purchasing in manufacturing coordinates material requirements, capacity, and scheduling to meet customer demand while optimizing inventory levels.
- They create production schedules, monitor progress, manage inventory, and collaborate with procurement/logistics to prevent shortages and ensure timely delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Production Scheduling: Develop weekly/monthly production plans and schedules, aligning manufacturing activities with sales forecasts and customer demand.
- Inventory Optimization: Analyze inventory levels to ensure optimal stock, reducing excess while preventing shortages of raw materials and finished goods.
- MRP/ERP Management: Utilize ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, MES) to release manufacturing orders and manage inventory records.
- Material Coordination: Collaborate with procurement to align material availability with production schedules.
- Troubleshooting: Monitor production progress and adjust schedules to accommodate maintenance, machine downtime, or changing demand.
- Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve production efficiency, reduce waste, and improve KPIs (e.g., on-time delivery).
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Technical Proficiency: Strong proficiency in ERP/MRP systems (like SAP or Oracle) and MS Excel/SQL.
- Experience: 3–5 years of experience as a buyer and purchasing.
- Skills: Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills, along with proactive problem-solving abilities.
Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Please elaborate your experience as a buyer or in purchasing functions, including the scope of purchasing responsibilities and your experience with scheduling, supplier/distributor coordination, lead times, payments, and shipping, including air shipping where applicable.
- Please elaborate your experience with ERP/MRP systems, including the systems used and how they were applied to purchasing, inventory, material requirements, production scheduling, or manufacturing orders. Client examples include SAP, MES, and Oracle.
- Please elaborate your experience using MS Excel/SQL in a purchasing or manufacturing environment, including the types of analysis, inventory, scheduling, or reporting activities performed.
- Where you are located? If you is not near the job location, please explain relocation plan in detail (e.g. timeline, relocating with family, selling/buying property)
- Please provide your LinkedIn profile link and highest level of education.
Ability to Relocate:
- Prospect, CT: Relocate with an employer provided relocation package (Preferred)
Work Location: On the road
Salary : $55,000 - $65,000