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Buyer/Planner

3 months ago

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States X-Rite Full time

**Buyer/Planner**

X-Rite Pantone Location Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America Category Supply Chain & Logistics Job Id R Our career site no longer supports applications submitted via Internet Explorer. For a better experience, we recommend using Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari. Thank you.

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JOB DESCRIPTION We are seeking a **Buyer/Planner** to join our team in Grand Rapids, MI

**Who We Are**

**LIFE IS COLORFUL COLOR IS OUR PASSION**

Our mission is to advance the creation, communication, and delivery of color and appearance. We strive to be the most trusted organization delivering the best customer experience in color technology.

X-Rite Pantone are the specialists in blending the art and science of color, we provide complete end-to-end color management solutions for our clients in every industry where color matters. Our customers are companies representing printing, packaging and visual arts, cosmetics, textiles, plastics, automotive, paints, and health care.

**What We Value**

We believe that real breakthroughs come from teams that think big and respect each others differences different ideas, different perspectives, and different experiences. We encourage all voices to be heard, both internally as we collaborate and externally as we listen to our customers most pressing needs. And we would love to have you on this journey with us Apply today.

**In your main role at X-Rite Pantone, you will:**

This role supports daily production operations by securing an optimum supply of material required for manufacturing to meet daily customer/production demand. The primary job responsibilities are to utilize and monitor material planning procedures so as to achieve optimal inventory levels for all materials that the given buyer/planner is responsible for. These procedures involve direct contact with external suppliers, transportation carriers, Customer Service, Engineering, Marketing, and Operation staffs to ensure that all customer and production requirements for both the present and the future are adequately met.

**Key Responsibilities:**

Utilize and monitor material planning procedures ensuring consistent quality, delivery, and cost with a focus on achieving optimal inventory levels.

Direct contact with outside suppliers, transportation carriers, customer service, and operations staffs to meet/exceed current and projected customer requirements, assuring material availability and optimal inventory levels.

Diligent review of Materials Requirements Plans (MRP) to identify, communicate, and close any potential production gaps as well as other tactical activity based on MRP plan suggestions.

Ownership and overseeing Kanban system for purchased components including auditing and being present in physical production cells to assist with visual management and parts presentation.

Forecast monthly material requirements to vendors to ensure material availability, based on historical data and forward looking forecasted demand.

Root Cause/Corrective Actions to short term and permanent solutions to material supply issues.

Suggest and implement appropriate procurement method (JIT, Reorder Point, Consignment, Spot Purchasing, Kanban, or Scheduled Releases) based on part characteristics, supplier, and demand to optimize material inventory levels.

Contributes, in the capacity of a team member, individually, or as a reference, to resolving materials quality issues and increasing manufacturing productivity.

Frequently participate in continuous improvement workshops (kaizens) with team members to improve safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and/or productivity metrics throughout the business.

Assist in achieving immediate and overarching team performance goals (e.g. On Time Delivery, Net Inventory, Inventory Turns, Inventory Accuracy, Material Flows)

Assist in cost reduction projects and implementation of new product/engineering changes.

**Your Education and/or Background Experience will have:**

Bachelors Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Engineering, or equivalent discipline

3-5 years of purchasing/sourcing experience

Lean manufacturing experience including Kanban planning, inventory optimization, and a strong process orientation

Results driven and possess excellent organization, communication (written and oral), and presentation skills

Medium to high proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Data mining, manipulation, and analysis expertise

Oracle ERP experience preferred

When you join us, youll also be joining Danahers global organization, where 69,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, youll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful tools and the stability of a tested organization.

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