Production Planning and Purchasing Supervisor

1 month ago

Vincennes, United States Five Star Recruiting and Staffing Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Job Title: Production Planning and Purchasing Supervisor

Overall Purpose:
As the Production Planning and Purchasing Supervisor, you will develop, lead, and manage the planning and purchasing process. You will research, source, and evaluate vendors to align with business goals. Additionally, you will manage inventory levels and accuracy to ensure company goals and customer ordering timelines are met.

Essential Job Functions & Expected Outcomes:

Purchasing Management: 

  • Research, evaluate, and select appropriate vendors that support purchasing initiatives and lead the negotiation of supply agreements, ensuring price point goals are met.
  • Monitor and evaluate vendor performance and lead/assist in resolving quality, delivery, and billing issues timely and effectively.
  • Communicate and collaborate with Plant Management and the Material Planning Department to ensure vendor products are delivered as needed to meet customer orders.
  • Coordinate communication between vendors, Plant Management, and Engineers, acting as the liaison on new product design needs and related material selection/issues.
  • Collaborate with the Plant Management team to understand purchasing needs for common items or commodities to maximize purchasing leverage and ensure material availability and budget goals are met.
  • Maintain and update all vendor records within ERP systems to ensure vendor contact, pricing, and costing information is up to date and accurately recorded.
  • Provide monthly updates to the Plant Management team on major raw material trends and key material problems.
  • Assist with the inventory cycle count process, reconciling discrepancies of parts managed to ensure part counts are accurately updated.
  • Support Lean and Safety Initiatives through participation in training and related events.
  • Issue purchase orders for product categories according to the matrix of product responsibilities.

Materials Planning Management:

  • Plan and issue work orders for product categories according to the matrix of product responsibilities.
  • Develop, lead, and manage the fabrication department schedule to meet strategic and customer expectations.
  • Manage inventory levels and monitor inventory status for various product lines, performing analysis and initiating corrective actions to ensure accuracy.
  • Coordinate with Customer Service to review exceptions to schedules for manufacturing based on unique customer priorities.
  • Collaborate with the Plant Manager and Team Leaders to ensure effective execution of the production plan internally while scheduling outsourced production as needed to meet deadlines.
  • Perform ongoing analysis of seasonal shifts, market trends, and demand patterns to ensure proper strategies and methods are used for material forecasting, planning, and production scheduling.

Team Leadership & Collaboration: 

  • Provide leadership, mentoring, and support to ensure the Planning/Purchasing team is effective in meeting daily goals and enhancing the area.
  • Review, update, and enhance policies, practices, and procedures within the area of responsibility to ensure the area and team are functioning at benchmark levels or above.
  • Participate in daily production team meetings to review current and forecasted production schedules, resources, and material status to ensure optimal performance and product delivery goals are met.
  • Lead the plant-wide Annual Physical Inventory, including physical count management and variance analysis.

Position Requirements:

Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Purchasing, or a related field preferred; or an equivalent combination of coursework and experience.

Experience:

  • 5+ years of experience within a Supply Chain or Purchasing role preferred.

Certifications:

  • ISM and/or APICS certification a plus.

Functional Skills:

  • Strong ability to research, source, and evaluate vendor options with a strength in negotiating vendor pricing, agreements, and/or contracts.
  • Excellent organization, prioritization, and project management skills with great attention to detail.
  • Highly analytical with the ability to gather information and make decisions timely and effectively.

Technology Aptitude/Skills:

  • Comfortable with PC/Microsoft Office products.
  • Aptitude/ability to learn and work with MRP systems. JD Edwards and/or Oracle Cloud experience would be a plus.

Language Skills:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels inside and outside of the organization.

Leadership/Behaviors:

  • Self-motivated, can work independently to achieve the goals of the position.
  • Collaborative with an excellent ability to build and maintain positive relationships within the company and with vendors.
  • Excellent negotiation skills and the ability to influence decisions.

Culture Match Behaviors:

  • Ability to work within a very collaborative team environment and have the natural ability to take a vision and turn it into a concept.

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