Sr. Buyer Planner

Sr. Buyer Planner

WFH Flexible Description

The Senior Buyer Planner is responsible for performing a wide variety of production planning activities and supports procurement, as required. Responsible for managing assigned product lines, commodities and supplier bases.

**Essential Functions**

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* Attends and provides input during project meetings, production whiteboard meetings, sales/planning meetings and material shortage meetings

* Processes ECOs

* Releases and manages work orders and rework work-orders

* Supports Repair

* Forecasts updating in ERP

* Responsible for parts procurement, product on-time-delivery, materials on-time-delivery, linear shipment scheduling and processing non-conforming material

* Responsible for sales order ship date maintenance and establishing sales order shipment dates

* Provides NPI project support, as needed

* Plans, schedules and monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle to determine required materials

* Purchases materials, using engineering and production schedules to maintain inventory at planned levels

* Gathers quotations, examines bids and makes awards

* Develops specifications for new contract orders

* Obtains materials, components and equipment

* Evaluates vendor reliability, develops new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are inadequate

* Monitors cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value, and all other duties as assigned

Requirements **Required Education, Experience & Skills**

* Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Management, Supply Chain or a related field; or High School Diploma and equivalent work related experience

* Work experience in purchasing or in Supply Chain

* A minimum of 5 years of experience performing, purchasing, and production planning, or equivalent duties, preferably in an electronics manufacturing environment.

* Intermediate skill in all MS Office applications

* Must have strong communication, organizational & customer service skills

* Should have good computer knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint

* Must be self-motivated with a high degree of integrity & be able perform job duties with minimal supervision on a timely basis

* Past job performance must reflect dependability, maturity, initiative, personal demeanor, & the ability to exercise sound judgment

* Ability to successfully lead, implement and complete projects

**Preferred Education, Experience & Skills**

* Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Fishbowl)

* Six Sigma or Continues Improvement experience

* Supply Chain Certificates

* Contract management