Sr. Buyer/Planner
3 weeks ago
**Sr. Buyer/Planner**
Job Title Sr. Buyer/Planner Job # US15015 Requisition Type Regular Function Operations State/Province Missouri City Bridgeton Region US Posting Start Date Aug-10-2021 **Division Information**
The Pet Care business unit of Spectrum Brands is based in St. Louis, Missouri with distribution, manufacturing and sales offices throughout the US and globe. Owners of dogs, cats, birds, small animals, fish and reptiles rely on our brands for exceptional value and trusted results. Our industry-leading brands include Tetra, Instant Ocean, Marineland, 8-in-1, Dingo, FURminator, Natures Miracle, GloFish, DreamBone and SmartBones.
**Job Summary**
Develop and execute production, shipping and/or purchase plans to ensure that supply plans meet inventory investment and customer service objectives.
**Primary Duties & Responsibilities**
* Model the Spectrum Brands eight Core Capabilities to achieve service excellence, meet and exceed organizational objectives and support fiscal responsibility.
* Must understand and demonstrate safe work practices at all times to ensure a safe work environment.
* Analyze multiple sources of data to develop feasible, master production plans for finished goods based on capacity requirements.
* Strategically plan production and shipping capacity utilization.
* Work closely with the operations team to ensure production and shipping plans are executed in accordance with established strategies.
* Ensure that customer orders for frozen food deliveries are shipped according to the customers due date.
* Plan the necessary resources for shipping of frozen food.
* Establish the frozen food shipment schedule.
* Evaluate real-time forecast consumption and consumer level POS information; take corrective action to optimize inventory in accordance with those trends.
* Utilize and maintain advanced planning systems and optimization (APO/PPDS) to achieve working capital management, manufacturing stability and customer service level targets; includes creation and maintenance of critical master data.
* Provide Supply side analysis to Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes.
* Interact frequently with customer service, demand planning, sales, purchasing, and manufacturing personnel to balance supply and demand.
* Manage SMOG inventory. Direct salvage of damaged or unusable material.
* Identify and implement inventory management plans to address customer service and cost improvement objectives.
* Facilitate excellent vendor management practices.
* Contribute as a key team member at meetings and reviews, with key accountabilities for providing metrics, resolving issues, proposing alternate methods, identifying corrective actions, and presenting information.
* Recommend and implement strategies to improve supply planning processes as well as manage risks and opportunities for assigned projects.
* Analyze department performance metrics to resolve issues and identify process improvement opportunities.
* Manage and prioritize multiple tasks to ensure timely completion in a fluid environment.
* Comply with all company policies and procedures.
* Complete other duties as assigned.
**Education and Experience Profile**
* Bachelors degree required; focus in Production and Operations Management preferred
* 5+ years related work experience in production and inventory management
* SAP certification or SAP experience in production planning module is strongly preferred
* APICS certification is a plus
**Required Skills**
* Ability to work in a team environment, sometimes as the facilitator of the team
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to prioritize work and follow through to completion
* Ability to read, analyze and interpret various information
* Strong mathematical ability
* Excellent presentation skills
* Ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the organization
* Must be familiar with using MRP system (SAP or similar)
* PC skills (spreadsheet, word processing, presentations)
**Work Environment**
95% office environment and 5% manufacturing environment
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job/classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Spectrum Brands is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
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