Reports to: Materials Manager

Exempt position

We are seeking an experienced and highly organized Buyer/Planner to join our team. The Buyer/Planner is responsible for purchasing materials, components, and services to meet the production and customer requirements.

Essential Functions:

• Maintains and tracks master schedule including work order creation and maintenance of delivery dates between sales orders and work orders.
• Generates and analyzes capacity report for all production areas to determine bottlenecks and works with production and management for solutions to resolve any capacity constraints.
• Works with program managers, purchasing, and production manager to confirm availability of materials and resources to complete new customer orders and pull in requests from customers.
• Analyzes maintains and executes Materials Requirement Plan (MRP). Identify and appropriately address material supply issues.
• Maintains data integrity of MRP planning parameters. Continuously plans, schedules, and manages material supply to equal demand.
• Creates purchase orders for materials, components, equipment, and services in a cost effective and timely manner.
• Manages supply base and monthly On Time Delivery and Quality. Periodically visits suppliers and participate in supplier audits.
• Optimizes overall cost of materials and makes sourcing decisions based on overall total cost. When possible, optimizes Purchase Price Variance (PPV) by reducing cost of materials and by limiting unfavorable PPV.

FUSION is an Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) company headquartered in Hillsboro, OR. Rapid growth over the past few years has created the opportunity for expansion and supplier program development. FUSION is a privately held company that offers excellent benefits, a great place to work and an opportunity for advancement.

FUSION offers excellent benefits, competitive salary and a fun working environment. If you are interested in joining our team, please submit your resume as specified below. At FUSION, our mission is to create success in everything we do. We know that this success stems directly from our people, which is why we strive to bring out the best in every employee. We understand that if we start by hiring A+ player who are not only hardworking but also passionate about what they do, we have an incredible formula for a thriving organization. FUSION empowers people to think creatively, collaborate with one another, and make great decisions.

About FUSION

At FUSION, our mission is to create success in everything we do. While this relates directly to the service we provide our clients, it also refers to our ongoing goal of promoting success within our organization - be it through individual career growth, working together to achieve team successes, or creating successful solutions for our company as a whole.

Live the FUSION Values : Fusion team members strive to live our core values every day. We live, breathe, and believe in our core tenants. They are the foundation of our company. Every decision we make aligns with our values and supports the company's mission of success.

Keep Getting Better: At FUSION, there's no such thing as "good enough." We never rest on our laurels - and if there's a better or more efficient way of doing something, we'll find it. Ours is a culture of continuous improvement and perpetually growing from shared experience.

Help each other win: We're more than an organization - we're a family. No one at FUSION operates in a silo. We believe in investing in our team, enjoying each other's company, and contributing to shared success through mutual respect and collaboration.

Do what is right : Every member of our team understands that true success comes from integrity. We know mistakes are a part of life - but when we make a mistake, we own it, fix it, and learn from it. We see challenge as an opportunity for team collaboration, learning, and growth.

Deliver confidence: When it comes right down to it, we're in the business of facilitating success - which means it's our job to instill confidence with our work. Our customers should always know what to expect from us, and we deliver on our promise - every time.

Requirements

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Experience with ERP, MRP and MRP II systems.
• Quoting experience a plus.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills along with solid problem-solving skills. Ability to work with and lead teams.
• Computer knowledge is required such as: Microsoft Office: Word and Excel (used for manipulation of data using v-lookup, pivot tables, etc.)
• Ability to perform/prioritize multiple tasks with attention to detail required.
• Must be a US person.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's or associate Degree with at least 5 years of equivalent work experience. Electronics manufacturing industry experience a plus. APICS or NAPM certification desired.

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