Supply Chain Buyer/Planner

The Role at a Glance

Reporting to the Supply Chain Director, the Buyer Planner analyzes material demand and then issues and manages Purchase Orders to meet demand while minimizing the commitment of the company assets. Your responsibilities will include processing purchase orders, negotiating with suppliers, tracking orders, and monitoring inventory. The buyer will work with staff across departments to forecast the needs of the business and make purchase decisions based on demand.

What you'll be doing

• Issue and manage Purchase Orders, frequently review Material Requirement Planning (MRP) System.
• Develop and analyze statistical data on purchased parts. Monitor data with a focus on meeting operational demand while minimizing commitment of company assets.
• Interact with Engineering teams to ensure current parts meet new and existing design specifications.
• Cultivate, manage, and support vendor relationships with vendors. Implements global supplier strategies with PSI that will drive improvements in quality, cost, service, and delivery. Leverage those relationships to satisfy procurement needs for PSI projects and initiatives including meeting customer drop in orders.
• Manage part shortages, proactively communicating potential challenges to management and operations.
• Help identify vendors, establish vendor standards and SLAs, and monitor and evaluate performance with a focus on timely delivery, parts quality, and managing costs.
• All other duties as assigned by management.

Must-Haves

• Bachelors Degree in Business, Finance, or Supply Chain Management preferred; may substitute for the degree direct applicable work experience on a year-for-year basis which built competencies and subject matter expertise
• Demonstrated success in an analytical role, proactively managing a fast-paced, deadline driven, constantly changing work load
• Subject matter knowledge of the manufacturing supply chain
• Tech savvy with excellent MS Office (Microsoft Excel in particular) ideally paired with ERP MRP software

Nice-to-Haves

• Demonstrated success in a purchasing or materials planning role
• Ability working positively with team members in purchasing, engineering, manufacturing, finance, and quality
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills, organization skills, analytical abilities, problem solving skills
• Bilingual English/Mandarin a plus

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