Senior Buyer/Material Planner
Company: Utex Industries Inc
Location: Weimar
Posted on: May 8, 2022
Job Description:
Job DescriptionPosition Summary/Objective: The Senior
Buyer/Material Planner is responsible for purchasing material,
including; finished goods, raw materials, and buyouts.
Additionally, this role will monitor and maintain inventory levels
and coordinate purchases based on sales demands and
forecasts.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSReasonable accommodations may be made
to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
- Technical knowledge and understanding of manufacturing,
machining processes, drawings, bill of materials, supplier
certifications
- Research, select and purchase quality products and
materials
- Make product recommendations for the entire product line based
upon technical knowledge of the parts and the application. Must be
able to make decisions for substitutions to competitors'
products
- Build relationships with Suppliers and negotiate with them for
the best pricing and terms
- PO Management, process requisitions and update management on
status of orders. Monitor all open purchase orders, move outs, push
ins and cancellations
- Ensure cost, lead time and safety stock levels are updated in
the ERP system
- Develop and enforce MRP driven purchases and scheduling
techniques
- Customer focus (internal and external). Meets deadlines
- Work with the receiving team to ensure that all deliveries are
received according the corporate material goods receipt policy
- Maintaining proper inventories for finished goods, raw
material, and buyout materials
- Responsible for site Supplier Management including but not
limited to Vendor registration, questionnaire, audits, and Quality
interphase
- Monitor safety stock levels on high usage buyout items
- Problem solving, decision making and ability to work under
pressure
- Effectively negotiate and apply interpersonal skills
- Teamwork and collaboration Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree preferred with previous experience, or an
equivalent combination of education and experience
- Intermediate to advanced level MS (Excel, Word, Power
Point)
- Strong communications and customer relations abilities
required
- Experience with warehouse management system or MRP system Work
Environment This job operates in an office and warehouse
environment.Physical Demands The physical demands described here
are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
required to talk and hear. This position requires significant
lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, significant fine finger
dexterity, standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping,
crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. Specific vision
abilities required by this job include close vision, distance
vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and
ability to adjust focus. Position Type/Expected Hours of WorkThis
is a full-time position, some flexibility in hours is allowed, but
the employee must be available during the "core" work hours as
defined by the company. Evening and weekend hours may be required
as job duties demand. Travel This position requires minimum travel
for Supplier site visits. EEO STATEMENTUtex Industries is an equal
employment opportunity employer and shall make all
employment-related decisions without regard to race, color,
national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, age, sex, sexual
orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, and/or any
other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state,
or local law. Other DutiesPlease note this job description is not
designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities,
duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for
this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any
time with or without notice.
Keywords: Utex Industries Inc, Sugar Land , Senior Buyer/Material Planner, Other , Weimar, Texas
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