ROLE AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
As a Buyer, you will be responsible for:
- Creating and managing purchase orders (pricing, quantities, supplier OTD, expedites, etc.)
- Balancing goods receipts with demand requirements to ensure healthy cash flow
- Sending out RFQ’s and negotiating with vendors
- Managing vendor relationships and a supply base (spend power, RTV’s, vendor consolidation, etc.)
- Finding ways to mitigate price increases and meet cost savings goals
- Maintaining a high level of MRP health
- Maintaining source lists in accordance with AVL and the vendor approval process
- Managing safety stocks, lead times and all other MRP parameters related to managed commodities
As a Planner, you will be responsible for:
- Creating and maintaining a production schedule, while considering capacity and material availability
- Working with the Production team to ensure healthy WIP flow and strive for OTD improvements
- Managing on-time production order releases, aged WIP and WIP counts per work center
- Investigating and reconcile production order variances
- Assisting in determining production priorities to achieve monthly revenue goals
- Managing safety stocks, lead times and all other MRP parameters related to managed commodities
- Maintaining a high level of MRP health
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Seven years of experience in Supply Chain Management (ideally as a Production Buyer or Planner)
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or similar field
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Preferred Skills
- Achievement of APICS certifications
- SAP/ERP
- Knowledge of inventory management principles
- Leadership Potential
Additional Notes
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. SAATI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SAATI is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Profit sharing
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
- This position is not budgeted for visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship.
Please confirm you have the right to work in the United States without Sponsorship.
- Remote candidates will not be considered for this position. Are you able to work on-site at our office full-time?
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Work Location: In person