Buyer- Material Planner

Job Details
Job Location
Ajax - City of Industry, CA
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
4 Year Degree
Salary Range
$64,500.00 - $74,000.00 Salary
Job Shift
1st Shift
Job Category
Supply Chain
Description
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Buyer-Material Planner is responsible for executing the procurement plan and not limited to supply and demand planning, vendor management. This role plays a supportive and critical part in ensuring the business' procurement activities are efficient, cost-effective, and aligned with business goals and objectives. The ideal candidate should have strong procurement hands-on skill with MRP/ERP knowledge.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. Essential job functions and duties include, but are not limited, to:

• Purchase Order Management
  • Understanding of MRP planning and support demand planning based on forecast.
  • Prepare and issue purchase orders in accordance with established procurement policies and procedures.
  • Track and manage purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery and quality standards.
  • Collaborate with supply chain team to stay on material movements.
  • Coordinate with warehouse and logistic to improve order delivery goals or past dues
  • Escalate sourcing and supply challenges to category sourcing.
  • Execute solutions to back order and critical items.
  • Support Accounting to validate Procure-to Pay
• Performance Analysis
  • Support Sourcing with cost to optimize procurement decisions.
  • Implement cost-saving to ensure Dept objective meets.
• Inventory Management
  • Support inventory management teams to maintain appropriate stock levels
  • Minimize excess inventory and ensure efficient use of storage space, maintain proper inventory turnover rate
• Rick Management
  • Able to identify and mitigate potential risks in the procurement process, such as supply chain disruptions or vendor instability.

• Quality Assurance
  • Work closely with quality and supplier to ensure the quality and integrity of procured goods or services.
  • Follow Quality Guidance and control measurements to resolve quality-related issues
• Vendor Relationship Management
  • Foster and maintain positive relationship with all suppliers
  • Collaborate with vendors to drive continuous improvement in pricing, quality and delivery performance
  • Facilitate vendor scorecard and understand the scorecard metric.
  • Conduct scheduled calls or meeting with vendor to secure material availability
• MRP Planning Management
  • Maintain item master to obtain planning data integrity.
  • Being a super-user of Planning System
  • Monitor exception planned order

Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, education, and/or abilities required for the job:

• Understand elements of purchase terms and conditions

• Perform analytical skills for reporting and being able to interpret analytics

• Proficient skills in reading, writing, and speaking in English; bilingual skills(English/Madarin/Spanish) a plus.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Knowledge of industry-specific regulations and compliance standards (if applicable).

• Results-driven and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines.

• Collaborative team player with excellent relationship-building abilities

• Continuous improvement mindset and a commitment to staying updated on industry best practices.

• Effective planning & organizing skills; ability to handle multiple task/duties.

• Proficient PC skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• APICS training and/or certification desirable.

SELECTION GUIDELINES
The appropriate knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position are achievable through the following combination of education, work experience and training:

• Bachelor Degree from an accredited college/university; or

• 3-5 years or more years of work experience in a fast-paced work environment; or

• Any combination of experience, education, and training that provides the level of knowledge, skills, and experience needed to successfully perform the job.

• Previous offshore, sourcing desirable

• Excellent administrative skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, etc.)

• Any combination of experience, education, and training that provides the level of knowledge, skills, and experience needed to successfully perform the job.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORKING CONDITIONS
The essential functions of this job require the employee to perform the following physical activities during the course of work:

• Communicates orally with management, employees, co-workers, vendors, suppliers, governmental compliance agencies, and the general public by telephone or in person, in one-on-one or group settings.

• Regularly uses a telephone, computer (e-mail) and fax for communication.

• Required to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods of time during the course of work shift.

• Routinely required to stoop, bend, kneel, lift, reach, pull, push, and tilt object in the performance of job function.

• Requires the essential use of hands, speech, eyesight, and hearing.

• Requires agility to operate multiple telephone lines with the use of hands and head-set.

• Lifting limitations for this position: 25-30 lbs. May have to manipulate heavier containers.

• Vision requirements include close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral and depth vision, and the ability to adjust focus as needed.

• Requires incumbent to sit and operate computer for extended periods of time during course of work day, and the ability to proficiently use the computer key-board for typing.

• Noise level for this work environment is typically low to moderate. Some work areas require hearing protection for an 8-hour work day.

• Periods of odoriferous environment.

• Work may involve moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises. Personal Protective Equipment provided as necessary.

• Work environment may involve exposure to chemicals, solutions, detergents, or solvents that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of personal protective equipment.

• Work environment may involve exposure to allergens such as Soy, Wheat, Fish, Shell Fish, Milk, Egg, Tree nuts, and Sesame.

Note: The Company reserves the right to modify, update, change and/or make corrections to this job description, at the sole discretion of senior management, at any time during the employee's employment term, at the sole discretion of management.
Best Formulationsis an equal-opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce and providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all parts of the hiring process as required under its Employment Accommodation Policy. Best Formulations will work with applicants to meet accommodation needs that are made known to Best Formulations in advance.