Social network you want to login/join with:
Responsibilities
* Plans and prepares manufacturing production schedules and departmental workflows.
* Plans, schedules and monitors inbound movement of materials from suppliers.
* Negotiates favourable terms, volume discounts and contracts with suppliers.
* Prepares and processes requisitions and purchase orders for the procurement of goods, services and supplies for customer-related business processes.
* Develop a weekly Master Production Schedule.
* Schedule customer orders.
* Manage cost reduction projects.
* Manage inventory reduction projects to reach agreed targets.
* Support implementation of Kanban, Co Managed Inventory, Vendor Managed Inventory.
* Obtain quotations and lead times.
* Manage sourcing of raw material supply to include new supplier negotiation and agreements.
* Measure supplier performance.
* Manage quality issues with suppliers.
* Measure and review Purchase Price Variance weekly.
* Hold quarterly business reviews with key suppliers.
Qualifications & Knowledge
* Qualified to diploma/degree level in a business or technical discipline.
* APICS CPIM and or IIPMM Cert/Dip qualification part of fully qualified is desirable.
* 3+ years’ experience in Buyer/ Planner in a manufacturing environment.
* Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
* Excellent communication and analytical skills.
* Advanced user of MS Excel.
Salary is open to negotiation and based on experiences and qualifications. For further information, please email me directly.
#J-18808-Ljbffr