Buyer

Title: Buyer I
Duration: 12 Months Possible Extension
Location: Camarillo CA
Shift: 7:00 am 3:30 pm

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

• State the primary function or overall purpose of your position.
• Responsible for scheduling and coordinating timely deliveries of purchased components by releasing orders generated by the MRP/Buyers/Supplier Schedules to the suppliers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: (Limit yourself to 812 statements)

• Schedule and coordinate the flow of work within or between departments in manufacturing and between plants to expedite production and material flow.
• Establish priorities for specific customer orders and revise schedule according to work order specifications and availability or capability of employees parts materials machines and equipment.
• Plan and allocate materials based on prescribed methodology and provide timely delivery to customers.
• Ensure that materials supplies and services are provided by supplier in support of internal and external customer requirements.
• Develop and implement best practices policies and procedures and select alternative methods where appropriate to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction through service productivity and cycle time reduction goals.
• Drive part deliveries to minimize part shortages while supporting just in time philosophy.
• Provide supplier forecasting information from forecast/schedules where required.
• Manage and maintain Material Requirements Planning (MRP) parameters to meet inventory strategy.
• Analyze inventory levels and meet days on hand (DOH) objectives.
• Actively support timely disposition of deviated materials and returntovendor of defective parts
• Assist with cycle count inventory adjustments and root cause analysis to prevent inventory errors
• Manage or support supplier performance improvement objectives primarily around delivery or quality expectations.
• Participate in Client continuous improvement programs and actively seek continuous improvement opportunities.
• Support plant lean safety quality and continuous improvement efforts
• Participate in Annual Physical Inventory
• Maintain and report out assigned metrics such as Work Order On Time to Release (OTR) On Time
• Delivery (OTD) Aged Work In Progress (WIP) etc.
• Interface with Program Personnel for all programs to support new product development activities as required.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree from an accredited institution.
• 3 years experience working in a manufacturing setting
• No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates residing within 50 miles of Camarillo CA will be considered for this position.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR.
• ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. Green Card Holder) Political Asylee or Refugee.

POSITION CRITERIA

• Comprehensive knowledge of materials planning and inventory control processes.
• Thorough knowledge of material planning systems (MRP/ERP) requirements and order generation process logic.
• Understanding of Supply Chain Management operations concept surrounding production planning inventory control purchasing logistics stockroom operations and shipping/receiving.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Process Variation Reduction concepts and tool sets as they relate to material management.
• Good PC skills
• Intermediate level of MS Excel
• Great written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with all operations related departments
• Ability to multitask

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 2 years experience in SCM Operations in a manufacturing environment
• MRP systems experience
• Experience in leading Six Sigma/Lean initiatives
• APICS Certification
• MFGPro System