Senior Planner Buyer

Description

Job Description and Responsibilities **Purpose:** Responsible for the raw material purchasing activities that sustain the manufacturing process and for the planning activities that include the creation and maintenance of the production plan while working with a cross\-functional team to meet the customer’s needs. **Responsibilities:** **Purchasing:** * On a daily basis review and analyze purchase requisitions to generate purchase orders for raw materials that meet the MRP requirements. * Follow up for supplier’s acknowledgement for every purchase order. * Ensure timely delivery of purchase orders and follow up with suppliers on late orders. * Maintain purchase orders’ delivery date, quantities and unit price updated. * Analyze prices * Maintain the VMI and Kanban system for applicable suppliers. * Provide a forecast for the suppliers that require it. * Develop and maintain effective relationships with vendors and suppliers. * Provide the applicable documentation to quality for the incoming inspection process. * Ensure that invoices are paid and work with accounts payable * Monitor inventory levels at the warehouse . **Planning:** * On a daily basis review and analyze planned orders to release production orders that meet the MRP requirements. * Schedule production orders based on demand, raw materials availability, resources and installed capacity and maintain the production plan updated based. * Ensure that the production plan meets the customers’ requirements and sustain the established replenish strategy based in the Brady’s global planning standards. * Measure schedule attainment and follow up with production, engineering, quality and any other function to reach the goal. * Monitor the appropriate use of the schedule attainment boards. * Maintain production orders’ finish date and quantities updated. * Manage expedite requests. **General:** * Monitor the applicable KPIs for the role as: OTD, * Follow the defined standard work for the role. * Adhere to Brady’s quality system and the Brady’s good manufacturing practices. Experience and Requirements **Desired:** * Experience in SAP purchasing, planning and material master parameters. * Proficient in Microsoft Excel. * APICS CPIM certification. * Lean manufacturing certification or relevant work experience using lean tools. * Ability to lead a cross\-functional team. * Demonstrated strategic vision and enthusiasm * Bachelor degree in supply chain management, engineering, business or related field. * 5\+ years in a planning and purchasing role in a manufacturing setting. **Qualifications:** * High ethics standard. * Responsible, results\-oriented, adaptable and self\-directed. * Detail\-oriented, analytical and organized. * Able to follow instructions and achieve results while mitigating the impact. * Demonstrated customer focus and high sense of urgency. * Ability to communicate effectively and negotiation skills. * Ability to work in a cross\-functional team environment. * Experience in planning: production plan, work orders prioritization, level loading and measure schedule attainment. * Experience in purchasing: PO creation and management, import process, receipt and accounts payable. * Experience in supply chain management, inventory control and E\&O. * Experience in a highly dynamic manufacturing environment. * Experience in make\-to\-stock and make\-to\-order production and inventory strategies. * Ability to track and monitor relevant KPIs. * Experience with MRP / ERP systems. * Intermediate use of Microsoft Excel. * Bilingual (Spanish \- English). Benefits * Life insurance * Savings fund * Medical expense insurance * Annual bonuses * Guaranteed profit sharing * Cafeteria * Transportation * On\-site medical services * Benefits according to the Federal Labor Law (LFT) **Number of vacancies** 1 **Department** Planning **Contract type** Permanent **Work modality** In\-person **Shift** Day shift **Working hours** Full\-time **Schedule*** Full\-time **Education** Bachelor’s degree with professional title **English** Speaking: Advanced, Writing: Advanced **Willingness to travel** No