Buyer/Planner
1450 E Brooks Road Memphis, TN 38116 US
Job Description
Pay rate range: $20-26/hr
Reports to Planning Manager with primary responsibilities including placing and expediting orders for raw material and semi-finished inventory. Plans to support the master production schedule. Production Planners, Procurement, Suppliers, and others to maximize labor & material utilization.I
Coordinates inventory management activities and provides support to the Buyers within the group with buying, planning, and reporting tasks. Analytical, and numerically astute with strong demonstrated problem-solving abilities, keen attention to detail, and accuracy.
Should be highly skilled in Microsoft Office suite and experience in SAP is preferred.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Position Functions
Establishes and maintains production material inventory and purchase plan to support master schedule.
Ensures availability of purchased materials necessary to support the production plan while maintaining the inventory within budgeted limits.
Executes purchase orders and changes to achieve optimum delivery of materials in economic lots.
Maintains the current status of all raw materials and purchased component shortages that affect or will affect the assigned production lines.
Review and maintain the accuracy of delivery dates for purchase orders with suppliers.
Backup and support Buyers within the group with assigned tasks
Review and maintain the accuracy of delivery dates for purchase orders with suppliers.
Reconcile invoices and take action to pay suppliers on a timely basis
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