This role will be responsible for planning, purchasing, and managing the direct materials required to execute the production schedule. This role will be expected to analyze inventory levels and usage to achieve optimal positions between material coverage and obsolescence risk. This role is required to collaborate with other West Facilities and Global Purchasing Groups to manage network controlled materials.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Analyze production requirements to purchase raw materials in accordance to vendor arranged lead times and MOQs Complete monthly inventory counts
Collaborate with vendors on continuous improvement initiatives (pricing, packaging, volumes, lead times, etc)
Manage open orders to ensure on time deliveries
Maintain material specific master data such as safety stock
Analyze usage trends to establish optimal inventory levels and safety stocks
Collaborate with Global Supply Chain and other West Facilities on the management of network controlled materials
Investigate and implement corrective actions when material outages occur
Collaborate with Site Planners to ensure production schedule changes are supported
Support site inventory initiatives and audits when applicable
Support production variance analysis to determine root causes of any misses
Support Supply Chain initiatives to consume at risk material timely and according to deviation work instructions
Participate in cost savings / Kaizen projects as applicable to operational material consumption and transactional management
Supports plant operations outside traditional work hours while the site is running production
Comply with the company’s safety and quality policy at all times
Comply with the SOPs, as per Company policy, as relevant to the position covered by this Job Description
Other duties as assigned
Responsabilidades
Acompanhar as entregas na planta e fazer relatos sobre as condições das cargas.
Fazer follow up sobre os faturamentos e lançar todos os custos nos sistemas.
Manter feedback proativo aos clientes internos sobre as chegadas dos materiais independentemente da fase que esteja o processo.
Realizar os processos das exportações marítimas e aéreas, desde o recebimento do pedido do cliente até a chegada no destino solicitado.
Manter os clientes sempre atualizados sobre datas e documentos.
Additional Responsibilities
Must maintain the ability to work well with others in a variety of situations
Must be able to multi-task, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize
Must be able to maintain confidentiality and resolve conflicts
Ability to make independent and sound judgments
Read and interpret data, information, and documents
Analyze and solve problems
Education
High School Diploma required
Bachelor's Degree Business or relevant field preferred
Work Experience
Minimum 3 years Purchasing, Production Planning, Analyst, or Manufacturing Operations required
Physical Requirements
Sedentary-Exerting up to 10lbs/4kgs of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.