Aftermarket Buyer​/Planner

Aftermarket Buyer/Planner

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• Release repair shop orders with required drawings and specifications.
• Process orders related to outside manufacturing.
• Ensure product availability to the production lines by tracking and expediting shop orders.
• Issuer/maintain shop orders as required.
• Issuing material requisitions for purchasing.
• Assist with inventory management and cycle count activities.
• Actively participate and report in daily Gemba and other production control meetings.
• Participate in the implementation and utilization of lean principles and drive continuous improvement in the workplace.
• Establish priorities and set direction for Kitter and Stock keeper to facilitate and optimize material flow to operations.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Quality to help troubleshoot and resolve material flow to operations.
• Collaborate with Customer Service to develop and manage a process for negotiating supply commitments to customer demands that ensure customer satisfaction.
• Process sales demand into purchase requisitions and purchase orders.
• Manage procurement activities for a wide variety of materials, processes, and services.
• Participate in Supplier Improvement Initiatives.
• Support Company policy, procedures, and safety policy.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Understanding work in progress to schedule the flow of supply to support production.
• Understanding of constraint based management in a Manufactured or Engineered to Order environment.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Solid understanding of ERP systems.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.) applications.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills (internal / external).
• Problem solver that works collaboratively within the organization, efficiently and effectively resolves issues related to supply chain flow and meeting demand requirements.
• Ability to identify and prioritize multiple issues into clear and simple action plans.
• Positive thinker / self-starter and Team Player.
• Experience in a high mix/low volume environment is a plus.
• Must be a US citizen to meet US Defense requirements.

• Associates degree in Supply Chain, Business or Accounting;
  Bachelor Degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Planning and materials management in a manufacturing environment.
• CPIM (APICS) or CSCP (APICS), CPSM (ISM), CPM (ISM), certification(s) preferred.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Purchasing and Supply Chain

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

Virginia Beach, VA