Victaulic Company

Buyer/Planner I

Easton, Pennsylvania

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 26 days ago

AgileLogisticsCustomer SupportCommunicationProblem SolvingMicrosoft Office

About the role

Knows how to establish safety stock positions, best stocking locations and kanbans lot sizes.
Pushing this information to the necessary owners (ex.
Commodity Managers, Regional Sourcing Managers, Logistics) and monitoring to completion.

Efficiently manage the assigned group of items and suppliers to deliver the best inventory turns while maintaining a high level of customer service.
Uses available inventory replenishment methods and practices to ensure minimum SLOB (Slow/obsolete) and scrap inventory and maximum availability of inventory for active items, including strategic inventory hedge builds and new product introduction support.
Develops and manages the various databases to ensure systems work smoothly.
Knows how to practice lead-time suppression and alert to removing waste from the process (lean).
Can manage tactical duties with suppliers and report out on supplier performance.
Owns the tactical day-to-day supplier relationship.
Is skilled at harvesting and shepherding new cost-down and new sources to deliver savings to the company.

Minimum 3 years of experience in purchasing, material control or related fields.
Knows how to resolve problems and discrepancies with quality, delivery dates, quantity and invoicing of purchased commodities - 360 degree material planning.
Evening and weekend communication with overseas team members or suppliers occasionally required.

Minimum Bachelor's Degree CPIM preferred
Victaulic is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants.

This listing is sourced directly from Victaulic Company's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.