BUYER / PLANNER Effective Planning / coordinating raw materials to meet production depts. Requirements whilst maintaining effective control of inventory. Need to manage goods from order placement through to production departments need by date allowing for s/stock, in hse testing, outside testing, etc.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES : - Proficiency of DRP and Oracle to ensure material available to meet production requirements while maintaining correct level of inventory without stock outs, minimal obsolescence and with a focus on reducing slow stock.
- Customer focused-understanding of priorities within customer base
- Proven record of inventory reduction programmes
- Excellent interpersonal relationships-internal customers and buyer/supplier.
- Develop knowledge of suppliers process-understand constraints in meeting demand and opportunities that can deliver more efficient supply chain objectives. This experience will be gained through supplier visits and audits, supplier presentations and normal communication.
- Problem solving- ownership of relationship between supplier and Millipore so expectation that supply problems unless of a critical nature can be overcome.
- Invoice resolution-resolve issues as they arise.
- Liase with production , suppliers , quality, finance, product management,
- Innovation- explore opportunities for doing things better either through better supplier related initiatives or internal processes, material review etc.
- Execution to MPS and WIP Management
JOB REQUIREMENTS: - APICS and Purchasing
- At least four years planning in MRP/DRP and purchasing experience
- IIPMM / APICS