Buyer/Planner - Innospec Inc.

This position will be responsible for executing purchase orders for raw materials used in manufacturing. Additionally, the Buyer/Planner will plan, coordinate, and schedule builds and assist with the inventory control of material categories assigned. The Buyer/Planner will manage the relationship with assigned suppliers and contract manufactures (Tollers) to achieve company business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Purchase and manage raw materials to support manufacturing requirements.
• Analyzes MRP requirements to ensure accuracy and integrity; determines future needs; decides min/max and economic order quantity. Maintains MRP data.
• Coordinates subcontracted materials and services.
• Tracks and monitors purchase orders, keeping informed of any problems/delays and communicating any impacts/constraints.
• Expedites/Defer materials to ensure product availability per the build schedule.
• Plan the production schedule and monitor work-in-process to ensure customer delivery requirements are met.
• Release and receive work orders.
• Participant in the cross-functional team for supplier approval requests, set-up, and monitoring.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and controls finished goods and purchased parts inventory.
• Demand analysis for executing MRP Signals such pull-ins, pushouts, cancellations.
• Provide material support through communications with suppliers and placing purchase orders according to MRP requirements.
• Analyse, understand, and convert MRP messages to raw material purchase orders and plans to meet production / forecast demand Resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Inventory Management – Understand, maintain the minimum necessary raw materials, finished goods inventory and report on the status of inventory levels against inventory targets.
• Responsible for the accuracy and integrity of purchasing and planning master data for assigned materials and products.
• Maintain accurate item master data lead times, batch size, safety stock target, to always ensure 100% system data accuracy.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required or assigned.

Requirements

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Analytical and Critical thinking skills
• Experience working with SAP preferred (SAP S/4HANA)
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Attention to detail is must
• ASCM Certification preferred
• 3+ Experience with ERP systems required