Buyer Planner II

Located in White City, OR

Salary: 58-80k

Our client is an advanced manufacturing company in White City and we're looking for a buyer to add to their growing team.  We are looking for a level II but will consider senior buyers as well.   

Job Summary:  

Mid-level buyer who owns commodity-level planning, understands MRP principles, Kanban/Lean, and basic forecasting. Presents purchasing plans and works with suppliers; develops a solid understanding of assigned commodities.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Follow all safety rules and regulations, all work must be done thinking “Safety First”.
• For all on -site positions, must show up to work to perform job duties.
• Translate forecast into supply plans; review demand and safety stock rationale.
• Present purchasing plans and risk/mitigation to leadership.
• Conduct supplier performance reviews with guidance; align recovery plans.
• Improve inventory health: turns, slow/excess mitigation, and parameters.
• Collaborate with Engineering/Operations/Finance on changes impacting supply.
• Good communication skills.
• Get along with others, not creating a hostile work environment.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Standard business hours with flexibility for cross-time zone supplier calls.
• Ability to work with and as a Team.
• Able to lift up to 25 pounds and 41+ pounds as a two-person lift.
• The above listing represents the general duties considered essential functions of the job and is not to be considered a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the position.

Travel:

• <10% travel as required.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, related software and computers.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• 2–4 years purchasing/planning in manufacturing.
• Understanding of MRP logic (lot-sizing, time-phasing, exceptions).
• Working knowledge of Kanban and Lean principles.
• Comfort presenting plans; strong cross-functional collaboration.
• Basic forecasting methods; capacity awareness preferred.
• Should-cost basics (materials/labor/overhead); TCO awareness preferred.
• Trade compliance basics; Incoterms impact on total landed cost preferred.
• ERP/MRP (Expandable or similar)
• Microsoft Excel (XLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH, PivotTables)
• Teams/Outlook/SharePoint
• Basic DOMO or data visualization exposure
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from peers, managers, and personnel from various departments.
• Ability to gather and analyze information skillfully, identifying and resolving problems in a timely manner.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Education and Experience:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.
• At least two years’ experience and/or in related field.

 

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