Summary: The Buyer/Production Planner, reporting to the Materials Manager, serves as the primary coordinator for managing purchase order required dates, monitoring procurement data to ensure on-time delivery, and performing various procurement functions as needed. This individual will support all Anderson locations and employees, leading by Anderson Process Core Values: Growth, Expertise, Embrace Change, Teamwork, & Community.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Ensure accuracy and appropriateness of order confirmations and shipments through consistent communication with suppliers. • Address and escalate issues such as missed delivery dates or order discrepancies to internal & external team members (Suppliers). • Build rapport and maintain strong, dependable relationships with suppliers through clear, open, and proactive communication. • Proactively monitor material and parts shortages, offering value-added solutions with suppliers. • Create and manage purchase orders, ensuring supplier delivery dates align to production needs. • Coordinate inventory returns for defective materials and parts, documenting and expediting the process. • Engage regular communication with suppliers, to obtain product or service information, including pricing, availability, and delivery expectations. • Execute all procurement activities in compliance with departmental procedures, ensuring accurate and thorough data entry. • Adhere to all safety guidelines of the company. • Perform other duties as assigned.
Education/Skills/Experience
Required: • At least (2) years of Purchasing/Buying/Expeditor or related field. • Advanced utilization of Microsoft Excel. • Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work with all levels of an organization; ability to contribute as a member of a team. • Proven ability to successfully troubleshoot and contribute value-added solution(s). • Ability to self-manage detailed projects and execute high-level deliverables. • Exceptionally good written, verbal, and presentational skills. • Mastery of time allocation and prioritizing commitments.
Preferred: • Knowledge of Manufacturing/Distribution environment. • Experience with ERP or MRP systems. • Bachelor's degree in related field.
Physical Requirements: • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. A reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with a covered disability to perform the essential functions of the position if an undue hardship is not imposed.