Summary: The Buyer/Production Planner, reporting to the Materials Manager, serves as the primary facilitator for managing purchase order requirements, tracking on-time delivery, and performing a range of procurement-related tasks as needed. monitoring procurement data to ensure on-time delivery and performing various procurement functions as needed. Supporting all Anderson locations and employees, this role plays a key part in driving efficiency and alignment across the organization.
The Buyer/Production Planner will uphold and lead by Anderson Process Core Values: Growth, Expertise, Embrace Change, Teamwork, & Community.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Demonstrates strong initiative in setting and achieving goals, ensuring tasks are completed independently while maintaining alignment with organizational objectives. Effectively manages priorities and deadlines to deliver results. • Maintains clear, consistent, and fluid communication across teams, departments, and external partners to ensure seamless flow and collaboration. • Proactively enhances role efficiency and productivity by identifying process gaps and implementing streamlined solutions. • Ensure accuracy and timeliness of purchase order confirmations and shipments by maintaining consistent and clear communication with suppliers. • Identify and escalate issues such as missed delivery dates or order discrepancies to both internal and external stakeholders to drive quick resolution. • Monitor material and parts shortages, collaborating with suppliers to provide effective, value-added solutions. • Create and manage purchase orders, aligning supplier delivery dates with production schedules to meet business needs. • Oversee the return process for defective materials and parts, ensuring proper documentation and timely resolution. • Build rapport and maintain strong, dependable relationships with suppliers through clear, open, and proactive communication. • 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 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.