Position Summary
The Buyer/Planner role is responsible for ensuring the timely and cost-effective procurement of raw materials, packaging, and other production-related items. This role also manages production planning and inventory levels in a made-to-order environment. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, organized, and highly motivated to either grow or begin their career within the food manufacturing supply chain management. This is a new incremental role for this site and will be responsible for supporting long-term growth of this facility.
Key Responsibilities
Procurement:
- Purchase raw materials, and packaging in accordance with customer managed contracts.
- Maintain relationships with approved suppliers and onboard any new suppliers, driven by customer contract changes.
- Manage purchase orders, confirmations, and delivery schedules to ensure timely receipt of materials.
- Monitor supplier performance and resolve any issues related to quality, delivery, or pricing.
Planning & Scheduling:
- Develop and maintain the production schedule based on customer orders, production timing, and capacity constraints.
- Collaborate with production, quality, and warehouse teams to ensure seamless material flow and minimal downtime.
- Optimize plant inventory levels to balance available inventory, production needs, and site warehouse capacity.
- Track and adjust schedules to respond to changes in customer demand or supply disruptions.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Partner with operations, finance, R&D, and quality assurance teams to align procurement and planning activities.
- Support new product launches by coordinating materials and supplier readiness.
- Attend weekly customer calls to provide feedback plant performance & any procurement concerns or constraints.
