Buyer Planner I - Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Elliott Company

Elliott Company
Elliott Company
Verified Company
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

1 month ago

Deepika Kaur

Posted by:

Deepika Kaur

beBee Recuiter
Description
Overview & Responsibilities


PURPOSE OF THE JOB
What is the principal reason for the existence of the job? What is it designed to accomplish? What is the general function of the job?

Plan, schedule and purchase assigned commodities and or components from order entry to shipment within the focused factory.


This position was designed to direct and control the planning, processing and scheduling activities related to Elliott parts and product orders.

The Buyer Planner I coordinates pre and post-contract requirements in accordance with customer and Elliott specifications.

The general function of the job includes:

utilizing existing and new computer-assisted systems, establishing schedule priorities, evaluating shop loads, maintaining the optimim level of inventory to satisfy customer requirements, and taking necessary actions to prevent/resolve overload conditions and delays in the manufacturing process.


The Buyer Planner I will when appropriate will coordinate with the designated commodity manager to develop sourcing options and strategies.


Adhere to Company and Purchasing policies and ensure procurement of material and services at most advantageous value with required quality at required time.

The Buyer Planner I will develop and maintain supplier relationships as necessary.


The Buyer Planner I is also expected to ensure compliance with the Department Operations Manual in support of Elliott Quality and ISO.

BACKGROUND and EXPERIENCE

What are the requirements of this job in terms of education and previous work experience? What kinds of knowledge and skills should the incumbent possess? (e.g.

technical know-how of a function, product or process; intensive knowledge of policies and procedures; analytical skills; selling techniques; supervisory skills, etc.)



Bachelor degree or Minimum of 5 years buying and or planning and scheduling experience.

The individual must have an excellent general background in all phases of planning and purchasing.

Must have knowledge of Company purchasing policies and procedure,


Must possess experience in a heavy manufacturing environment with strengths in production and inventory control, capacity and materials requirements planning, and production activity control.

Must be familiar with ERP systems utilizing MRP and capacity management.


Must have knowledge of mechanical and geometric drawings, along with an ability to estimate material needs and shop labor hours.


Successful buyer planners possess a background in team-oriented environments, a positive attitude, an ability to change, a demonstrated ability to make decisions and a positive perspective regarding the work environment.


Excellent communication skills are required, along with the ability to influence other departments and disciplines to work together to meet the needs of the customer.

Keyboard and personal computer skills are required.


NATURE OF THE JOB


What kind of job is this? What terms best describe the principal activities of the job? (Try to identify the 4 most important) _developing, creating, designing - directing, controlling, implementing - supervising, administering - collecting, recording, calculating, consolidating, analyzing - persuading, selling, convincing_.)

Is this a line or staff type position? To what extent are activities covered by policies, precedents or procedures? How much of the job involves responding to new, unfamiliar or original situations?


The Buyer Planner will work within the focused factory and will assess project related material and component requirements, coordinate with manufacturing to determine make or buy decisions, and provide pull signals to engineering, design and drafting for the the appropriate technical product information and drawings.

Upon receipt of appropriate technical data and drawings the Buyer Planner will create and issue factory books or create and release Purchase Orders to selected suppliers.


NOTE:
The Planning duties of this job are resident to the position. We have people called Buyer I and people called Buyer/Planner I at an equivalent level.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
Reviewing all manufactured and purchased customer requirements

Analyze internal manufacturing capabilities with respect to external vendor capabilities.

Provide regular order and schedule updates to PM and Master Scheduler for all projects

Implement new ideas and procedures that reduce cost or improve availability.


Control inventory levels where appropriate through the analysis of data, develop guidelines for stocking parts and direct implementation of these decisions.

Control all activities within commodity group and special assignment.

Effectively administer the buying functions, which include service, price, and quality

Understanding of buying commodities, and supply base

Negotiate pricing with key suppliers as appropriate.

Respond to new and original situations.

Manage suppliers in conjunction with and at the direction of the Commodity Management tea
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