Planner/buyer

Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensorsswitches to fuses and morewe produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensorsswitches to fuses and morewe produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

Reporting to the Planning Team Leader, you as a Planner Buyer will be responsible for maximizing service levels while minimizing inventory levels, requisitioning of purchased component materials and expediting materials through production and review current production schedules that support the manufacturing process. Creates, tracks, and reports on the current production schedules.

About the job:
- Plans and prepares the production schedule for manufacturing. Analyzes moderately complex production specifications and plant capacity to provide inputs that determine processes, tools, materials, and labor requirements. (60%)- Draws conclusions on potential improvement strategies for review with the production planning team. Recommendations may be shared with the business. (25%)- Tracks changes to production schedule to monitor if production schedules are meeting set goals. (10%)- Collects data/inputs needed to create the production schedules. (5%)- Other duties as assigned.

About you:
- Bachelor or university degree.- One to two years of experience.- Familiarity with manufacturing and manufacturing cost analysis.- Experience with global manufacturing companies preferred.- Knowledge in MS Office.- Strong analytical skills.- Strong communication skills.- High attention to detail.

Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise. Our Core Values — Customer Focus, Teamwork, Results-Driven, Integrity, and Innovation — support us on our mission to improve the safety, reliability, efficiency, and performance of our customers’ products and systems. We are an equal opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference — everywhere, every day.

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