Materials Planner/buyer 1

At Panduit, Our People Make the Difference. We're looking for individuals who share our passion for innovation, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability.This role is responsible for ensuring the timely and most cost-effective material planning and procurement of materials to support the business needs.Plans and buys material for a specific plant and product line (family) based on the operating model MTS/MTO and planning policies. Responsible for planning parameters such as material lead times, ABC, IQR, and supplier performance metrics. Manages daily placement of orders, execute exemption messages to balance inventory and service levels, as well as sharing status to scheduler and production team.This role is responsible for ensuring the timely and most cost-effective material planning and procurement of materials to support the business needs.Plans and buys material for a specific plant and product line (family) based on the operating model MTS/MTO and planning policies. Responsible for planning parameters such as material lead times, ABC, IQR, and supplier performance metrics. Manages daily placement of orders, execute exemption messages to balance inventory and service levels, as well as sharing status to scheduler and production team.ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:Materials Planning (40%)- Ensure optimal quantities are purchased and transferred by maintaining minimum order quantities and fixed lot multipliers within Product Information Management. Minimum order quantities and fixed lot multipliers should be aligned with demands, Supplier price breaks and order quantities produced by the supplier (outside vendor or internal)- Ensure that components/raw materials have appropriate min/max and safety stock levels assigned within inventory management- Ensure adequate purchased/transferred material availability through review and release planned orders from min/max inventory replenishment on a daily basis- Ensure adequate purchased/transferred material availability through review and release planned orders in the Supply Plan, on a daily basis, to create transfer orders and purchase orders- Ensure adequate purchased/transferred material availability through by managing Supply Exceptions on inbound transfer orders and purchase orders within the Supply Plan on a daily basis and maintain accurate due dates on transfer orders and purchase orders- Performs analysisis on Excess inventory and ensures corrects actions are in place to eliminate and prevent it.Purchase Order (PO) Administration (35%)- Process, review and confirm all requisitions for indirect product or services and/or simple production items into POs through the Oracle System. When appropriate direct low dollar/low risk purchases through corporate P-Card.- Confirm with suppliers the accuracy and acceptance of PO information and update as required- Expediting of orders as needed to support schedules.- Review daily open order report and take appropriate action- Reconcile invoice discrepancies and help resolve AP related issues- Partner with Finance to update charge accounts on open Pos- Ensures no hung requisitions on system.- Ensure materials arrives as promised, following up with supplier, logistics and warehouse.- Close open POs per client requestsSupplier Capacity & Commitment Management (10%)- Provide Forecasts to suppliers- Stay informed on supplier’s capacity constraints- Secure and Process Returned Goods- Trace Corrective Action from Suppliers- Review and update quality and delivery information in Oracle to ensure accurate Supplier Performance scoring per Panduit’s SPS policyProjects (10%)- Lead and participate in functional projects. Partner with internal clients to Identify, organize, prioritize and execute projects to meet global supply chain initiatives.- Provide, implement and drive purchasing processes solutions for continuous improvement. Use data driven analysis methods to identify root cause problem areas and lead corrective action.Engineering Change Order Management(ECO): Update PO detail as required and manage acceptance of Engineering Change Notice with Suppliers (5%)EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:Required Degree: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain; Operations Management; Business or related field or APICS certification (or local country equivalent education)Certificate(s): CSCP certification a plusExperience: Minimum Bachelor’s Degree or 2 Years in Supply ChainKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY:- Basic MS Office Proficiency- Basic ERP system knowledge (Oracle preferred)- Basic data query capability- Ability to analyze and summarize data into actionable summary reports- Supply Chain knowledge (A basic understanding of Supply Chain concepts, Sourcing, Demand Management, Supply Management and Inventory Management)- In addition to local language proficiency, must have English proficiency (oral and written)Last updated: January, 2024Work ShiftDay (Mexico)