Job Description
Pay: $35.63/Hour
Duration: 3+ months
Overview:
The Buyer Planner is responsible for managing Manufacturing Planning, on time delivery to customers, and Kanban ordering process, this role also incorporates supplier communications, negotiation, document preparation, records management, financial administration, scheduling, inventory management, and general problem solving. The successful candidate will be a key team member in developing standard processes and support ongoing manufacturing operations.
This position reports to the Supply Chain Manager and is part of the Manufacturing team, located in San Jose, CA and will be an onsite role.
Qualifications:
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
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Duration: 3+ months
Overview:
The Buyer Planner is responsible for managing Manufacturing Planning, on time delivery to customers, and Kanban ordering process, this role also incorporates supplier communications, negotiation, document preparation, records management, financial administration, scheduling, inventory management, and general problem solving. The successful candidate will be a key team member in developing standard processes and support ongoing manufacturing operations.
This position reports to the Supply Chain Manager and is part of the Manufacturing team, located in San Jose, CA and will be an onsite role.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years' experience planning and controlling inventory, plus working with supply chain and inventory management systems (i.e., Advanced Excel skills, Kanban, Oracle, or similar inventory system). MUST HAVE (SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE IN PLANNING).
- Strong analytical skills, initiative, judgment, and problem-solving ability, while driving a complex supply chain and inventory management system.
- Experience working with an ERP (Oracle preferred but any other ERPs work as well)
- Both planning and buying experience are required for this position
- KANBAN planning experience is a plus (not a MUST)
- Candidates with master's Degrees are considered overqualified
- Shift: Monday to Friday - Day shift - 100% onsite
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Apply knowledge of International procurement & shipping (total cost model), by working closely with Procurement and Global Planning Teams, to assure material availability and prioritization for customers.
- Plan inventory levels, locations, and execute all forecasting and planning programs by analyzing manufacturing capacity; determine when items are built.
- Be a champion for the material processes. Promote problem solving around key deliverables through Daily Management, work to implement effective countermeasures, and provide feedback to affected parties on challenges.
- This position will work closely with all other material team members in the plant to ensure effective tactical material execution along with On Time Delivery to the end customer. Will be responsible for communicating plans, challenges, and opportunities across the organization while working effectively to problem solve solutions.
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | San Jose, CA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Website | https://www.thefountaingroup.com/ |
About Company
The Fountain Group provides Contingent Labor, Statement-of-Work, and Contingent-to-Permanent resources to clients with an internal/external Contingent Labor Managed Service Program or Clients without a program. The Fountain Group is committed to the belief that we all share in the responsibility to conduct our businesses in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We base this on the premise that a company is much more than the products it offers. The effect a company has on the environment, the people and the communities it serves reflects the company’s dedication to being not only a good business, but to being a good corporate citizen. The Fountain Group believes the key to servicing a client is to identify the client demand precisely. Therefore, The Fountain Group focused its efforts on building and developing a process, which can identify an exact match for our client’s needs. Our process utilizes modern technology combined with 30+ years of Talent Acquisition experience to deliver Precision resources. Financial strength is prominent among The Fountain Group’s corporate values. The future of our business will be built on the innovation, compassion, outstanding services and technology, but a solid financial foundation is required to carry us forward to meet our business goal and support our long term vision.
Skills
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Capacity Analysisunmatched
- Cost Modelingunmatched
- Establish Prioritiesunmatched
- Financial Administrationunmatched
- Forecastingunmatched
- Inventory Levelsunmatched
- Inventory Managementunmatched
- Inventory Planningunmatched
- Kanbanunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Analysisunmatched
- Manufacturing Managementunmatched
- Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
- Negotiation Skillsunmatched
- Operational Supportunmatched
- Oracleunmatched
- Oracle ERPunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Developmentunmatched
- Procurement Planningunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Records Managementunmatched
- Standards Developmentunmatched
- Supply Chain Managementunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
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