Purchasing / Production Planner

Overall Purpose: The Purchasing/Production Planner selects and negotiates with approved vendors to place purchase orders in response to product requirements. The Purchasing/Production Planner interfaces between the manufacturing/operations, purchasing planning and inventory control functions to determine the most efficient Production Plan to ensure inventory for finished goods is maintained at a level specified by management.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepare the Production Plan based on forecast and promotional requirements, as well as company inventory guidelines
• Negotiate price, delivery terms and production time lines with current suppliers and vendors
• Identify cost savings
• Develop new suppliers as required
• Write Job Travelers and Purchase Orders
• Ensure all Material Requirements Planning (MRP) dates are maintained and updated
• Ensure desired MRP quantities are properly documented and orders for materials are placed in a timely manner
• Ensure components and services are available in a timely manner as required for production
• Ensure the required capacities are reserved to meet required production demand
• Coordinate with appropriate manufacturing personnel to solve problems related to the Production Schedule, such as material shortage status, rejection, scrap, re-work, etc.
• Prepare manufacturing plan to meet demand requirements
• Analyze material shortages, review order progress and adjust plans and schedules
• Maintain excellent team-oriented working relationships among all Hydraflow employees
• Recommend alternative materials management and planning strategies to management
• Maintain good manufacturing practice guidelines and behaviors
• Adhere to 5S Standards
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures, including, but not limited to, policies for attendance and punctuality and standards for safety

Other Duties:

• Other duties based on the needs of the Production Control Department

The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind work assignments and to make reasonable accommodations as needed.

Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
• 1+ years Purchasing/Planning/Scheduling experience
• Manufacturing or Quality background preferred
• Demonstrated MRP knowledge
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent analytical skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Fluent in English (able to read, speak, write and understand)
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident)

Physical Demands:

• While performing duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to:

o Sit

o Use hands and fingers to handle, type or feel

o Reach with hands and arms

o Speak or hear

• While performing duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to:

o Stand

o Walk

Work Environment: Standard office environment with occasional trips to the manufacturing area

Must be a U.S. Person based on ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident). This position is expected to be exposed to information which is subject to U.S. export control regulations, i.e. the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All Applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of U.S. regulations.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Hydraflow provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard because of any one, or combination of any one or more protected characteristics including race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, marital status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, victims as well as those who have a family member that is a victim of any qualifying act of violence, those who are perceived to have a combination of protected characteristics or are perceived as being associated with a person who has these characteristics or any other basis protected by law

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Hydraflow provides fluid transfer solutions that reduce customer's installation time, waste, weight and life-cycle costs. In addition we couple our highly innovative and differentiated products with a culture of service and quality, giving our customer the competitive advantage to succeed in their business.