Purpose of the Position The Senior Purchaser Planner will be responsible for, but not limited to, Managing the Supply Chain and Inventory and Production Scheduling functions for the Virginia Scientific Imaging Systems Group and Machine shop by: Working with operations, manufacturing, Engineering R&D, internal sales, and overseas offices
Negotiating prices, establishing lead times and purchasing products,
Planning, scheduling of machine shop and inventory management.
The successful candidate will also work with our overseas office staff to place and follow-up on all orders and verify and communicate to our internal and external sales team any manufacturing and shipping delays. Other tasks of the planning/purchasing position will include project work to reduce costs and improve processes as well as on ongoing vendor evaluations in accordance to ISO 9001 requirements. Essential Job Functions include the following, but are not limited to: Key Purchasing and Planning tasks:
Use the Microsoft Axapta Dynamics MRP computer system to purchase and plan all products
Use Power BI reports to develop metrics to be able to ensure good on time delivery of products and reduce zero stock SKUs
Develop daily purchasing, expediting, date and data management
Produce daily planning scheduling/ re-scheduling/ date and data management
Release, monitor and close work orders to support the build plan and open sales orders
Generate purchasing requirements to ensure timely fulfillment of customer orders
Generate, monitor, close and control production orders for machine shop.
Schedule the availability of sufficient parts necessary to ensure the timely, uninterrupted flow of manufacturing processes and schedules
Develop a plan and schedule to ensure the efficient and continual performance of manufacturing cell production
Product Availability and Lead Time calculation
Key Document control tasks:
Manage the data entry, document revision and control in TECM. Assist in positioning Engineering Change Orders (ECO) with proper ECO classification and including all products affected by the changes.
Responsible for reviewing MRP Item Master fields and settings, electronically filing drawings, assembly instructions and miscellaneous engineering paperwork.
Collecting and maintaining files of the latest revision level documentation necessary to process initial releases, corrections, and revisions to accurately control manufacturing processes.
Initiates and participates in purchasing improvement and cost reduction programs
Generate special and periodic reports as required or directed
Inventory Control and Inventory Planning (Safety Stock, forecast, build/order size)
Vendor Relationship Management
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