Buyer/Planner

Our client, a leading global producer of fluid flow equipment, is looking for a buyer/planner to join their team. This position will require someone will strong commodity/manufactured goods background and purchasing experience for their Scarborough location.

Location: Scarborough, ON

Salary:up to 60K

Key Responsibilities:

• Acts on MRP/ERP/MPS signals from Infor LN and transacts purchase order releases;
  expedite action messages, subcontracting work-orders and shop floor control to
  ensure on time delivery.
• Transacts and re-acts to vendor/supplier purchasing based on capabilities and
  criteria to ensure vendor /supplier purchasing requirements based on capabilities
  and criteria to ensure vendor performance to the company guidelines.
• Maintains purchasing records, advises and recommends on item site planning data
  conformance to ensure signals to transact are in accordance to policy.
• Evaluates and acts on all Purchase Price Variances (PPV’s). Reports on the same.
• Schedules and expedites all purchase item shipments on a JIT basis.
• Researches new products, suppliers, subcontractors and manufacturers to assist in
  product improvements, delivery improvement and cost/profit enhancement.
• Has a thorough knowledge of the products that the purchased part will become a
  part of.
• Follows factory planner and Demand Planner for purchasing and manufacturing
  orders.
• Executes demand and stock orders based on Factory Planner requirements.
• Evaluates shortage reports, expedites manufactured and purchased parts from
  suppliers and sister companies.
• Evaluates supply chain logistics and capacity constraints and recommends remediation to achieve on time delivery performance.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• A College degree/Diploma in production management/materials management or
  purchasing/supply or demonstrated work equivalence.
• APICS and/or PMAC designation.
• 3-5 years’ experience in production management and purchasing
• Working knowledge of purchasing techniques, including the bid process, bid
  evaluation, vendor certification and vendor management.
• Knowledge of item site planning fields and their interaction and integration with
  production needs, ERP signals and forecasts.
• MRP/PRP and MPS experience.
• Superior computer skills as demonstrated with Microsoft Office and custom ERP software.
• Knowledge of assembly techniques and shop floor control in a manufacturing /
  factory environment.

How to apply:

Please send your resume to careers@gc-employment.com with the subject title “Buyer/Planner_Scarborough"