Buyer/Planner II

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12318927 Position Purpose: This position is responsible for the purchase and planning of direct, indirect and MRO materials and services to support all departments within the facility. Individual will be responsible for price negotiations, commercial concerns, inventory levels and managing quality improvements while working within a continuous improvement environment. Another important aspect of the position is maintaining an understanding of our customer requirements, QMS system, PPAP process and be able to implement ""change"" notifications throughout the supply chain. Individual will participate on various ""teams"" within the facility to support safety, environmental, auditing and other initiatives as assigned. Essential Functions: Recommend selection of suppliers based on world-class quality, price, delivery and service. Prepare RFQ's as needed. Negotiate contracts, pricing and commercial issues with suppliers. Maintain positive supplier relationships. Develop and implement cost reduction programs and commodity strategies. Interact with all Hendrickson departments to assure a steady flow of materials. Optimize on-hand inventory days against customer order fill performance of 95% or greater for commodities assigned. Evaluate freight and inventory carrying costs to establish optimum lot sizes, frequency and timing of deliveries. Identify and champion inventory reduction initiatives. Manage ECN process and communicate information to buyers. Identify and analyze material, services and MRO requirements. Place and track Purchase Orders with suppliers to fully support production and service demand. Maintain all required records and computer data pertaining to assigned suppliers and parts. Process Engineering Change Notices (ECN) and communicate information to suppliers. Manage release of new parts, transitions between parts and revision changes. Support information requests from corporate Purchasing. Prepare monthly activity and inventory reports and other reports as required. Support departmental escalation policy. Support cross training initiatives of the department. Acquire an understanding of manufacturing principals to drive ERP improvements. Utilize QAD, Excel, Word, Power Point. Other duties as assigned. Maintain regular attendance. Education and Training: Bachelor's Degree in Materials Management, Operations, Business Administration or related field. Minimum Qualifications: 5 years' experience in planning/ purchasing in manufacturing environment. Solid understanding and execution skills of MRP, KANBAN, JIT, FIFO and MRO purchasing Organized, detailed and able to