Purchasing & Materials Planner

Purchasing & Materials Planner Who We Are Oil Filtration Systems® joined the Clark-Reliance® family in 2010. OFS has become the leader in innovation related to oil and fuel filtration products manufacturing. We have accomplished this by focusing on our customer’s needs and requirements. Our triumphs have been made possible by our dedicated, highly qualified and experienced employees. What is a Purchasing and Materials Planner? The Purchasing & Materials Planner is responsible for the sourcing, procurement, and planning of materials, components, and services required to support production schedules, customer orders, inventory objectives, and multiple business needs. The role balances day-to-day purchasing and material planning with strategic sourcing, cost reduction, supplier development, and supply-risk management. What We’re Looking For The ideal candidate is an organized, analytical, and commercially minded supply-chain professional who can shift between urgent material needs and longer-term sourcing initiatives. Manufacturing experience, sound commercial judgment, strong follow-through, and comfort managing multiple suppliers, commodities, and priorities are essential. Duties and Responsibilities Procure materials, components, supplies, and services to support production and customer requirements while meeting cost, quality, delivery, and inventory objectives. Review material requirements, issue and maintain purchase orders, and expedite deliveries based on production schedules, customer demand, inventory, supplier lead times, and planning parameters. Obtain and analyze supplier quotations and make purchasing recommendations based on price, quality, availability, lead time, capacity, supplier performance, and total cost. Identify, evaluate, and qualify new suppliers and alternative sources; develop and maintain supplier agreements and commercial terms. Lead strategic sourcing initiatives and pursue measurable cost reductions through competitive bidding, negotiation, value engineering, supplier consolidation, should-cost analysis, and supply-chain optimization. Monitor supplier delivery, quality, responsiveness, lead time, capacity, cost, and service; conduct performance reviews and support supplier-development activities. Review demand, forecasts, sales orders, inventory, work orders, and production requirements to plan material availability and proactively address shortages or schedule risks. Maintain planning parameters and support inventory analysis, cycle counts, investigations, adjustments, and actions addressing slow-moving, obsolete, excess, or shortage inventory. Partner with Production, Engineering, Quality, Customer Service, Accounting, Product Management, and other business units on material priorities, new products, supplier transitions, cost reduction, and delivery commitments. Maintain accurate ERP/MRP, purchasing, supplier, part, pricing, lead-time, inventory, work-order, and performance records in accordance with company and ISO requirements. Interact and communicate with all levels of employees within the Company, as well as suppliers, customers and peers effectively. Comply with policies, procedures, standards and rules of the Company. Maintain work area in a clean, orderly and safe manner. Punctual, regular and consistent attendance. Perform all other job-related duties as assigned. What Success Looks Like Consistent material availability supporting on-time production and customer delivery. Measurable purchase-price and total-cost savings against agreed annual targets. Improved supplier delivery, quality, responsiveness, and lead-time performance. Inventory performance aligned with service, working-capital, excess, and obsolescence objectives. Required Experience and Education High school diploma or equivalent required. A bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Finance, or a related field is preferred; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.…

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