Buyer/Planner (Materials & Production)

Position Summary
Responsible to manage, plan, coordinate, and implement all procurement processes to ensure that purchased goods and services support quality, cost, inventory and service level standards.  Responsible to continually evaluate the planning and purchasing requirements to ensure accuracy and integrity in meeting established company standards.

Main Responsibilities
Manages procurement processes and ensures quality finished goods and manufacturing materials are purchased.Manages the purchasing section of the MRP system to ensure that quantity, cost, inventory and delivery timetables are accurate and meet company objectives.Analyzes MRP requirements to ensure accuracy and integrity; determines future needs; decides min/max and economic order quantity; maintains data integrity of MRP planning system.Analyzes, evaluates and controls inventory of finished goods and purchased parts.Prepares, reviews and authorizes purchase requirements; managing all purchasing transactions.Expedites goods and/or services.Maintains the necessary purchasing files and documentsMaintains, develops and evaluates supplier relationshipsNegotiates terms, conditions and costs.Establishes and oversees purchasing procedures and processes relative to electronic commerce.Uses computer to accomplish responsibilities.Creates shop orders to manufacture products required by customer purchase orders.Plans shop orders to be released and processed while monitoring capacity availability in key work centers.Interacts with QC, Engineering, Production, and Finance and all other staff as needed.Represents Purchasing with suppliers.Resolves problems with delivery, supply, invoicing, quality, etc.Maintains awareness of market trends, new products and materials and recommends and advises changes.Keeps management informed of procurement challenges and issues (pricing, availability, delivery, quality, etc.).Maintains knowledge and compliance of company standard operation procedures (SOPs) and ISO standards.Performs all duties within defined company's business objectives.Performance of other related duties and responsibilities as assigned or required.

Education, Knowledge and Experience RequiredBachelor's Degree in Business Admin or related field or equivalent experience.Minimum of five years experience in Purchasing.Working knowledge of purchasing practices and principles.Ability to work independently and exercise judgment and initiative in dealing with a variety of duties and responsibilities.Effective verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills.Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.Understands basic inspection methods.Working knowledge of MRP systems and inventory control.Possesses knowledge of manufacturing products, processes and techniques.Computer literate.  Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access.Effective verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills.

Qualified applicants should submit resume along with salary requirement to:

Email:  kwjobs@teleflexmedical.com
Apply online:  www.teleflexmedical.com/careers