Buyer Planner

at Aston Carter in Rockford, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Description:

You’ll work as a member of a larger procurement team to perform all functions needed to ensure the operation has a reliable supply chain of material and services as needed from external suppliers while also supporting efforts to drive supplier performance improvements.

In this role you will have full responsibility for a subset of our supply base in terms of implementing purchase orders presenting forecast changes and working to resolve delivery challenges. You will also collaborate with the larger global Sourcing team to help identify and drive cost savings ideas and look for opportunities to increase our relationship with our strategic supply base. The ability to problem-solve negotiate and analyze supplier performance data will be essential.

The Site Buyer also plays a key role in sharing key delivery updates to the Production Schedulers and site Operations leadership team as we work to deliver to our customers during a time of outstanding growth!

Finally we would look for your support in navigating source changes from one supplier to another as well as supporting the procurement activities associated with new product launches.

Top Skills Details:

purchasing,procurement,supply chain,materials management,supplier performance

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

MUST HAVEs

-HS Diploma and 7 years Purchasing experience OR

-Associates and 4 years Purchasing experience OR

-Bachelors and 2 years Purchasing experience

-Min 2 years experience using MRP/ERP systems

-Min 2 years experience using MS Excel

-Experience in supplier change and ew product development

-Experience working in a manufacturing environment

NICE TO HAVEs

-CPM, APICS, or CPIM certification

-JD Edwards experience

-Global procurement experience

-Experience working with contract manufacturing

-Lean manufacturing experience

SOFT SKILLS

-Strong communication skills

-Attention to detail

-Ability to multitask, prioritize, and organize

-Customer-first mentality

-Comfortable handling high volume of workload

Experience Level:

Intermediate Level

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

+ Hiring diverse talent

+ Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

+ Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

+ Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.