Planner - Buyer

**Planner - Buyer**

**QUALIFICATION** SUMMARY** & PURPOSE** OF THE JOB**

Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, the main role of the Planner-Buyer is to manage the supply of the components in Victaulic Spain.

The essential tasks and responsibilities of the Planner-Buyer is to efficiently manage the items from suppliers to be delivered timely, maintaining a high level of customer service, to compile information and records to prepare purchase orders for procurement of material and to contact vendors to check status of open orders and deliveries.

Drives improvement by establishing and managing appropriate projects within Supply Chain and Manufacturing and by working together with Customer Care, Product management and Operations.

**PR**INCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RELATED** ACTIVITI**ES**

Efficiently manages the purchase of components for the manufacturing of the range of products assigned to Victaulic Spain while maintaining a high level of customer service.

Efficiently manages the purchase of a range of items at designated suppliers for the EMEA-I branches / region.

Uses available inventory replenishment methods to insure minimum dead, slow and scrap inventory and maximum availability of inventory for active items while keeping a high performance in delivery times.

Develops and manages the various tools and databases to ensure systems work smoothly
- MRP
- Planning Work Sheets
- Safety stocks
- Lead times

Manages the **O**rder **A**dministration **P**rocess (**OA**P**) and issues the necessary (and approved) Purchase Orders as directed by the requestor or as required by the MRP software.

Ensures parts are available based on orders and forecasts (safety stocks); updates deliveries from suppliers and adjusts material plan with the new delivery info, notifies customer care / sales when there will be changes to scheduled shipments and inform them of new approximate shipping and arrival dates, and prioritises and schedules shipments from suppliers to the different branches.

Interacts with suppliers to solve problems and discrepancies in delivery dates, quantities, or invoices, will follow up the best possible delivery dates and solutions for problems.

Coordinates with Quality all supplier related non-Conformities and their resolution.

Interacts with Logistics on the delivery of the items shipped by the supplier (only import).

Is proficient in Expediting suppliers and logistics, escalates when necessary.

Verifies invoice(s) from suppliers against bids, purchase order(s) and deliveries.

Files and records all data and maintains database(s).

Manages tactical duties with suppliers and reports on Supplier Performance.

Owns the tactical day-to-day supplier relationship management.

Manage multiple projects and co-ordinate activities of project teams when taking team lead positions. Projects can be in the nature of
- developing supplier review meetings
- developing system to improve vendor quotation evaluations
- utilization of appropriate negotiation and purchasing techniques to ensure quality, price, delivery and service
- design, implement, manage, and monitor procurement reporting system
- develop and implement appropriate **K**ey **P**erformance **I**ndicators (**KPI**´s) monitoring and improvement programs, in consultation and agreement with the SCM management**EDUCATIONAL, EXPERIENCE AND PER**SONAL ATTRI**BUTES QUALIFICATIONS**

Bachelor and/or Master’s degree in a technical discipline, or similar through experience.

Experience (min 3 years) in Purchasing, Expediting, Material Control, Order Management and/or related fields.

Excellent computer knowledge to include Microsoft Office.

Technical knowledge in fluids and machining (preferable in valve industry).

Experience working on Projects.

Is Customer Service driven

Works well in a team environment

Knows several analytical problem-solving techniques.

Excellent developed people and organizational skills.

Good oral and written communications skills.

Fluent in English, any supplementary language is an asset.

Willing to make occasionally travel abroad.