Operational Buyer Direct I

Roles & Responsibilities: Perform all routine tasks to convert planned orders into material plans including the creation and management of material planned requirements.Liaison with Supply Planner and Schedulers to ensure all material plans are up to date and responsive to changes in material requirements.Creation and maintenance of detailed material planning parameters in Planning systems.Liaison with procurement to agree conversion of the material requirements plan into Purchase Orders.Liaise with key stakeholders (Supply Planner, Scheduler and PM) to develop safety stock and inventory plans to meet production plans).Expediting material availability through liaison with procurement and teams involved with inbound material processing.Track, report and facilitate on-time material availability including testing and release for production.Creation and management of material related KPIs and measures to ensure accurate understanding of material availability.Execution of key material availability, mobilization or write actions to support optimal management of inventory while reducing scrap/waste.Ensure on-time shipment of product to the customers.Ensures campaign readiness through the management of a material commodity that does not entail release testing.Represents supply chain at internal project meetings and ensures that all raw materials campaign activities in advance of, during and upon completion of all production runs are properly managed.Identifies, develops, and ensures successful implementation of major raw materials breakthrough projects which increase efficiency in pursuit of campaign readiness and continued operational support.Ensures master data is accurate and maintained within ERP system, works with QA on vendor qualification.