Buyer Associate - ADV

Company: PDS Tech Commercial, Inc.
Location: Fort Wayne
Posted on: April 15, 2024

Job Description:

PDS is Seeking a self-motivated, self-driven, and experienced Global Purchasing Material Planner for the Control Box Division. The Control Box Division produces control boxes that are used in small, medium, and large roof top units along with refrigeration and HVAC markets. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are looking for an opportunity to develop your career in supply chain, then we have a great opportunity for you at UTEC, Inc. located in downtown Fort Wayne, IN. This is not a remote position. The person hired in this role will have the opportunity to work from home one day a week but will not be eligible for this until training is completed. 40 hours per week, plus some OT may be required.
Our Global Purchasing Material Planners are the drivers behind our continued growth and success. With our commitment to innovation, it's our material planners who seek out, develop, and help implement strategic initiatives for improved efficiency and productivity. Our ideal candidate is a detail-oriented planner, self-motivated problem solver, expert communicator, and top-notch MRP analyst with great decision-making skills.Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:--- Partner with other stakeholder teams across business units (i.e., sales, scheduling, production, customer service, quality, expeditors, global sourcing, finance, shipping/receiving, and engineering to develop necessary analysis and documentation in a collaborative way, communicating effectively and efficiently with each team.--- Manage the supply chain for assigned commodities. The employee will plan, analyze, procure, and expedite components utilizing accurate purchase order/schedule agreement placement to meet sales demands, monitor and maintain acceptable inventory levels, and achieve on-time deliveries to meet our customer's production schedules.--- Analyze the MRP for inventory control to ensure material arrives on time for production while not exceeding monthly inventory dollar goal initiatives, including but not limited to running specialized reports to manage inventory.
--- Analyze the SAP system daily to ensure our goal of 100% supplier on-time-delivery is met through sending open order reports to the suppliers and meeting weekly with to confirm orders will arrive on time, as well as demonstrate the ability to use business judgment to resolve problems to get to root cause analysis.
--- The Global Purchasing Material Planner will also resolve daily Accounts Payable rejections to ensure on time payments to suppliers.
--- The Global Purchasing Material Planner will work closely with the Quality Department on supplier quality issues and ensure defective material is returned to the supplier for credit.
--- Assist management for assigned projects as needed.

Education- Bachelor's Degree with 3+ years' experience as a Buyer/Materials Planner with Accounts - Payable resolution experience.- Associate degree with 5+ years' experience as a Buyer/Materials Planner with Accounts Payable resolution experience.- HS degree with 7+ years' experience.
Pay Details: $32.84 per hour Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/DisabledTo read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.pdstech.com/candidate-privacy /> The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records subject to federal contractor requirements and/or security clearance requirements.

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