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Job Description
Job Description
Position Title:
Buyer Planner III
Reports To:
Director of Manufacturing Operations
Senior Manager Supply Chain
Staff Accountability:
None
EEO:
2
FLSA:
Exempt
The Warn Group believes that every team member plays a significant role in our success. We enable our customers with the tools they need to work and play outdoors. This position description is designed to outline the primary duties of the role, qualifications, and job scope. Just as we do not want our customers to be limited in the outdoor space, we do not want to limit our team members nor the organization to just the work that is identified. It is our expectation that each team member will serve their customers wherever, whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors.
Position Summary:
The Buyer Planner III aligns sales forecasts, customer demand, inventory requirements, manufacturing capacity, and component availability to develop and maintain executable production schedules. While the role includes tactical purchasing responsibilities for assigned product lines, the primary focus is optimizing factory throughput, balancing inventory investment, and supporting efficient production execution. This position serves as a key liaison between Demand Planning, Operations, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Strategic Sourcing while providing guidance and mentorship to Buyer Planner I and Buyer Planner II team members. Performs advanced production planning and scheduling activities required to attain production objectives across multiple product lines and manufacturing operations. Assignments are highly complex and involve ownership of the Master Production Schedule (MPS), capacity planning, inventory optimization, and material flow management.
Essential Functions:
- Convert sales forecasts, customer orders, and safety stock requirements into executable Master Production Schedules (MPS) and production work orders.
- Level-load production schedules to balance machine, labor, and line capacity while maximizing throughput and operational efficiency.
- Evaluate schedule change requests and determine impacts to capacity, material availability, inventory levels, and customer lead times.
- Conduct Rough-Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) and Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP) to identify bottlenecks, resource constraints, and future capacity requirements.
- Maintain and optimize planning parameters within JDE, including safety stock levels, reorder points, buffer stock strategies, and lot-sizing rules.
- Monitor work-in-process (WIP), inventory velocity, Days of Supply (DOS), inventory turns, and excess and obsolete inventory (SLOB) to support inventory optimization goals.
- Run and analyze MRP calculations to ensure component availability aligns with production schedules.
- Issue and manage purchase orders for assigned suppliers and materials while balancing inventory investment with production requirements.
- Coordinate with Strategic Sourcing and Procurement teams to address long-lead materials, supplier capacity constraints, and critical shortages.
- Lead material phase-in and phase-out activities associated with Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and New Product Introductions (NPI).
- Collaborate with Quality and Manufacturing Engineering teams to adjust schedules and material plans during quality holds, engineering changes, or equipment downtime.
- Release and manage production work orders based on material availability, production priorities, and manufacturing capacity.
- Develop reports, dashboards, and analytical tools utilizing ERP systems, Excel, and Power BI to support operational decision-making.
- Monitor and report planning KPIs, including Schedule Attainment, On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) delivery, Capacity Utilization, inventory performance, and Plan-versus-Actual production variances.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for ERP/MRP planning processes, including parameter maintenance, system enhancements, and process documentation.
- Mentor Buyer Planner I and Buyer Planner II team members on planning methodologies, scheduling strategies, and root-cause analysis.
Required Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Five to eight years of progressively responsible experience in production planning, master scheduling, capacity planning, materials management, or supply chain operatio
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