Buyer/Planner

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Toptech Systems is a global industry leader in automation and data management services. All of our hardware and software products are designed in-house, allowing us to provide excellent customer service to our clients at all levels of the supply chain.

Summary: The Buyer Planner obtains materials, components, equipment, and services as required by the production schedule, facilities maintenance, and administrative functions. Additionally, the Buyer Planner determines material requirements from production schedules and maintains inventory at planned levels, staying consistent with financial goals. This person prepares requests for quotation, gathers bids, and negotiates contracts and purchase commitments for goods and services. They plan, schedule, and monitor the logistics controlling movement of material thru the supply chain. They monitor cost, timely delivery, and quality of purchased goods and services to assure best quality at best value. This person will be cross trained in shipping to pitch in when needed.

Environment

Toptech is a highly fluid and fast paced work environment where people are expected to be flexible and have a willingness to adapt to changing priorities. Toptech team members work in a comfortable, collaborative, and hardworking environment. Toptech requires a global mindset and encourages each person to think outside the box to come up with solutions.

Essential Duties: 

• Work within documented procurement and planning system that complies with ISO, ATEX, and Sage 100 guidelines. 
• Provide timely response to all purchase requisitions and non-manufacturing requisitions.
• Determine material requirements from engineering and production schedules.
• Maintain inventory at planned levels. Review all open purchase orders for reschedule opportunities consistent with good planning techniques, ensuring inventory is maintained at or below planned levels.
• Maintain accurate lead times and due dates for purchased inventory and manufacturing orders.
• Follow up with purchase orders to ensure shipment as required (expedites and reschedules) and negotiate schedule changes.
• Establish quality-oriented supplier relationships and track measurable performance against Quality Assurance standards to include capability of suppliers to satisfy on-time delivery expectations, quality, customer service, and cost.
• Continuously assess market conditions which may affect procurement. Recommend procurement, cost, and materials management strategy changes.
• Is a member of Material Review Board (MRB) and Supplier Evaluation/Survey teams.

Requirements:

• Basic negotiating skills and knowledge of contracts.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business documents, drawings, technical procedures, and safety regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedures.
• Understanding of international tariff rates, logistics, and business requirements.

Education and/or Experience

A degree or certification in supply chain, operations, or related field and/or at least 2 years of equivalent experience.

Physical Demands

This person will be cross-trained in shipping to fill in when needed. While performing the duties of shipping, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. Toptech Systems will not sponsor an employment visa for this role.

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws (Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled).

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