Job Summary:

The Buyer/Planner is an essential member of the SCP materials management team contributing to operational success. The Buyer/Planner is responsible for the effective and efficient procurement of precision/intricate machined parts, cable and outside processing operations as well as driving on-time delivery. The Buyer/Planner reports to the Materials Specialist and works closely with the SCP Busines Director, Engineering, Quality, Sales and Accounting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Planner must understand manufacturing capacity and allocate as required to meet build plan commitments.
• Expedites and reschedules open purchase orders to suit production-planning requirement.
• Create and release manufacturing orders based on bill-of-materials and configuration.
• Track material shortages for manufacturing orders, kits, sub-assemblies based on bill-of-material or drawings/configuration.
• Communicate to team and management critical part shortages that will jeopardize ship schedule.
• Prepares purchase requests for the purchase of components or parts based on a master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirement

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field Preferred
• Manufacturing Scheduling/Planning, MRP system experience or an equivalent combination of work-related experience
• Strong analytical capabilities and able to organize large data sets, analyze trends and make recommendations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience in a Lean Manufacturing environment and demonstrated success deploying lean methodologies to improve production efficiency.
• Experience scheduling and/or planning in a high volume / high mix manufacturing operation is desire.
• Outstanding leadership skills and good strategic thinking.
• Effective time & prioritization management.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Successful at adapting to and managing change.
• Familiarity with ISO Quality Assurance programs.

Compensation

Employee Type: Salaried

Salary Minimum: $75, 000

Salary Maximum: $90, 000

Incentive: No

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

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AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers' most complex challenges. We employ 22, 000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK is a component of the S& P 500. Visit https: //www.ametek.com/careers for more information.

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Nearest Major Market: Providence
Nearest Secondary Market: Rhode Island