Buyer/Planner

Responsibilities: 1. Ensure availability of components and finished goods at the right moment at the right place according to the agreed planning rules. 2. Independently carrying out all project and initial procurement related tasks for customer driven product releases and changes within established policies and procedures to ensure on time release to manufacturing at agreed costs. 3. In cooperation with SBM monitor and manage supplier performance. Tasks: T-1 Production planning a) Demand management, activities that range from determining or estimating the demand from customers/forecast/safety stock, through converting specific customer orders into promised delivery dates, to helping balance demand with supply. b) Determine capacity requirements to support Master scheduling (MPS) and the resource planning. c) Ensure timely, honest and achievable customer order commitments. d) Communicating with the customer regarding customer order commitments and the changes. e) Determine shortages on components for (backlog) customer orders and communication with regards to the availability dates of those components. f) Ensure timely component availability from supplier or external warehouses for the start of the production orders. g) Create reports and analyses to support the planning and to inform internal departments (Master scheduling, Material planning, Operations and Business management) and external the customers. h) Administrative handling and check of orders in the internal and external ERP systems. T-2 Material planning a) Preparing detailed material plans using traditional MRP or SCCE (IRG) to ensure that the right parts are available at the right moment. b) Determine capacity requirements at the supplier to support the expected future demand. c) Release purchase orders based on the planning rules agreed with the customer and Business management. d) Reschedule/expedite purchase order due dates of existing open orders  e) Analyze and update system-planning parameters for the part numbers under her control, changing lot sizes, lead-times, scrap allowances, safety stocks and all other inventory parts f) Administrative handling and check of orders in the internal and external ERPsystems g) Reconcile errors or inconsistencies in the MRP outcome and try to eliminate root causes of these errors. h) Find key problem areas in material availability requiring action now to prevent future crises. i) Use the system to solve critical material shortages problems so actions can be captured in the records for the next MRP processing. j) Create reports and analyses to support the material planning and to inform internal departments (production planning and Business management) and external the customers. k) Determine shortages on components for (backlog) customer orders and communication with regards to the availability dates of those components. l) Ensure a correct receipt of customer change requests and advise on any potential issue towards the customer or account management. m) Liaison with the client to agree expectations around First Article, First Customer Ship and product costs n) Retrieve and implement data changes regarding part-numbers, Bills of Material, specifications, artwork and work-instructions o) Liaison with suppliers/procurement for new parts concerning specifications, lead-time and costs within established frame agreement p) Liaison with Supply Chain to ensure First Article and First Customer Ship dates are being met q) Liaison with the customer and account team relating to New Product Introduction, Phase Out planning and product costing r) Involvement in the Sales and Operations Planning process to consider NPI and phase out forecasts in the overall Planning s) Ensure acceptable level of quality as defined and agreed by the Customer and Moduslink, highlight potential issues to all stakeholders t) Highlight any potential additional cost with new BOM or ECO\'s towards Business management. Ensure correct assembly drawings and work instructions for each FGI. u) Analyze and raise any potential cost reductions with regards to purchases. T-3 Purchasing a) Manage and control individual purchase orders, purchase commitments and vendor performances. b) Measure supplier performance based on established frame agreements and ensure any concerns or potential issues are raised. c) In case of unsatisfactory supplier performance ensure escalations will be raised towards the suppliers involving Supplier Base Management (SBM) d) Evaluate supplier capacity based on supplier forecast from material planners. e) Maintain a good business relationship with the suppliers and maintain commercial contacts. f) Track and monitor cost reductions achieved by purchase price reductions and report these within the organization and towards SBM. g) Advise SBM regarding vendor selection based on supplier performance measurements, lead-time, costs and required services/quality. h) Analyze and raise any potential cost reductions with regards to purchases. i) Ensure a correct receipt of customer change requests and advise on any potential issue towards the customer or account management. j) Liaison with the client to agree expectations around First Article, First Customer Ship and product costs k) Retrieve and implement data changes regarding part-numbers, Bills of Material, specifications, artwork and work-instructions l) Liaison with suppliers/procurement for new parts concerning specifications, lead-time and costs within established frame agreement m) Liaison with Supply Chain to ensure First Article and First Customer Ship dates are being met n) Liaison with the customer and account team relating to New Product Introduction, Phase Out planning and product costing o) Involvement in the Sales and Operations Planning process to consider NPI and phase out forecasts in the overall Planning p) Ensure acceptable level of quality as defined and agreed by the Customer and Moduslink, highlight potential issues to all stakeholders q) Highlight any potential additional cost with new BOM or ECO\'s towards Business management. Ensure correct assembly drawings and work instructions for each FGI. Authority: Authorized to stop any process producing defects Authorized to change production plan to support inventory and resource goals Authorized to create purchase orders and shop orders Authorized to escalate any problems that jeopardize the agreed service requirements to the appropriate  levels Authorized to request for quotes within approved vendor list and place initial purchase orders Authorized to determine settings in the ERP system concerning inventory parts, Bills of Material and Engineering Change Order information for new and changed products Authorized to approve or reject vendor deliveries based on sampling Authorized to set and communicate costs and pricing to Modus customers based on Account Management guidelines