Buyer Planner I

Job description

Under direct supervision, the Buyer Planner I is responsible for, but not limited to, performing material planning activities in the Demand, Production, and Supplier Planning functions of customer demand fulfillment in order to ensure total customer satisfaction within required timeline, quality standards, and total cost constraints. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Monitor and maintain delivery schedules / due dates in MRP system based on Customer Demand (Planning Solutions and Discrete Sales Orders) as well as forecasting techniques where applicable. - Analyze and provide feedback to appropriate departments on material status / requirements for fulfilling customer demand. - Provide lead times to the Customer Service team regarding Laird Promise Date for customer demand fulfillment. - Communicate with sales personnel and customers for forecast and Master Production Schedule maintenance. - Schedule production using a variety of inputs such as sales orders, historical data, sales forecasts, and inputs from product managers or sales management. - Check availability of inventory prior to firming / releasing work orders using system queries and reports. - Manage Supplier Schedules and Supplier Dema...