Buyer / Planner - Emerson Electric : Job Details

If you are a Buyer/Planner looking for an exciting opportunity to grow and develop professionally? Emerson has an exciting opportunity for you! Based in our manufacturing facility in Stephenville, TX, and reporting to the Plant Manager, you will be responsible for all stages of production orders from procurement of raw material through WIP and Finished Goods production. In addition to these specified tasks, you will also assist production supervisors in meeting customer expectations.

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

* Plan and create purchase orders as needed to fill production shop orders. Monitor open purchase orders for on time deliveries by communicating with suppliers as necessary. Investigate new sources and send out quotes to obtain the most cost-efficient materials.

* Monitor, investigate, and notify production supervisors of work order variance reporting quantities or requests for shop packet increases. Check lower and higher bill of material levels before making inventory adjustments.

* Run and monitor the negative on-hand inventory report weekly. Investigate any suspect quantities to determine the cause of incorrect on hands. Complete transfers transactions to correct negative location problems.

* Create/manage work orders as needed to support inventory availability expectations in the Distribution Center.

* Review material supply and release discrete jobs in accordance with master schedule.

* Responsible for respective new item creations/workflows by updating organization parameters.

* Act as a liaison between customer service and manufacturing

* Works with production to ensure WIP items are scheduled to meet master schedule.

* Establish long-term relationships with reliable suppliers to ensure consistent quality and cost savings.

WHO YOU ARE:

You express ideas, facts, problems, and solutions effectively when speaking or when written reports and memos are required. You accurately complete assignments when working with peers, supervisors, and customers to accomplish Company objectives identify the impacts or consequences of situations and escalate to the appropriate channels. You accept responsibility and cooperates in carrying out instructions. You maintain confidentiality and privileged information. You quickly and accurately answer customer's requests.

For This Role, You Will Need:

* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.

* A minimum of 2 years of related planning experience.

* Experience operating a computerized master scheduling system, such as Oracle ERP or similar.

* Ability to communicate effectively to various departments.

* Proficient P/C skills, the ability to interpret computer reports, have good business intelligence (analysis) skills.

* Legal authorization to work in the United States (sponsorship is not available for this position).

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

* APICIS Certification or affiliation.

* A minimum of 3 years job related manufacturing experience.

* Previous Oracle or SAP experience.

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Our Offer to You:

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing and know that to do your best you must have flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family's physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide, a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture prioritizes work-life balance and offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

At Emerson, we are committed to encouraging a culture where every employee is valued and respected for their outstanding experiences and perspectives. We believe a diverse and inclusive work environment contributes to the rich exchange of ideas and diversity of thoughts, that encourages innovation and brings the best solutions to our customers.

The philosophy is fundamental to living our company's values and our responsibility to leave the world in a better place. Learn more about our Culture & Values and about Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at Emerson.

Our training programs and initiatives focus on end-to-end development, from onboarding through senior leadership. We provide a wide range of development opportunities, including face-to-face and virtual training, mentorship and coaching, project management, and on-the-job training.