Sr. Buyer Planner Manufacturing

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Job description

Overview:
Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.

The Company began in 2009 and has rapidly grown organically and through a thoughtful acquisition strategy to be a global leader in the highly attractive filtration industry. Filtration Group has the broadest portfolio of solutions in the industry and has had a particular focus on building a leading platform of solutions focused on the Life Sciences and Indoor Air Quality end markets which are rapidly growing in the current market environment. Filtration Group operates across a wide variety of attractive end markets and produces mission critical products with high replacement rates. Over 80 percent of the Company's revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer's products or processes.

With revenues of $1.4 billion, Filtration Group is consistently recognized as the fastest growing and one of the largest filtration businesses in the world and has a global footprint of 141 facilities in 28 countries. Filtration Group has over 6,000 employees who are united in their Mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive.

Filtration Group is an affiliate of Madison Industries, one of the largest and most successful privately held companies in the world. Madison builds entrepreneurially driven, branded market leaders that are committed to making the world safer, healthier and more productive by creating innovative solutions that deliver outstanding customer value. The team at Madison is committed to building something truly remarkable that long outlasts them while coaching others to reach their highest potential. Madison's footprint spans across Europe, Asia and the Americas operating over 216 facilities in 45 countries, with over 12,000 engaged employees. Having successfully built market leaders in filtration, medical, safety, instruments, heat transfer, and indoor air quality, Madison generates revenue of $5 billion, with an enterprise value worth well over $7 billion.

Responsibilities:
Essential Job Functions

Assist in leading plant purchasing functions which include logistics, material
planning, transportation, and warehousing.

Advanced understanding of material requirements planning (MRP). Use this
knowledge as the basis for placing purchase orders, cancelling orders, expediting
orders with correct QTY's, accurate delivery dates within the correct lead time.

Develop and manage supplier relationships based on trust through critical and
Analytical feedback. Develop & distribute consistent forecast and apply supplier's
capacity limitations to inventory considerations and PO placement.

Work with operations and commercial managers to ensure service and inventory
plans and execution are consistent with business financial and cost goals.

Supports internal manufacturing operations, including planning, network
optimization, distribution, continuous improvement, and procurement.

Support inventory optimization efforts and procurement strategies to ensure best in
class cash conversion cycle attainment. Development of supporting inventory,
volume, service, and space requirements.

Identify and implement new or "best practices" designed to drive a world class
supply chain.

Support multiple departments with both direct and indirect functions, including Raw
Material, Transportation, Logistics, Warehousing.

Ensure goals are aligned with Operations. Supply chain and inventory strategies and
objectives are measured with relevant key performance metrics across all locations
(including financial, production, service, etc.).

Interact and partner with leadership and operational teams.

Identify and analyze supply chain risks and opportunities and help develop solutions
with a positive team centric attitude.

Assist with maintaining and tracking critical raw material needed for the business.

Proactively communicate any material issues: ex. shortages and delays

Assist with MRO purchases when needed.

Perform other duties assigned.

Qualifications:
Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain/Logistics, Business Finance, Industrial
Engineering, or related discipline.

At least 5 years of supply chain and purchasing experience to include operations
strategy development, supply chain management, logistics, and procurement.

Demonstrated success in SRM, Strategic Sourcing, Category
Management. Experience in resin-based categories is a big plus.

Procurement Certifications - Certified Purchasing Manager, Certified Supply Chain
Professional (CSCP), Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) is a
plus.

Professional, assertive, positive and team oriented

Key Attributes

The ideal candidate is a dynamic supply chain professional with successful diverse procurement
background, who leans toward a "roll-up your sleeves" bias for action.

The key success in this role results around driving procurement transformation, and by developing
the strategy and execution plans that drives maximum value for the plant supply chain.

In addition to exceptional and inspirational leadership, the successful candidate will need to have
both strong analytical and communication skills with a desire to work for a fast-paced organization.

This position will report to the Purchasing Manager

Core Competency

An entrepreneurial minded individual who constantly strives for improvement,
unwilling to accept there is not a better way, is ambitious and wants to have a great
impact on the world.

A creative results-oriented individual who is particularly good at balancing multiple
Priorities and issues. One who is passionate about driving and sustaining change.

Experience in a high-volume, multi-segment, and multi process manufacturing
organization

Strong professional knowledge in all aspects of supply chain, procurement (category
management, SRM, contract management) and continuous improvement, logistics,
demand planning, inventory optimization, SIOP, production planning, transportation,
warehousing, order processing and customer collaboration.

Must have detailed understanding of MRP, fulfillment/buying, demand planning and
forecasting.

Strong skills in collaborating with internal and external customers.

Ability to sell and convey new business ideas and concepts.