Senior Buyer / Planner
Therma-Tru Doors.
Therma-Tru Doors is the leading entry door brand most preferred by building professionals. Founded in 1962, Therma-Tru pioneered the fiberglass entry door industry, and today offers a complete portfolio of entry and patio door system solutions, including decorative glass doorlites, sidelites and transoms, and door components. The company also offers low maintenance Fypon® polyurethane and PVC products. Headquartered in Maumee, Ohio, Therma-Tru is part of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc which includes Moen, MasterBrand, and Master Lock companies.
We at Therma-Tru are currently seeking a Senior Buyer Planner in our high-volume H. Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico Glass plant. Recognized as a top area employer, you can build your dream career at Therma-Tru in our engaged, performance-driven culture.
Job Description
Prepare the production schedule of the production area under his responsibility, making sure to comply with the shipments on time to the clients, and optimizing the production capacity to the maximum; In addition to making sure to buy the required raw material, meeting inventory goals and avoiding shortages.
- Comply with the Company's Safety rules and help identify potential risks to avoid accidents.
- Update and analyze the corresponding Final Product report (PUL) on a daily basis or more frequently, if necessary, to determine the part numbers and quantities to be scheduled in production, making sure to cover the shipping dates of our clients on time.
- Make sure to maintain the adequate level of Final Product in the Plants to cover customer orders and meet the inventory goals pre-established by the company; or with what is required for special projects or programs of the company.
- Adequately code the reasons for late shipments to customers to work on correcting the root cause and avoid this situation; This encoding must be within the next 24 hours.
- Ensure the veracity of the Inventory system (E21) to guarantee correct planning. (ICTS, WO'S)
- Work in conjunction with production, periodically reviewing demand levels to ensure that we have the correct number of personnel to cover the demands.
- Properly use the different planning and purchasing tools to make the best decisions in the face of existing problems.
- Update and analyze the corresponding Raw Material report (Pull), to determine the part numbers and quantities to order with suppliers. The frequency can be daily or weekly depending on the type of purchase (JIT, or with delivery time determined by the suppliers).
- Send purchase orders and follow up on confirmations, deliveries and resolve delivery and/or payment situations to suppliers, if any.
- Make sure to maintain the adequate level of raw material in the Plant to cover the production orders and meet the inventory goals pre-established by the company.
- Ensure the veracity of the Inventory system (E21) to guarantee the correct purchase of materials. (Dates, Quantities, Suppliers, etc).
- Daily review of the report of shortages, to ensure that there are no shortages of material for the programming in the production areas and/or communicate the action plans.
- Make sure that when trucks with material from our suppliers are programmed to the Plant, their cubage is optimized to the maximum.
- Work hand in hand with the other departments to solve or carry out common improvement activities or projects
Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree
- 3-5 years of experience
- Advanced English
- Microsoft Office
- Managment of ERP/MRP Systems
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Time management
- Strategic Mindset
- Collaboration