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Material Buyer/Planner

The Material Buyer/Planner is an active team member in planning and scheduling the delivery of material from suppliers. This tactical position is responsible for monitoring the flow of buy items, guarantees availability of components to avoid material shortages and production downtime, as well as manage inventory levels to meet our customer service and inventory targets.

What You Will Do:

· Process requisitions to determine quantity, specifications, and delivery requirements.

· Place purchase orders using ERP, visual, and kanban ordering methods.

· From approved supplier list, recommend and select suppliers to fulfill scheduled plant deliveries.

· Maintain ABC classification for planning, and other key inputs into the PFEP process.

· Analyze material and capacity availability to provide customer promise dates for sales orders.

· Ensure optimal inventory levels and safety stock are accurate for their parts.

· Maintain item master lead time information based upon process improvements, current constraints, total current demand by product family, and priority information.

· Maintain material plan at the time fence to ensure continuity of supply.

· Proactively identify and manage shortages working to resolve root causes and corrective actions.

· Review open purchase orders, monitoring vendor performance and expediting where necessary to meet critical requirements.

· Promptly communicate and resolve problems relating to delivery, quality to the supplier.

· Interface with required functional groups to resolve challenging delivery requirements.

· Coordinate solutions with production planners when parts cannot deliver when promised.

· Coordinate with Quality Assurance to resolve quality issues with suppliers.

· Coordinate and understand material specifications in terms of substitutions with Engineering.

· Resolve invoicing discrepancies with suppliers and accounting.

· Communicate forecasts and replenishment plans to supplier.

· Maintain basic knowledge of supplier processes and capabilities.

· Analyze and select parts for SOMI/consigned inventory - Supplier replenishment.

· Manage internal and SOMI/VMI material and parameters to meet schedules.

· Maintain and continuously evaluate supplier performance and escalate to Procurement when issues occur.

· Understanding of Kanban and JIT systems.

· Must possess a strong customer service orientation and must provide dedicated support of internal and external customer requirements.

· Must be a strong written and verbal communicator, able to communicate to various audiences effectively.

· Ability to actively collaborate and work cohesively with others.

· Must be able to build partnerships with external suppliers.

· Must possess ability to work well in a manufacturing environment.

· Must be detail-oriented and self-motivated, able to work with minimal supervision.

· Must be able to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasked environment.

What You Need to Succeed:

· Recent college graduates are encouraged to apply.

· BA/BS degree or 2 years minimum planner/buyer manufacturing experience.

· Certification in production and inventory management preferred.

· Considerable knowledge of industry related supply base.

· Skilled in production and supplier scheduling.

· Knowledgeable in supplier processes and capabilities.

· Able to provide direction and training to peers as needed.

· Computer proficient with ERP and Microsoft Office applications.

· Basic mathematical skills.

· Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP and lean manufacturing processes.

· Experience with visual order management methods.

Why Work for Us?

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:

· You are seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there is plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it.”

· You are looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.

· You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!

What You’ll Get from Us:

· Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy.”

· A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, offering a 6% company match and no vesting period

· Tuition Reimbursement

· Unlimited PTO

· Employee Discounts through Perks at Work

· Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”

· Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through Clifton Strengths testing and coaching

Apply Today!

Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow’s world a safer place!

Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role.

We Celebrate Who We Are!

Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team .

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