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Buying/Planning Specialist

Celestica • Richardson, TX • 5h ago

Req ID: 133809

Region: Americas

Country: USA

State/Province: Texas

City: Richardson

Summary

Celestica is looking for a results-oriented Buying and Planning Specialist with 3-6 years of experience in a dynamic manufacturing environment. Proven expertise in end-to-end supply chain management, encompassing strategic procurement, demand forecasting, and inventory control (MRP/ERP). Seeking to leverage a strong analytical background to drive operational efficiency, optimize costs, and ensure material availability to meet aggressive production targets.

Key Responsibilities

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

Plans for and procures materials necessary to meet manufacturing build requirements for one or several product lines.

Plans and schedules timely material required for customer forecasts.

Determines material requirements from engineering and production schedules and coordinate the efficient movement of materials throughout the production cycle.

Reviews requisitions, contacts vendors, examines bids and initiates contracts.

Initiates purchases driven through MRP process.

Assesses when to execute and what order to place based on other factors.

Pushes or cancels orders per production plans.

Reviews forecasted requirements and purchases materials in accordance with that forecast.

Ensures materials are available to meet manufacturing build requirements.

Matches material infeed and inventory turnover so as not to hold too high a percentage of inventory at any time.

Qualifies new supplies through survey and site visits.

Helps establish new supplier accounts with finance department. Investigates and resolves issues with invoices or suppliers.

Works with internal customers to address, return and receive credit for defective materials.

Acts as a customer liaison with new product introduction. Introduces the new product through manufacturing to shipping per customer requirements.

Attends weekly change meetings with the customer.

Reviews and submits new costs associated with the change or the introduction of new requirements.

Determines cut in of new design changes.

Interfaces with customers engineering staff.

Works with inventory control at end of product life.

Writes procedures and documentation and trains and mentors new and less experienced purchasing employees.

Required Experience & Qualifications

Extensive knowledge of procurement processes, inventory management and supplier management.

Knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, the @types of materials being purchased by the department and the engineering change process.

Knowledge of basic computer applications and the ability to learn and use multiple applications specific to this department.

Good negotiation and problem resolution skills.

Ability to plan strategically for the coordinated delivery of a variety of materials.

Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.

Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.

Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.

Physical Demands

Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.

Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.

Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Educational requirements may vary by geography.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Celestica is an E-Verify employer.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world's best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development - from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

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