Senior Buyer

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc • Fort Atkinson, WI • 1d ago

Topcon Positioning Group is headquartered in Livermore, California, USA (topconpositioning.com).

We design, manufacture and distribute productivity tools for developing a brighter future. Whether cultivating the earth or building upon it, Topcon brings innovation in workflow automation and seamless connectivity of data to construction, geopositioning and agriculture industries focused on developing a sustainable tomorrow.

Topcon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

To learn more about Topcon career opportunities go to www.topconcareers.com .

Job Purpose:

Determines material requirements from production schedules and maintains inventory at planned levels. Plans, schedules, and monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle. Additionally, the Buyer is responsible for thoroughly understanding and improving the commodities they support. Manage suppliers and CMs to obtain product information in the areas of price, availability, and lead times. Coordinate Material Review Board activity for rejected material, including communicating Quality Notifications, obtaining RMA numbers, and communicating corrective actions to the suppliers if required.

Core Job Duties:

Run Open Order Report and Forecast review/Communicate any changes and modifications (revision changes and build schedule) to suppliers.

Issue PO and Pull-in/Pull-out request/PO date update in SAP/Follow up deliveries (HOT SHEET/Warehouse/Sales Support) Review PO problem log, analyze and work with suppliers to resolve. Review accounting emails and resolve invoice to receipt discrepancies.

Deal with freight/invoicing issues -Review PO problem log, analyze and work with suppliers to resolve. Review accounting emails and resolve invoice to receipt discrepancies.

Manage MRB - review NC report/Credit/Ship to vendors -Review NC's, Request RMA's, create return PO's, delivery and TO, complete non-inventory shippers.

Pricing &Purchasing Info Record update/ CORM report review-Review price changes and update purchasing info records for accurate price and lead time.

Safety stock review - Analyze safety stock report, compare usage to forecast, make recommendations for SS updates.

Regular meeting with Suppliers/Topcon team including production build plan - Conference call to review current gating shortages.

Expedite assemblies by selling stock, create fill up, delivery, non-inventory shippers and issue order requests.

Review ECO's, follow up with suppliers to follow action plan, update rev's, complete rework PO's, etc..

PPV approvals/broker search - Seek approvals from Mgmt, create requisitions for PPV, send PO's to suppliers

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Minimum of 5 years' experience within manufacturing planning, procurement and relevant Supply Chain Management activities.

Minimum of 3 years' experience with SAP or Oracle

Minimum of 3 years' experience with item and bill of material (BOM) creation and management.

3 years' experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system like Arena, Agile or SAP

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes:

Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Ability to work across various functions, roles, organizations and cultures, i.e, SCM, warehouse and production

Accountability, self-motivation and follow through to ensure work is properly supporting the department and company goals

Proficient with MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook).

Proven knowledge in MRP system (SAP)

Physical Requirements:

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We are Topcon (https://www.topconpositioning.com/) . We collaborate, create and distribute disruptive technologies that help businesses flourish through improved processes, machine automation and data services.

We design and manufacture productivity tools for building a better future. Whether cultivating the earth or building upon it, Topcon brings innovation in workflow automation and seamless connectivity of data to infrastructure and agriculture industries with a focus on developing a sustainable tomorrow.

Learn more here (https://vimeo.com/344308498) .

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