Buyer/Planner

Buyer/Planner

Job Title: Buyer/Planner Requisition Number: 20539

Functional Area: Supply Chain
Work Location: Landing Gear - Oakville

Job Description Summary: Reporting to the Manager, Supply Chain, Forgings and Raw Materials as the Buyer/Planner, you will provide supply chain management to ensure expectations are met relative to delivery, quality, cost, inventory targets and product transfers between suppliers.

Primary Responsibilities:

. Provide and lead relevant Supply Chain activities to ensure expectations are met relative to delivery, quality, cost and material inventory targets.
. Ensure that forgings / material are available to meet production and spares requirements.
. Work with Supply Chain, Programs, and Operations teams to develop and implement aggressive material cost and inventory reduction targets.
. Work directly with Supply Chain and Operations personnel to coordinate internal offload activity at supplier facilities.
. Support the negotiation and supplier selection process to facilitate make/buy objectives or offload in support of capacity planning exercises.
. Place, monitor and maintain Purchase Orders that meet annual quality, delivery, and cost expectations.
. Execute commodity sourcing strategies and participate in and /or lead supplier negotiations.
. Interface with Supplier Quality to ensure supplier performance, selection/reduction process continues to yield improvements in the quality of sourced product.
. Support Operations, Programs and other functional teams in New Program development activities and Raw Material supplier selection criteria
. Lead Cost Savings initiatives such as Forging Optimization with support from Program Management, Planning and Finance
. Maintain effective message management and ensure BQ's are addressed in a timely manner.
. Lead LDMS on a rotational basis.
. Perform other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications: . Bachelor's degree/college diploma in Business, Engineering, or related discipline required.
. PMAC or CPIM designation/or working toward designation preferred.
. Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience in a multi-site manufacturing company required
. Excellent communication skills with an ability to effectively interact at various levels within an organization with a logical and organized approach.
. Demonstrated knowledge of, or experience with lean manufacturing systems or Six Sigma required
. Knowledge/experience in working with SAP
. Ability to work well within cross-functional teams.
. Demonstrated experience in an aerospace purchasing environment with multiple customers preferred
. Goodrich Core Foundation Competencies including Ethics, Integrity, Values and Trust
. Successful candidate must meet all requirements under ITAR and CCGP.

% Travel Required: 10 - 20%