Buyer Planner

Adecco is assisting a client recruiting for a Buyer Planner in Wayne, NJ. This is an excellent opportunity to join a winning culture and get your foot in the door with a Company that is looking for individuals with a strong work ethic and willingness to learn and grow. If this Buyer Planner job sounds like something you would be interested in, and you meet the qualifications listed below, apply now!

Responsibilities for the Buyer Planner role include but are not limited to:

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with existing suppliers; evaluate and select new vendors.

• Work with suppliers to reduce order quantities while increasing order frequency to help with working capital and reduce risk on obsolescence issues.

• Proactively improve supplier On Tim Delivery (OTD). Identify supplier key metrics and implement improvement processes.

• Participate in the sales and operations planning process to ensure incoming material meets product volume and mix requirements.

• Participate in the design for manufacturing and value analysis/value engineering initiatives.

• Plan, purchase, manage resources/vendors and all inventories (FG, WIP, Raw) to achieve team and business goals to support manufacturing.

• Apply the latest planning and information management tools, search out and leverage best-practices, and participate in ongoing skills training.

• Maintain strong lines of communication with teammates, vendors, accounting, IT, QA, customer service and distribution to ensure that all ideas and issues are addressed.

• Maintain all material control-related systems to reflect changes of internal and external customer demand.

• Work with peers on inventory and logistics planning of new products, inventory forecasting/reduction, strategic yearly cost reduction initiatives, and continuous improvement of quality systems.

• Optimize and balance inventory levels to maximize key metrics; inventory turns, component availability and cost, transportation costs; limit excess and obsolete inventory.

• Ensure that materials are purchased at lowest cost, in specified quantity and quality, within scheduled dates while maintaining or improving component quality.

Candidates for this Buyer Planner role must meet the following requirements to be considered:

• BS degree in materials management, business, or logistics preferred, or job-related training with a minimum of five years of experience.

• Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of data management, manufacturing forecasting, production planning, project management, and purchasing.APICS certification a strong positive.

• Effective verbal and written negotiation and communications skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

What's in this Buyer Planner role for you?

Pay: $45/hr

Weekly paycheck

Dedicated Onboarding Specialist & Recruiter

Access to Adecco's Aspire Academy ( with thousands of free upskilling courses

This Buyer Planner job is being recruited by our Centralized Delivery Team and not your local Branch. For instant consideration for this Buyer Planner position and other opportunities with Adecco, apply today!

Pay Details: $45.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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