Ormco Buyer/Planner (Pomona, CA)

Job Summary

The Buyer Planner will plan, release and manage production work orders and purchase orders to fulfill production requirements. Position will also be responsible for monitoring and managing assigned value streams and planner codes including inventory and customer service levels. Will also be responsible for planning finished goods inventory levels for distribution.

The selected candidate must reside within a commutable distance to Pomona, CA. This is not a hybrid or remote opportunity and requires onsite presence 5 days per week.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Releases and manages production requisitions in accordance with heijunka level loading, kanban signals, production plan goals and related planning data.
• Places and manages purchases orders in accordance with MRP, Kanban signals, production plan goals and related planning data.
• Works closely with manufacturing and suppliers to prioritize, expedite and de-expedite work orders and purchase orders based on material availability, department resources, changing requirements and customer service requirements.
• Manage the assigned value streams including the management of inventory turns improvement, backorder reduction and coordinating activities with other planner buyers and departments.
• Participates in the new product development process and supports supply chain planning activities at the new product team level.
• Manage, monitor and update kanbans for assigned value streams and production cells.
• Have strong working knowledge and apply the principles of planning/pull system.
• Have an understanding of lean manufacturing and a continuous improvement focus.
• Manage and maintain inventory levels to the company goals at the raw, sub-assembly, WIP and finished good levels.
• Monitors and understands key planning parameters such as lead-time, safety stocks, buffer stocks and lot sizes.
• Works closely with suppliers to manage and control material supply, to prioritize, expedite and assure enough material supply to fulfill customer demand.

Preferred Qualifications

• APICS Certification a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills that create effective cross functional relationships in a high performing environment.
• Driven and motivated individual with demonstrated critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Unquestionably high ethical standards and attention to reputational and compliance risks.
• Organized thinker that can prioritize tasks in real time and exercise judgment in high-paced environment.
• Ability to calculate rates, ratios, and percent to draw and interpret graphs.
• Ability to discern trends and analyze operational and financial reports.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
• Possess excellent technical judgment and able to set logical action plan and technical problem resolution.