Operational Buyer – Inventory Planner Position Available In Cobb, Georgia

Operational Buyer – Inventory Planner
locations
USA, GA, Smyrna
USA, NV, Elko
USA, IL, Romeoville
time type
Full time
posted on
Posted Today
job requisition id

R0079954

Sandvik Mining & Rock is recruiting for an Operational Buyer – Inventory Planner for our Elko, NV, Romeoville, IL and Smyrna, GA Office.
Job Purpose This role is responsible for managing the day-to-day operational buying activities and monitoring supplier performance for the assigned supplier base. Key performance metrics include parts availability, working capital, delivery accuracy, and lead time consistency. Additionally, this role involves inventory planning for local stockrooms and satellite locations.

Main Responsibilities:

Operational Buying

• Execute the operational buying process for the supplier base, including quotation, purchase order release, confirmation, fulfillment, and administration.
• Track and maintain orders from suppliers and SMCDI.
• Maintain ERP parameters within the given framework.
• Respond to customer service requests, including expediting, item price, and availability inquiries.
• Update prices and lead times.
• Handle pre-advices from suppliers for deliveries.
• Resolve inbound discrepancies such as short shipments, wrong or damaged parts, and inadequate paperwork.
• Optimize the operational purchasing process and costs to ensure timely delivery and availability of correct parts.
• Maintain inventory settings for items within the supplier base.
  Supplier Relationship and Performance Management
• Create, maintain, and develop supplier relationships through effectivemunication and cooperation.
• Monitor and report supplier performance for the respective supplier base.
• Escalate underperformance of suppliers to the category team lead and sourcinganization.
• Ensure suppliers understand and meet inbound targets, and initiate actions to improve supplier performance when necessary.
  Inventory Planning
• Manage parts inventory.
• Support strategic stock processes.
• on operational performance.
• Improve customer experience and availability (fill rate) of parts in stockrooms of responsibility.
• Manage sales stock, goods in transit, production stock, and obsolescence reserves in stockrooms of responsibility.
• Analyze and maintain inventory parameter settings for standard assortments in stockrooms of responsibility.
• Drive stock optimization initiatives (e.g., returns process) regularly.
• Make decisions on centralizing slow and non-moving items.
  Other Responsibilities
• Participate in and support regional/global initiatives or projects as needed.
  Your Profile
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in supply chain purchasing or planning.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong negotiation andmunication skills.
• Good general business acumen.
• Ability to travel regionally if required.

Benefits Sandvik offers aprehensive totalpensation package including apetitive package of health, dental and disability insurance, and a 401(k)-retirement savings plan. In addition, we provide opportunities for professionalpetence development and training, as well as opportunities for career advancement. Compensation In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to the base salary range for this position is $75,000 – $85,000 exclusive of fringe benefits and shift differentials. How to For immediate consideration, please online at sandvik/careers Sandvik is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Any applicant who, because of a disability, needs amodation or assistance inpleting an application or at any time during the application process should contact Human Resources at hrsolutions.ussandvik. Sandvik also provides reasonable amodations to employees with disabilities consistent with its obligations under the law. A culture enabling important shifts
When you join our global team you will find yourself inspired by the spirit of Sandvik and contribute to our purpose to advance the world through engineering.