Job Information
Aston Carter Senior Buyer Planner in Irvine, California
Job Title: Senior Buyer PlannerJob Description
The Senior Buyer / Planner plays a critical role in overseeing the planning and buying of direct and indirect items and maintaining inventory levels. Meeting and exceeding OTD for customers while ensuring customer satisfaction. Responsible for working with various departments while upholding quality standards and meeting customer demands. Duties include meeting customer demands, timely delivery of products, minimizing lead times, improving customer service, and implementing procurement strategies to maintain optimal inventory levels and meet production schedules. Responsibilities also encompass cost control through accurate demand forecasting to minimize inventory holding costs, eliminate bottlenecks, and contribute to cost savings. The role supports new product development and lifecycle management, improves production efficiency by streamlining processes, reducing waste, and optimizing production flow. It involves coordination and collaboration in manufacturing planning and scheduling with cross-functional teams, continuous improvement by monitoring production performance, evaluating schedules for opportunities, and planning, scheduling, and coordinating the production of the company’s products. Additional tasks include evaluating raw materials to ensure readiness for production, reporting on production status and issues to upper management, handling production disruptions and productivity problems, and proposing and driving supply chain optimization projects. A high level of accuracy and attention to detail is essential.
Hard Skills
Buying/Planning
MRP / ERP
Soft Skills
Professionalism
Self-sufficiency
Attention to detail
Ability to ask questions and make suggestions
Job Type
This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 6 Month(s).
Work Site
This is a fully on-site position in Irvine, California.
Work Environment
Medical device contract manufacturer capable of handling everything from a single piece of the product to full product development within the medical device industry, including cardiac devices and optics. The work environment is very clean, with an air-conditioned warehouse and production floor, a new open-concept office with access to c-suite executives. They are in the process of building a clean room to further their capabilities. Work hours are from 8-5 with some flexibility, and the role is 100% onsite. The current team consists of 7 people; 3 full-time employees and 4 contractors. The Senior Buyer / Planner will report directly to the Director of Supply Chain.
About Aston Carter:
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
Hiring diverse talent
Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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