Buyer/Planner

-Responsible for purchasing of materials in accordance with the guidelines set forth by Plexus management and the customer's contract in terms of AVL adherence, unit price, quality and delivery.
-Makes tactical buying decisions with respect to the placement and management of all purchase orders.
This process encompasses order placement, rescheduling and cancellations, as well as timely resolution of non conforming material, goods in discrepancies and invoice queries.
-Minimize inventory while maintaining adequate material to meet production plans.
Initiate appropriate corrective actions and escalation to avoid impacting the production schedule.
-Collaboratively manage established procurement automation processes which includes optimizing, troubleshooting, and ensuring data integrity within our automation systems to support efficient and accurate purchasing.
Includes tactical decision-making of when to leverage automation vs request exceptions in overall execution.