Title: Junior Buyer

Location: Albuquerque

Our Customer is excited to add  a Junior Buyer  to their team on a temp to permanent basis. Purchasing experience is highly desirable; production planning experience is not mandatory. 

This position is responsible for the development and maintenance of the production schedules and material purchases and supplies based on customer requirements, demand forecast plus safety stock replenishment. Responsibilities include execution of the production schedule as a result of MRP output to maintain balance between supply, demand and inventory levels, taking into consideration the available capacity, material availability and customer required delivery dates, coordinates shipments and reconciles invoices with vendors, monitors inventory levels, monitors and maintains necessary component master data and makes recommendations for improvement and processes. Communicates to sales support, purchasing and customer service the planned customer order ship dates, bottlenecks and shortages.  Ensures optimal levels of inventory are held to achieve customer service levels and financial targets.