Production Buyer
Core
Coordinate products through the complete production cycle, developing supply plans based on demand forecasts and manufacturing capacity to optimize subassembly production and raw material supply.
Role type
Production Buyer
Builds
Production supply plans and material availability for manufacturing operations
Domain
Industrial manufacturing / Supply chain
Required skills
ERP system management, inventory control, vendor relationship management, Lean manufacturing strategies (Kanban, JIT), cross-functional collaboration, production scheduling, new product introduction coordination
Preferred skills
Continuous improvement methodologies, production cell integration, standard work establishment
Technologies
ERP systems, FBS (Fortive Business System)
Responsibilities
Communicate and coordinate with factory teams to ensure continuous supply of products meeting quality and delivery standards; Resolve vendor line-stopping issues; Implement Lean culture strategies to reduce inventory while maintaining availability; Develop action plans for inventory control with schedulers and factory teams; Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing for low-cost regional sourcing; Participate in continuous improvement using FBS tools; Collaborate with New Product Introduction teams for successful product launches; Coordinate integration of new production cells; Establish and maintain standard work and training in the materials team.
