Supply Planner / Buyer

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Job Description

We are looking for a talented motivated person who will be responsible for the planning of purchases & production of the Drives Bu, along with some buyer responsibilities. Come join a team of deeply knowledgeable engineers that strive to build the most robust and reliable motion control systems using cutting edge development tools and practices.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for shopfloor planning and long-term capacity planning to ensure delivery dates (OTD), and alignment with manufacturing capacities.
• Maintain WO in Oracle
• Coordinate activities with manufacturing, purchasing, customer service and logistics department.
• Maintain all master data related to planning processes.
• Weekly / monthly presentation outcomes to management
• Timely escalation issues.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and facilitate teams to address issues
• Monitor and ensure purchases arrive on time (inventory, non- inventory)
• Consumables Review (2 bin kanban system) (manufacturing + office)
• Create new vendors in the system

Required Experience, Education, Skills, Training and Competencies

• Bachelor degree Supply Chain, ADE, Economics or similar
• 2-3 years of experience in supply chain role
• Eager to work in a team
• English Level- Advanced.
• Basic Financial and planning knowledge
• Good oral and written communication skills

Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.

Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.