- Professional
- Ufficio in Camas
- Collaborate directly with sales, production, purchasing, and planning teams to analyze forecasts, sales demand, and historical usage, optimizing production schedules and inventory levels.
- Efficiently manage and schedule Work Orders to align with the production line's capacity.
- Liaise with manufacturing teams to ensure strict adherence to the production schedule.
- Develop and maintain production schedules through Work Orders, meeting customer demands while considering available resources and production capacity.
- Regularly review and adjust schedules based on evolving priorities, resource constraints, and production performance.
- Coordinate incoming materials to meet demand, issuing purchase orders, expediting, and managing reschedule messages to minimize inventory and maximize production flexibility.
- Develop procurement strategies that reduce costs, accommodate lead times, and align with market trends while meeting development and production schedules.
- Identify potential supply chain risks and devise contingency plans to mitigate disruptions.
- Maintain accurate procurement records, including pricing, lead times, and supplier performance.
- Prepare, analyze, and make sourcing selections consistent with commodity strategy and contract requirements.
- Evaluate and maintain MRP for assigned items, ensuring system validity and integrity.
- Communicate with suppliers to monitor purchase order delivery, shipment tracking, and address any short or late shipments.
- Negotiate and mitigate price increases, expedite fees, and cancellation costs.
- Support the execution of commercial agreements to achieve the lowest total cost, including terms to mitigate economic and currency fluctuations.
- Participate in cross-functional teams dedicated to improving supplier performance, implementing corrective actions, and driving continuous improvement through the supply base.
- Act as a conduit between suppliers and nLIGHT personnel to resolve delivery, quality, and/or technical issues.
- Manage the disposition of rejected, excess, and obsolete parts in accordance with company policy.
- Coordinate the resolution of invoice discrepancies.
- Present sourcing options and recommendations to internal customers.
- Prioritize timely achievement of goals and objectives, aiming to improve internal and external customer satisfaction.
- Ensure compliance with Supply Chain, Planning, and Purchasing procedures.
- Demonstrate teamwork and adhere to nLIGHT Leadership Principles, driving continuous improvement activities related to change management.
- Uphold nLIGHT Leadership Principles, drive continuous improvement, and contribute to achieving company goals while prioritizing customer satisfaction.
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, manufacturing operations, business administration, engineering or operations management or 2 to 7 years of equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience in purchasing, buying, and/or supply chain management.
- Knowledge of FAR/ DFAR acquisition procedures and requirements is a plus
- Works positively in a high-energy and fast-paced environment.
- Self-driven, analytical, results oriented, and motivated to work effectively without direct supervision.
- Communicates quickly and thoughtfully through integrated team structures.
- Strong interpersonal skills with a best-in-class customer service mindset.
- Expertise using software like Excel to perform data analysis.
- Ability to read technical drawings and documents.
- Ability to logically solve problems and to keep projects moving in an orderly and structured fashion to maintain schedule requirements by analyzing inputs from various sources.
- Strong organization skills with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks.
- Effective interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Ability to make decisions and solve practical problems with a variety of variables in situations where standardization may be limited.
- Has a working knowledge of an ERP/MRP environment and Purchasing Best Practices.
- D365 experience is a plus.
- Familiarity with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
- Buyer/Planner I - $25.00 to $30.00 per hour
- Buyer/Planner II - $31.00 to $38.00 per hour
- Target Cash Bonus with potential payout of up to 2% of earned wages
- 120 hours of paid Vacation per year, plus paid Sick Leave and 10 paid Holidays
- Eligible for health benefits on the 1st day of the month after your start date
- Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits, including prescription and orthodontia with employee-paid premiums as low as $40.00 per pay period
- Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, and Life & AD&D Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Aflac Supplemental Insurance
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting
- Jury Duty and Bereavement Leave Pay
- Tuition Assistance
- Pet Insurance
nLIGHT participates in the E-Verify program. This employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.