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As an innovation leader, we look for ambitious, analytical, forward-thinking, open-minded, and well-rounded individuals to join our global team. Sitting at our Denver office, we are seeking a Buyer/Planner for our Mobility business unit. This is an exciting opportunity for you because you will play a key role in production planning for drive system component operations, production scheduling and inventory management to support global production operations and communicating with domestic/overseas vendors. You'll exercise your analytical skills and thinking, be collaborative by nature, have the ability to think creatively, and be comfortable tackling specific problems pertaining to supply chain management. This position is vital to Gates because you will work closely with the commercialization/demand planning and customer service to produce product on a timely basis to meet fast paced growing customer demand.
Job Responsibility:
Analyzing customer demand through orders and forecast to coordinate the flow of goods from multiple vendors, while maintaining inventory at desired level
Managing the timely flow of goods through PO creation and maintenance with end to end visibility
Communicating with vendors using collaborative cloud-based software to share data that ensures prioritization and on-time delivery
Developing and maintaining supplier relationships to ensure continuity of supply and minimize risks associated with supplier performance, quality, and delivery
Responsible for assembly scheduling and collaborating with assembly line supervisor to manage assembly line operations
Maintaining customs documents for assembly line operation
Working with the transportation and customs compliance teams for freight quotes, expediting, and tracking of essential goods for operations
Assisting customer service and other supply chain analysts in conveying the delivery of products and relaying any potential delays to the customer
Drive supply chain improvement through reporting on key KPIs and identify trends to meet annual goals
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field from an accredited institution required
4 years minimum of relevant supply chain experience required
procurement, production planning, forecasting
Global supply chain experience with order management capabilities
Strong analytical skills and critical thinking are a must have
Excellent IT skills: strong Excel experience with developing graphs, linked spreadsheets, pivot tables and Excel formulas required
Exceptional work ethic, team player, and strong business acumen
Ability to adapt quickly and drive change
Challenge the status quo
Comfort working with large datasets and large SKU counts to deliver comprehensive insights
Reporting/data visualization
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship
Nice to have:
Power BI skills preferred
Manufacturing industry knowledge preferred
Oracle Cloud ERP / Value Chain Planning (VCP) preferred
What we offer:
Medical, Dental, Vision insurance and other voluntary benefit options: benefits begin on the first day of the month immediately following your date of hire
Eligible for 3 weeks of paid vacation + 11 holidays (9 scheduled & 2 floating) + 8 sick days
401(k): 3% company contribution and additional 3% company match