Buyer/Planner

Buyer/Planner

Business: Wichita Clutch

Location: Wichita Falls, Texas

Reports to: Director of Materials

FLSA Status: Exempt

Date: June 10, 2022

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SUMMARY

Is responsible for generating production schedules, generating production and purchase orders to support production, expediting internal and external suppliers, generating savings for direct and indirect spend in line with departmental objectives, participate in ABS/lean initiatives as required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for purchasing and negotiations of materials to support direct and indirect material spend requirements
• Develop current supply base to improve cost, delivery, and quality
• Drives sourcing initiative in new design process, ensure compliance with engineering specifications.
• Open order tracking and expediting with internal production and suppliers for assigned products. Inform others of updated status and delivery information
• Keeps abreast of market conditions, commodity pricing, product developments, and seek potential new sources of supply.
• Maintains accurate production schedules and supplier information in computer system
• Identifies cost savings opportunities for assigned products
• Substitutes for the other buyer/planners and participate in lean/ABS activities for the department as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Critical Competencies

• PC Literate
• Operating knowledge of ERP systems
• SAP preferred
• MS Office Excel and/or Access preferred
• Clear oral and written communication.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or minimum five years of directly related experience as a buyer or combination of education, training or experience to provide the level of knowledge and skill requirement.
  

Physical Demand and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk, also must occasionally lift and / or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job are related to the use of computers including close vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. Overnight travel less than 20%.

The work environment is mostly in an office setting; however, some time could be spent in the receiving, warehouse, production or quality area on a specific problem.

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage

• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)

• Paid Time Off and Holidays

• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions

• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance

• Paid Leaves

• Tuition Assistance

Regal Rexnord's 30,000 associates around the world help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company's electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company's automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and small, precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company's end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit .

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, national origin, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you'd like to view a copy of the company's affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email . If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail .

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