Purchasing Planner

Location: Remote

Job Description Summary

• The Purchasing Planner works cross-functionally and with the supplier base to understand capacity and
• determine the strategy around utilizing available capacity for each of the supplier sites that support the
• segment. Capacity modeling for all key constraints should be created and maintained, integrating the
• industrialization and demand profile changes throughout the planning horizons. This is a critical input to
• the overall purchasing plan and strategic decisions. This planner will ensure that capacity is optimized to support overall business objectives by identifying and owning action plans to mitigate
• under/overutilized capacity within the segment.
• Essential responsibilities

• Manage creation and maintenance of purchasing capacity models for all key constraints within

the segment while aligning to the targets of the business

• Keep ERP systems and tools up to date and accurate to the current purchasing capacity
• Partner with the demand planning, factory, supply and finance teams to facilitate crossfunctional alignment through transparent discussion and decisions
• Manage relationships with suppliers and local and global supply teams to support execution and

proactively optimize capacity constraints for business objectives

• Demonstrate leadership in communicating business goals/programs/processes for a purchasing

planning segment

Additional Locations: Remote