Crane Company · 3 months ago
Buyer Planner Intern
Cullman, Alabama
Internship
Onsite
Intern
2+ years expCrane Company is a leader in the ChemPharma and Energy sectors, seeking a Buyer Planner Intern to execute supply chain strategies for assigned commodities. The role involves procuring materials, managing inventory, and ensuring supplier performance to support customer service goals and cost optimization.
Consumer Goods
Responsibilities
Proactively procure and plan materials to ensure uninterrupted flow of product to customers as required
Lead the execution of supply chain strategy for assigned commodities
Support CRANE’s objectives for material cost reduction, supplier quality improvement, supplier lead time reduction, improved reliability of supplier deliveries, and inventory reduction
Drive continuous improvement in the supply base
Work towards increased inventory turns, reduced cycle times, and improved Customer on-time delivery by managing pull-based material replenishment processes, including, but not limited to Kanban cards, vendor managed inventory and supplier consignments
Evaluate and act upon demand and inventory signals for assigned commodities
Generate and adjust purchase orders and/or shop work orders to support production schedules
Input, maintain, and adjust records or transactions to ensure system validity
Ensure quick resolution of shipping discrepancies, receiving errors, and invoice errors, and authorize inventory adjustments
Coordinate adjustments to ship dates or quantities on open purchase orders as necessary
Work to eliminate excess and obsolete parts, and to rationalize similar parts
Effectively communicate forecasted requirements to external suppliers
Objectively measure and communicate supplier performance to support supply chain continuous improvement efforts
Interface with Suppliers, Quality, Strategic Sourcing, and Engineering to quickly resolve quality, delivery or cost issues
Obtain competitive bids, analyse costs, and negotiate/award contracts to vendors based on total costs to the company commensurate with financial risks, quality standards, and delivery capabilities
Provide effective support for new product development, proposal development, and subcontracting opportunities
Work closely with the Value Stream, Commodity Management, Manufacturing, and Engineering teams to proactively identify, prioritize and complete resourcing and supplier development projects
Support actions to rationalize the supply base, to drive increased sourcing from low-cost sources, to leverage the material spend with other CRANE business units, and to negotiate and implement supplier Long-Term Agreements (LTAs)
Participate in Continuous Improvement events to eliminate waste, create flow, and drive breakthrough results in metrics related to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Growth
Maintain awareness of world markets and emerging material-related issues in the industry and position the supply chain to flexibly respond accordingly
Leverage technology solutions to maximize effectiveness and efficiency
Effectively communicate areas of concern to appropriate departments, individuals and/or suppliers
Engender a spirit of cooperation throughout the supply chain to ensure responsiveness to the customer
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain or other business-related field
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Ability to make timely, effective, fact-based decisions
Strong working knowledge of MS Excel, data extraction and analysis, and MRP/ERP processes, including sales order-, purchase order-, and work order-management
Self-starter with exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to perform and produce results in multifunctional teams in a dynamic work environment
Customer-oriented focus with a creative and winning attitude
Proven ability to develop collaborative relationships and influence up, down, and across organizational lines
Willingness to travel 5%
Preferred
Strong preference for analytical Bachelor's degree, e.g., Business Analytics, Supply Chain, or Information Systems
Minimum 2-3 years' experience in a Supply Chain-related role
Knowledge of supplier qualification processes and supplier performance metrics
Experience with global sourcing
Strong negotiation and contract management skills
Knowledge of lean continuous improvement methods, esp. Toyota-based systems
Knowledge of metals, metal-forming methods, and common quality defects
Company
Crane Company
Crane employees share a proud 150-year-plus history of doing business the right way—treating people fairly, dealing honestly and ethically with customers, suppliers, and shareholders, and working hard to meet or exceed the expectations of customers.
5001-10000 employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Gary Mejenes-Díaz
CFO Americas & China
Richard Maue
SVP and Chief Financial Officer
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