Offer summary

Qualifications:

Graduate of any 4-year course, Experience in a manufacturing company, Proficient in SAP MRP System, Fluent in English, both written and verbal..

Key responsibilities:

Purchase materials, parts, supplies, and equipment following established policies

Plan and analyze raw materials requirements based on demand and forecast

Generate and issue purchase orders to suppliers

Monitor delivery status and manage inventory using lean techniques.

Job description

Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

Buyer - Material Planner

Purchases materials, parts, supplies, and equipment following established purchasing policies and procedures, and optimizes price delivery, and terms.

About the job:

Plan and analyze raw materials requirements based on demand/ forecast through MRP and within desired inventory levels.
Generate and issue a PO to the Suppliers.
Monitor the status of delivery and make the necessary arrangements for critical items.
Maintain planning master data in SAP, such as Safety stocks, ABC Class, forecast consumption, and lead times.
Settles delivery issues and discrepancies with Suppliers and the Warehouse.
Effectively manage inventory by using lean techniques, e.g. Kanban, JIT, etc.

About you:

Graduate of any 4-year course.
With experience in a manufacturing company.
Materials Planning in SAP MRP System.
Fluent (Written and Verbal) in English.
Proficient with MS Office. SAP knowledge is required.
Time management and sense of urgency.

Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise.

Our Core Values – Respect, Customer Focus, Agility, Collaboration – support us in our mission to improve the safety, reliability, and performance of our customers’ products that use electrical energy.

We are an equal-opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference – everywhere, every day.

We offer a variety of benefits, competitive salary, bonuses, flexible working hours, remote working as well as development opportunities like internal Lean Six Sigma Certification.

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