Supplier Planner (Materials)

IMI Plc

We are a global specialist engineering company that creates breakthrough solutions. We are curious and like to solve problems, partnering with our customers to solve the demands of today and prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. We embrace innovation and care about outcomes that are good for business, everyday life and making a better world – creating lasting impact for everyone.

We design, build and service highly engineered products in fluid and motion control applications. We focus on five market sectors: Industrial Automation, Process Automation, Climate Control, Life Science and Fluid Control, and Transport.

Our partnership approach breaks through problems and reduces complexity. We don’t invent in isolation – we collaborate with our customers. We listen closely and we think differently, creating space for diverse minds to innovate. We are working together to make businesses safer, more sustainable and more productive.

Role Overview

The Supplier Planner analyzes the requirements of materials and components based on customer demand, then makes the purchase orders ensuring the supply in quantity, time and place of the components based on the corporate inventory model to meet the inventory and on-time delivery goal established by the company.In this dual role as both applications and design engineer this is a pivotal role within the global team to deliver our new product developments.

Work Environment: This role is flexible for remote working

Key Responsibilities

• Review and analyze the demand forecast and place purchase orders to the supplier based on it.
• Confirm that the order was received and that the shipping date was accepted.
• Coordinate the delivery of materials to the plant.
• Verify the receipt of material in the plant and in the system.
• Report the risks in the supply chain, as well as the impact on deliveries to establish action plans.
• Create strategies for inventory management through delivery frequency analysis, creation of pull systems or other improvements.
• Review and analyze excesses and obsolescence of assigned part numbers to suggest their disposition.
• Analyze and generate the request for expedited freight.
• Track engineering changes.
• Generate forecasts for suppliers.
• Keep the master report of purchased parts updated in the system.
• Contribute to the achievement of the organization's environmental objectives through proper compliance with internal environmental procedures and policy, as well as the legal and governmental requirements that apply in environmental matters.

Critical Competencies for Success

Education and Experience:

1. Schooling required: Engineering, Administration or related.
2. Years of experience in... 2 to 4 years in planning, purchasing in the automotive industry
3. Advanced English and able to hold a business conversation

Competencies:

1. Strategic Thinking
2. Analytical
3. Problem Solving and Decision Making
4. Capacity and influence
5. Adaptability to change

Health & Safety

The physical demands described within the Key Duties & Responsibilities section of this job description are required to perform the essential functions of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.  Please contact your local HR representative to discuss the specific Work Conditions and Physical Requirements of this role.  

Health, Safety, and Environmental Duties – At IMI we are all personally committed to protecting our people, minimizing our impact to the environment, the communities we operate in and our company. All members of our workforce have the duty to ensure the health, safety and welfare of themselves, others, and the environment. Every employee is expected to follow all HSE operating procedures, also to challenge any observed behaviors or unsafe acts.

Code of Ethics

IMI requires the highest standard of ethics in all business dealings, particularly with customers, suppliers, advisors, employees, and the authorities. In accordance with the IMI Way: Our Code of Responsible Business.

Changes to This Job Description

IMI may amend this job description in whole or part at any time.

IMI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status.