What will you do?The Sr Supplier Scheduler should be able to develop suppliers and intercompany plants (feeders), execute savings projects, assure that an adequate supplier is assigned to each purchased item and support expediting processes with suppliers to assure that direct material is supplied in a proper time and that it will meet the delivery dates to minimize the risk of an inventory stock-out or revenue impact.
May also be required to support in other supplier related activities such as quality escalations, ISO requirements, internal projects and engineering changes related to purchased items.How will you do it?Analyze MRP demand and replenish stocks timely.Place Purchase Orders (POs) on time to suppliers and feeder plants.Get confirmation dates or estimated time of arrivals (ETA) for all POs.Assure the correct receipt in our ERP system (SAP).Attend Daily Production MeetingsExecute in a regular basis, the exception messages.Align with suppliers requested date in POs to avoid impacts in Production.Send reports to supplier to review status of open lines and avoid past due of purchase orders.Communicate any risk related to purchased items and shortages to Planning and Production area.Escalate issues with Global Procurement or Regional Materials through the correct channels (JIRA process).Be able to analyze line of balances (LOB) when vendors have issues.Analyze monthly forecast and send it to suppliers.Assure that problems relating to delivery, pricing and invoicing are promptly conveyed to the vendor and resolved in a timely manner.Monitor vendor performance & on time delivery for Suppliers.Support other areas to assure proper feedback and corrective actions are in place to improve vendor development and deliveries.Implement project related to reduce level of inventory, excess & obsolete items.Review daily arrivals of raw materials at Customs Broker Warehouse and request them to Logistics area.Resolve discrepancy problems in a timely manner and collaborate with Warehouse and Logistics team to solve them.Respond Invoices assigned in Maple (AP discrepancies)Comply with activities of Johnson Controls Manufacturing Systems.Participate in Safety committees and Safety Audits as required.Participate in Risk Assessments and ISO Audits.Participate in EHS observations program.Implement and maintain security policy, JCI behaviors and health and environment rules.Participate in Training programs and comply with JCI internal trainings.Develop and review procedures and work instructions.What we look for?Bachelor's Degree or 3 years' experience in purchasing/planning roleDirect buyer experience in a manufacturing company (metal-mechanic, refrigeration, electronic or HVAC industry)Experience working with Purchasing, Planning and Production areas.Fluent EnglishMRP (materials requirement planning)Knowledge of SAP (preferably)Experience in a manufacturing planning program and production sequencesLeadership skillsProactiveSchedule availabilityTeam workService attitudeAbility to work under pressureStrong decision-making Communication, analytical and negotiation skillsAbility to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously