Planner/Buyer, Supply Chain

The role

You will own the demand and supply side of assigned commodity groups. You will act as the day-to-day contact for suppliers and contract manufacturers to manage inventory and resolve supply issues.

What you will do

• Translate production and sales plans into a demand forecast using MRP, min/max, kanban, or reorder point.
• Own item master planning parameters in NetSuite.
• Place and manage purchase orders from release through receipt.
• Publish rolling delivery schedules to contract manufacturers.
• Run shortage and clear-to-build reporting.
• Partner with Engineering and Quality on engineering change orders.
• Manage supplier performance using delivery, quality, and responsiveness data.
• Support inventory health through cycle count follow-up, aging and excess/obsolete review, and inventory turns analysis.
• Support new product introduction by sourcing prototype and pilot builds and setting up new items.
• Negotiate pricing, MOQs, lead times, and payment terms.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or related field.
• Hands-on experience running planning and purchasing in an ERP system such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics.
• Strong Excel, pivot tables, lookups, and comfort cleaning and analyzing several thousand rows of ERP data without help.
• A track record of resolving supply problems by pulling in the right people.
• Clear, direct written communication with suppliers across time zones.
• Ability to work on-site at our Hayward, CA facility five days per week.

Nice to have

• 3+ years in purchasing and planning (both preferred), in a manufacturing or hardware environment.

Benefits

• Equity
• Bonuses
• Stipends
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• Long-term disability insurance

Before you apply

• We are unable to sponsor H-1B visas or any other employment-based visas for this position at this time.

About the company

Aperia develops innovative hardware and data analytics solutions for commercial vehicle fleets. They are the inventors of the Halo Automatic Tire Inflator and the Halo Connect tire analytics platform.