EIT - Buyer

SUMMARY

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Inventory Analyst (6‑12 mos)

• Responsible for monitoring all material transactions for assigned area(s).
• Identify, resolve, and find root cause of discrepancies and other inventory errors.
• Recommend changes to eliminate or greatly reduce future inaccuracies.
• Flexible to work overtime, assist in material handling functions, and fill in for other Inventory Control personnel as required.
• Eliminate any manufacturing downtime associated with assigned area (where applicable).
• Perform regular component cycle counts as required.
• Perform inventory transactions and reporting on customer systems when required.
• Assist in development and implementation of materials management systems that enhance inventory control.
• Interface with all departmental supervisors, support functions, engineering, program management, and other pertinent functions within plant operations.

Planner/Buyer I (6‑12 mos)

• Participate in decision making of MPS loading through proper materials sizing.
• Analyze, maintain, and execute Materials Requirement Plan (MRP). Continuously monitor and verify materials pipeline to ensure it meets MRP requirements.
• Identify and address materials supply issues.
• Ensure materials availability to support production per the Master Production Schedule through MRP execution, on‑time delivery, and coordination of materials movement.
• Proactively eliminate materials liabilities by understanding ownership and tracking customer liable materials.
• Issue Purchase Orders with negotiated terms and ensure supplier adherence to agreements.
• Optimize order management process for effective communication with suppliers.
• Maintain integrity of master data and purchasing planning parameters to minimize material liability and balance procurement cost with inventory investment.
• Monitor and improve supplier delivery and quality performance; resolve recurring or critical issues.
• Support Accounts Payable in resolving invoice discrepancies.
• Provide inputs to drive and execute Jabil’s commodity and pricing strategy.
• Minimize materials freight expenses.
• Monitor, track, and provide feedback on supplier performance.

Production Planner (6‑12 mos)

• Schedule production activity in sync with MPS.
• Run planned orders in two‑week buckets to detail boards to be built.
• Ensure Prep‑Parts keep up with the build schedule.
• Minimize changeovers and production schedule changes while maintaining board revision integrity.
• Run clean‑to‑starts, on‑time production shipments, EPS maintenance, purge, ECN, and deviation management.
• Meet daily with Master Planner and manufacturing to assess schedules, optimize run quantities, and minimize changeovers.
• Run weekly clean‑to‑starts to identify material shortages and follow up with Purchasing.
• Recommend long‑term resolutions to shortages due to lack of material control.
• Conduct readiness meetings on New Products and revision changes five days prior to build.
• Ensure shipments are routed correctly and maintain Sales Orders if required.
• Maintain Jabil packout module, EPS, or equivalent packout system.
• Manage Deviation/ECN/Purge processes.
• Understand all product production flow.
• Maintain handbook on position by workcell.
• Coordinate and follow up with workcell team.
• Adhere to safety and health rules and regulations.
• Comply with company security policy.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Recent college graduate/Bachelor’s degree required.
• Coursework in Supply Chain or Logistics preferred.
• Certification by related professional organizations (e.g., APICS, NAPM) preferred.