Job Description
Plant Buyer I Location Hybrid remote in Lawrenceburg, TN : At Modine, we are engineering a cleaner, healthier world. Building on more than 100 years of excellence in thermal management, we provide trusted systems and solutions that improve air quality and conserve natural resources. More than 13,000 employees are at work in every corner of the globe, delivering the solutions our customers need, where they need them. Our Climate Solutions and Performance Technologies segments support our purpose by improving air quality, reducing energy and water consumption, lowering harmful emissions and enabling cleaner running vehicles and environmentally-friendly refrigerants. Modine is a global company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin (USA), with operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. For more information about Modine, visit
Position Description: The future of transformation is here. Our industry is going through a once-in-a-generation evolution as we push to zero emission mobility and the Modine Advanced Thermal Systems (ATS) team is helping to drive that cleaner future. Are you excited by fast moving projects as part of a highly collaborative team? We are looking for team players who are curious enough to ask questions and explore new ideas, passionate enough to serve our customers, and ready to take ownership of challenges and grow with us. We are a team, first and foremost, and we take pride in our collaborative efforts; Everyone is accountable for achieving our goals. Check out our products here: In this role, you will have a critical support role in our Advanced Thermal Systems team, as we work closely with our customers to define the future of commercial electric vehicles. You will be responsible for managing components, supplies, and logistics to ensure that daily production schedules are maintained. The Plant Buyer will utilize resources such as SAP to track requirements and work with suppliers to allow for on-time delivery of components. This role is based in Lawrenceburg, TN and will report to the Advanced Thermal Systems Materials Manager. Key Responsibilities: - Responsible for and manages purchasing, materials requirements planning, supplier relationship management
- Purchasing of productive and non-productive supplies from established supply base while controlling inventory and associated costs.
- Key team member of the Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) process for the Advanced Thermal Systems business unit.
- Prepare material requisition and order using approved suppliers regarding specifications, quantities, pricing, due dates, and other shipping information.
- Assist in developing a materials strategy that maximizes customer satisfaction and meets inventory targets.
- Take an active role in cycle counts and physical inventory monitoring.
- Develop and execute material strategies that meet customer requirements, company targets and creates stability across the supply chain
- Monitor market trends and identify critical supply disruption points in upstream value chain and formulate an effective strategy for mitigation
- Manage component, supplies and logistics to assure that daily production schedules are maintained.
- Utilize SAP and other resources to track customer requirements and work with the suppliers allowing on-time delivery of components and on-time shipping performance to customers.
- Maintain inventory levels for productive material consistent with production schedules and management directives
- Propose and support implementation of cost reduction and delivery improvement projects
- Comply with the Health, Safety, and Environmental Policies
- Complete special projects and assignments as required
- Travel: less than 5%
Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Materials Management, Logistics, Operations, Business, Accounting or other technical field preferred
- 2+ years of Materials Control and/or Buyer experience working with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software; experience with SAP is preferred
- Good interpersonal and collaboration skills
- Ability to handle multiple projects effectively
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Computer literate, with Excel skills/abilities
- Understanding of IATF 16949 and ISO 14001 and how it relates to the materials group is beneficial
For California Residents - Privacy Disclosure #LI-LR1 #LI-Hybrid Modine is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Welcomes all Qualified Applicants! EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability Modine provides a competitive benefit package, which could include paid vacation, short term disability, 401(k), health, dental, vision, life insurance, flex spending benefits, tuition reimbursement, Health Savings Account and much more. Human Resources will provide more detail upon your hiring.
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