Job Details

Planner/Buyer Position

NIC Global is a single-source manufacturer providing turn-key mechanical and electromechanical assembly, expert sheet metal fabrication, and global sourcing of metal and plastic components. We provide products to great customers such as Philips, PACCAR (Kenworth & Peterbilt), Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Physio Controls, and Leviton to name a few. Our growing company employs over 600 people in Washington, Tennessee, Ohio, and Texas.

Come work with us and experience our fun atmosphere that provides a great place to work and grow your career. Employees are celebrated through quarterly employee appreciation events, holiday parties, cook outs, company gifts, and various other employee events and recognition programs. We feel that great companies value their employees, and those employees are vital to the overall success of the entire organization.

In addition to an outstanding company culture, NIC Global offers other great benefits including:

Eligible for insurance first of the month after 30 days, including:

• Choice of two health insurance plans
• Employer paid employee dental insurance
• Employer paid life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability plans
• Vision insurance
• Additional life insurance
• Accident insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Federal health and dependent care savings accounts (FSA)

Eligible after 6 months:

• 401(k) plan, with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement

Other benefits include PTO accrual of 80 hours in the first year, increasing with length of service milestones and 80 hours of holiday pay per year.

Location: Spokane WA

Responsibilities include:

• Creating and releasing production jobs and/or purchase orders using ERP systems (e.g., Syteline) based on demand, inventory goals, and planning parameters
• Generating capacity feasible production schedules and monitoring/reporting on manufacturing attainment to the production schedule, expediting as required
• Creating and releasing purchase orders for selected materials from approved suppliers at pre-determined/approved prices and monitoring/reporting on suppliers' OTD and quality, expediting as required
• Performing site-specific purchasing (sourcing/negotiation) activities mostly to do with facility related services (e.g. cleaning, trash, etc.)
• Managing MRP data and ensuring optimization of output continually improving planning methods and practices to meet inventory, production efficiency and on-time delivery goals
• Assessing the impact of engineering change orders and executing changes as required
• Resolving inventory transaction issues and auditing/correcting production jobs working with internal teams and supporting process improvements to prevent reoccurrences
• Assisting with special projects (i.e. new product/customer ramp-up plans, efficiency improvements, etc.)
• Communicating across departments to meet customer delivery goals and internal planning needs
• Providing timely updates to management on planning, scheduling, and purchasing activities

This job description reflects the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. Additional duties and responsibilities may be required, based upon business needs, at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications:

• 4-year degree (business, engineering or accounting) preferred, but not required
• 25 years' experience in a manufacturing environment; sheet metal or assembly experience preferred
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems and basic inventory practices (Syteline/CSI a plus)
• Proficiency with MS Office applications, intermediate knowledge of Excel required
• Understanding of BOMs, routings, and multi-level manufacturing flow
• Experience with purchasing and managing suppliers
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles
• Excellent problem solving skills and demonstrated analytical ability
• Ability to organize and manage multiple changing priorities while meeting deadline
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work well in a team and under pressure