Planner Buyer Specialist
- Ensure ERP and planning system data fields are accurate
- Ensure optimum inventory planning to achieve inventory and service levels
- Ensure factories and vendors meet Yamaha’s product availability needs with optimum cost
- Ensure goods are received on time
- Ensure efficient inventory flows in support of inventory health
- Ensure business needs are met
- Plan, create, maintain, and monitor Purchase Orders and resolve related issues for domestic and international suppliers
- Monitor and assess backorder and inventory availability across the network
- Create, maintain, report, and track KPIs with corrective action plans
- Define and execute exit plans for unproductive inventory
- Facilitate and lead cross-functional meetings including Purchasing, Sales, and Inventory meetings
- Maintain item master and pricing
- Develop functional skills in others on the team
- Analytics – Operations: Use data to understand business process and inform goals
- Data Management, Analytics, and Reporting: Use tools to prepare accurate data and generate reports that meet information needs and enable decision making
- Department Technology and Systems: Understand and can effectively use department technology and systems to perform work
- Process Improvement: Use a systematic approach to close process or system performance gaps through streamlining and cycle time reduction
- Product Knowledge – Operations: Possess detailed knowledge of Yamaha’s products and services
- Supply Chain Basics and Planning: Determine a course of action to achieve supply chain goals, including planning, sourcing, making, delivering; understand and be able to work with demand network- customer profile; seasonality etc.
- Supply Chain Synchronization – FIT, Import/Export, Logistics: Balance supply with demand, considering both lead time and demand variability created by supply patterns not matching demand patterns
- Yamaha Way (Will, Integrity, Initiative, Challenge, Commitment)
- Customer Focus
- Decision Quality
- Plans and Aligns
- Collaborates
- Self-Development
- Situational Adaptability
- Demonstrated success in planning, material management, inventory, and demand planning
- Demonstrated success with MRP and ERP systems
- Advanced with Microsoft Office including Excel and PowerPoint
- Demonstrated success working within a cross-functional, matrixed environment
- Experience in Tableau or Power BI
- Experience in Oracle/SAP
- APICS certification
- Music instrument/audio industry knowledge
- BS/BA in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Logistics, or related field
- 5+ years experience in planning, material management, inventory, and demand planning
- 3+ years experience using MRP and ERP systems
- The hiring range for this position is $58,900 - $80,000 annually + bonus. This is the hiring range and does not include the value of benefits. The hiring range does not reflect total earning potential over time.
- Final offers within the posted compensation range are based on qualifications, skills and experience required for the role.
- Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, LTD, Life-Insurance and 401k with match AND automatic contributions
- Performance based bonus program
- Robust employee wellness programs including free music lessons
- Gym and wellness reimbursement program
- Tobacco cessation reward program
- Free concerts from award winning artists
- Discounted hotel, travel, entertainment, and other attractions
- Employee product purchase program
- Flexible work options (including hybrid schedule)
- Casual dress
- Vacation, sick-time and personal floating holidays
- Inclusive and passionate culture
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