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Aston Carter • Santa Ana, CA 92702 • Posted 1 day ago
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In-person • Full-time • Contract • Mid Level
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The Buyer/Planner at Aston Carter is responsible for developing and updating production schedules to support sales requirements, coordinating and communicating with Production Supervisors to handle scheduling conflicts, and providing shipment information to customer service. This role involves analyzing customer forecasts and materials requirements, creating and revising purchase orders for raw materials and sub-contractors, tracking due dates for timely deliveries, and maintaining raw material inventory levels at company-specific goals. This is a contract-to-hire position based in a nice office environment in Santa Ana, California, with a requirement for on-site work and some overtime.
Responsibilities
- Develop and update production schedules to support sales requirements.
- Provide coordination and communication with Production Supervisors to handle scheduling conflicts.
- Communicate shipment information to customer service.
- Analyze customer forecasts and materials requirements.
- Create and revise purchase orders for raw materials and sub-contractors in support of production requirements.
- Track due dates to ensure timely deliveries and revise purchase orders as needed.
- Responsible to keep raw material inventory level at company-specific goals.
Qualifications
Required
- Experience in buying
- Proficiency in SAP
- Understanding of purchase orders/invoices
Preferred
- Coordination skills
- Communication skills
- Analysis skills
- Problem-solving skills
About Aston Carter
Aston Carter is a leading staffing and consulting firm that offers specialized staffing solutions in areas like accounting & finance, customer support, operations & administrative, and governance & risk compliance. They provide business services, consulting, and managed solutions to help companies optimize their workforce management. Aston Carter is committed to delivering exceptional service, focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and offers job opportunities across various industries on their job board.
Full Job Description
Job Description
Develop and update production schedules to support sales requirements. Provide coordination and communication with Production Supervisors to handle scheduling conflicts. Communicate shipment information to customer service. Analyze customer forecasts and materials requirements. Create and revise purchase orders for raw materials and sub-contractors in support of production requirements. Track due dates to ensure timely deliveries and revise purchase orders as needed. Responsible to keep raw material inventory level at company-specific goals.
Hard Skills
+ buyer
+ SAP
+ purchase orders/invoices
Soft Skills
+ coordination
+ communication
+ analysis
+ problem-solving
Job Type
This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 6 Month(s).
Work Site
This is a fully on-site position in Santa Ana, California.
Work Environment
Very nice office environment in Santa Ana. Manufacturing onsite, but the majority of the time will be spent in the office. Open to start times between 6:30-8am, with the requirement to stick to the chosen schedule. Some overtime may be required, but no weekend work.
About Aston Carter:
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
+ Hiring diverse talent
+ Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
+ Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
+ Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.
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