Sr. Buyer/Planner

Job Summary:

The Sr. Buyer/Planner plans, revises, and executes the Master Production Schedule production orders ensuring a streamlined approach to meet sales demands for various product groups. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with all departments to ensure production goals are met. They will have strong strategic planning skills, as well as the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously. The ideal candidate will have a history in materials management, procurement, and/or inventory planning.

Reporting to:     Associate Director, Supply Chain Planning
Location:             Remote - candidates in the Pacific Time Zone preferred

Responsibilities/Essential Duties:

• Plan Master Production Schedule (MPS) and execute production orders ensuring finished goods are available in a timely matter to meet sales demands for assigned product groups.
• Review Master Production Schedule (MPS) as needed for design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with R&D, Engineering, Sales, and Operations as needed.
• Assist in maintaining and identifying economic order quantities (coordinating with the suppliers MOQs) while considering multiple locations and inventory/warehouse space.
• Execute Material Requirements Plan (MRP) through placing and managing all purchase orders to vendors or contract manufacturers.
• Perform maintenance of open purchase orders, monitor all changes in ETAs, and support the A/P with any purchase order to invoice discrepancies.
• Drive continuous improvement in all aspects of the planning and procurement process.
• Work alongside the Strategic Sourcing department to secure new suppliers and resolve supplier issues, delays, or quality issues.
• Manage inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands and department/company goals.
• Maintain constant communication with vendors to ensure all delivery and quality requirements are met.
• Coordinate communication/relationships with our contract manufacturers to ensure purchased goods arrive on time; work as liaison between the CMO and Crown for any changes to the product, quality issues, or supply chain concerns.
• Monitor inventory turns (Months of Cover) and develop recommendations for improvement.
• Analyze and manage MPS, MRP, and Material master/parameters Data within ERP and IBP/S&OP system(s).
• Maintain strong working relationships with Operations, Quality, Sales, and Finance, along with key suppliers, ensuring a cohesive supply chain of materials.
• Participate in daily production meetings and weekly scheduling meetings.
• Communicate daily with manufacturing, production and project team members, and managers to determine needs.
• Complete special projects and assignments as required, including new product development.
• May require some travel for performance reviews/audits. (limited)

 
Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree & 5+ years’ directly related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Materials Management, Supply Chain, or related discipline.
• 5+ years’ experience in buyer/planner, or similar, role.
• Advanced knowledge of procurement/planning principles, theories, and processes.
• Previous background in chemicals/packaging, inventory planning, and/or contract manufacturing.
• Must be hands-on, organized, detail-oriented, accurate, and have strong multi-tasking skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze situations and solve problems.
• Requires strong applied math skills, with the ability to resolve complex issues in a timely and efficient manner.
• Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and be deadline-driven.
• Ability to gain knowledge of company products, and comply with company quality, environmental, and safety policies and procedures, and understand and adhere to FDA and GMP requirements.
• Should demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills, and be able to interact professionally with internal and external customers with great customer service.
• Excellent computer skills, and proficiency with the Microsoft Excel package.

Company Summary:

Revance is a global company developing, producing, and distributing industry-leading, differentiated products across aesthetics, skincare, and therapeutics. Revance drives innovation beyond convention to offer treatment options for individuals across generations. The Company’s vision is to redefine excellence in aesthetics, skincare, and therapeutics through science-powered innovation, with an unwavering commitment to its providers, patients, and consumers. Revance’s award-winning products are the result of robust research and development, a cornerstone for the Company, driven by renowned scientists. For more information about Revance, please visit us at www.revance.com.

What Revance invests in you:

• Competitive Compensation including base salary and annual performance bonus.
• Flexible PTO, holidays, and parental leave.
• Generous healthcare benefits, HSA match, 401k match, employer paid life and disability insurance, pet insurance, wellness discounts and much more!

This section of the job description is required by the American with Disability Act (ADA). The ADA requires that job descriptions reflect the physical and mental demands required to effectively perform the essential duties of the job. The ADA prohibits employers from discriminating against a “qualified individual with a disability” in all aspects of the employment relationship. A “qualified individual with a disability” is “an individual who meets the education, experience, skill, and other job-related requirements of a position held or desired, and who, with reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of a specified job.”

Revance is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.