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Name: Global Supply Chain Planner
From: Valencia, CA
E-mail: pat.jacobs@bionessinc.com
Bioness (bioness.com) is searching for an experienced and self-motivated GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNER.

POSITION SUMMARY:
Procure material including custom items, sole source and advanced technology items. Maintain strategic supplier alliances. Focus on both research & development and manufacturing parts purchase and oversee contract manufacturing. Responsible for price, quality and delivery to support manufacturing. Schedules, plans, coordinates, maintains inventory accuracy of the production support stock to assure manufacturing support and improved customer satisfaction.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:


Admin reply: Supply Management - Develop working relationship with suppliers. Establish lines of communication with suppliers to ensure proactive notification of any exception status.

 
Added: Requirements Processing – Place purchase orders and release shipments against purchase orders with suppliers as required by MRP reports, operational or other requirements. Expedite purchase orders to support manufacturing and respond to internal inquiries and requests. Provide delivery status via system updates to planners and management.
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Name: Supply Planner
From: North San Diego County
E-mail: elynch@mrportland.com
Company: Management Recruiters of Portland
Address: 2020 Lloyd Center
City, State, ZIP: Portland, OR 97232
Title: Executive Recruiter
Openings: Supply Planner
Location: North San Diego County
Start Date: 6/1/2012
Salary: $70,000 - $80,000 (based on experience)
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or Finance preferred; at least 5 years of Supply Planning experience in manufacturing environment; working knowledge of SAP or ERP system; excellent communication ability - must be able to work effectively with cross functional teams; comprehnsion of MRP II and/or APICS supply chain process.

Duties & Responsibilities:
Responsible for production planning, distribution requirement planning and raw material requirement planning; develop realistic capacity feasible monthly production plans based on demand forecast, customer orders, current inventory and stock shortages; guide Production Schedulers and mentor junior Planner; develop and maintain DRP plans and raw material requirement plans to support customers and production; manage, identify and solve supply issues.

Contact: Erin Lynch
Phone: 800-979-8701 x 1115
Fax: 503-282-4380
Email: elynch@mrportland.com
 
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Submitted by Comments:
Name: Material Planning
From: Phoenix, Arizona
E-mail: jnarciso@cosma.com
Company: Cosma Power Systems
Title: Material Planner
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Start Date: Immediately
Salary: Negotiable

Job Summary

The Material Planner Position requires a strong working knowledge of the planning cycle and an in depth knowledge of operations management. The Material Planner will understand and utilize existing systems to ensure that material flow within the supply chain is not disrupted. The ability to work as a part of a team, or as an individual is crucial to the success of the Material Planner.

Qualifications:
Minimum of five years experience in production and supply chain planning in a repetitive manufacturing environment

Community college diploma in Supply Chain / Operations Management or equivalent combination of education and experience

Above average attention to detail and strong problem solving ability

Ability to work to deadlines, meet multiple demands and support multiple production planning programs

Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills

Able to work flecible hours to meet internal / external customer demands

Duties & Responsibilities:
Develop, maintain and communicate schedules based on customer demands

Analyze production efficiencies and inventory levels to optimize the production plan

Primary contact for designated supply base - responsible for promoting and developing vendors to ensure continuous imporvements

Reviews item master, bills of materials, customer release requirements

Coordinate and communicate engineering changes

Stand in for other planners to balance workload, provide backup or cover holidays as required

Practice and promote continuous improvement of materials processes and take advantage of cost reduction opportunities

Audits inventory counts to ensure accuracy

Responsible for reviewing, monitoring and updating inventories

Please forward your resume via email to jnarciso@cosma.com

Contact: Jason Narciso
Phone: 602-321-7757
 
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Name: Plant Manager
From: Seattle, Washington
E-mail: gallen@ciresiandmorek.com
Company: Ciresi & Morek
Address: 4199 Kinross Lakes Pkwy
City, State, ZIP: Richfield, Ohio 44286
Title: Plant Manager
Openings: 1
Location: Seattle, Washington
Start Date: 5/30/12
Salary: $130-160K + relocation
Qualifications: BA/BS degree, Lean/Six Sigma Background. Must have Plant Management background from a high volume manufacturing & assembly plant.

Duties & Responsibilities: The Plant Manager is responsible for leading activities of the facility to obtain optimum results in quality, service, safety, productivity/profits and employee relations, also responsible for the management of people, equipment and materials to achieve both daily and long-term production objectives.

Contact: Greg Allen
Phone: 330-659-0875 Ext. 3
Fax:
Email: gallen@ciresiandmorek.com
 
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Name: Category Planner - Giro
From: Scotts Valley, CA
E-mail: ddmiddleton@eastonbellsports.com
Company: Easton-Bell Sports
Address: 5550 Scotts Valley Drive
City, State, ZIP: Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Title: Category Planner - Giro
Openings:1
Location: Scotts Valley, CA
Start Date: Negotiable/Immediately
Salary: Negotiable
Qualifications:(see below)

This supply-chain role is responsible for managing the demand and supply requirements all customers across various business units. The focus is on creating and maintaining accurate sku/customer forecasts while driving replenishment PO plans based on inventory needs within the SAP system. The position will require being the owner of inventory and having close communicative and collaborative efforts with sales team, management, customer service, marketing and global team members. Primary duties include the generating and tracking of finished goods PO’s, ensuring customer forecasts are compared against sales and budget plans, proactively identifying supply and demand risk, and optimizing inventory utilization, while meeting operational KPI and objectives for the company. This position also includes continuous process improvement, SAP utilization, planning optimization and tracking of objectives.

Essential Job Functions:
Creates the 12-month rolling sku/customer forecast utilizing historical data, current order book trends, and statistical models to facilitate the agreement of a consensus business plan
Responsible to ensure forecast load and push to SAP is completed successfully on a monthly basis.
Owns Demand to Forecast deviation review and adjustment in identifying risks and opportunities and challenge discrepancies
Owns the analysis that drives purchase decisions for supply and inventory planning for assigned product categories, generates purchase plans from reqs based on certain criteria, issues initial PO’s direct to vendor or to Asia Operations Planning team for consolidation and subsequent submission to vendor.
Responsible for inventory levels, safety stock recommendations, fulfillment strategies for assigned product categories.
Maintaining appropriate product status codes in SAP as well as other planning parameters for assigned product categories.
Responsible for quarterly MRP audits of SAP master data for assigned product categories.
Manages the CPFR process in collaborating with suppliers in providing a rolling purchase plan
Owns Supply Flow Management and tracking purchases that make the most economical sense
Owns the identification of materials for the quarterly inventory hold process
Owns E&O inventory Review Process so to identify necessary sell plans and financial reserve recommendation
Analyze and document key drivers in forecast to demand variation
Supports the annual financial plan and budgeting process
Owns the Sales Analysis process – identification of risks and opportunities with the forecast to demand translation
Partner with production-capacity planners and Asia Operations Planning team in providing demand requirement inputs to the net build plan roll up process
Tracking and reporting of KPIs and objectives

KPI and Performance Related Diagnostics Responsibilities
Fill Rate Analysis
Forecast Accuracy Reporting
Forecast to Sales Plan Comparison
E and O Analysis and levels as % of total inventory
Forecast to Actual Order Deviation Analysis
Inventory Turns
SKU Productivity Reporting
Purchase Plans into Suppliers
Monthly Purchase Reporting Analysis
Supplier FOB Reporting
Weekly Supply Chain Analysis

Education and Training:
Bachelor degree in business or supply chain equivalent – MBA Preferred
Minimum 3-5 years experience in Supply Chain or Planning environment
Experience working in customer products - sporting goods industry a plus
SAP ERP experience desired
APICS certification preferred

Skills and Abilities:
Experience buying and forecasting in a consumer products environment
Ability to extract data from multiple systems/sources and then make recommendations
High sense of urgency and attention to detail
Challenges the status quo and looks for continuous process improvement
Excellent communication and analytical skills
Ability to adapt to change
High functional competency is SAP (or other ERP), Excel, Word and Access

At Easton-Bell Sports we love determination and perseverance – it is part of what makes us a great company! And we also value the professional privacy of each of our team members. Therefore we respectfully ask that you do not contact our executives or hiring teams directly.

Resumes and cover letters will only be accepted through:
eastonbellsports.com/careers for "Job ID: 397 Category Planner - Giro" or cut/paste the link: https://home.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=1202571

Choosing to cross this boundary is cause for a personal foul, flag on the play, time in the penalty box, well… you get the picture! We hope to see your resume submitted soon

We are Easton-Bell Sports.
Tomorrow is ours.
Because of the time we put in today.
We will be smarter. And faster. More resilient. More Clever. More Vocal. More open.
And maybe a little less serious.
We are devoted to sports and the people who play them. We vow to make them stronger and better.
If we fail, we learn. If we win, we improve.
Because our direction is ever forward.
Our passion is always with purpose.
Our success, humbly inevitable.
This is our time. Tomorrow is ready.
Let’s take it.

Are you ready to take it?
We are looking for the very best to help create our tomorrow.

Duties & Responsibilities:(see above)

Contact: EBSRecruitment
Phone:
Fax:
Email:ddmiddleton@eastonbellsports.com
 
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Name: Supply Chain Analyst
From: Van Nuys, CA
E-mail: ddmiddleton@eastonbellsports.com
Company:Easton-Bell Sports
Address: 7855 Haskell Avenue # 200
City, State, ZIP: Van Nuys, CA 91406
Title: Supply Chain Analyst
Openings:1
Location: Van Nuys, CA
Start Date: Negotiable/Immediate
Salary: Negotiable
Qualifications:(see below)

General Description
This supply-chain role is responsible for managing the demand and supply requirements for mass channel customers across various business units. The focus is on creating and maintaining accurate sku/customer forecasts while driving replenishment PO plans based on inventory needs within the SAP system. The position will require being the owner of inventory and having close communicative and collaborative efforts with sales team, management, customer service, marketing and global team members. Primary duties include the generating and tracking of finished goods PO’s, ensuring customer forecasts are compared against sales and budget plans, proactively identifying supply and demand risk, and optimizing inventory utilization, while meeting operational KPI and objectives for the company. This position also includes continuous process improvement, SAP utilization, planning optimization and tracking of objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Creates the 12-month rolling sku/customer forecast utilizing historical data, current order book trends, and statistical models to facilitate the agreement of a consensus business plan
Responsible to ensure forecast load and push to SAP is completed successfully on a monthly basis.
Owns Demand to Forecast deviation review and adjustment in identifying risks and opportunities and challenge discrepancies
Owns the analysis that drives purchase decisions for supply and inventory planning for assigned product categories, generates purchase plans from reqs based on certain criteria, issues initial PO’s direct to vendor or to Asia Operations Planning team for consolidation and subsequent submission to vendor.
Responsible for inventory levels, safety stock recommendations, fulfillment strategies for assigned product categories.
Maintaining appropriate product status codes in SAP as well as other planning parameters for assigned product categories.
Responsible for quarterly MRP audits of SAP master data for assigned product categories.
Manages the CPFR process in collaborating with suppliers in providing a rolling purchase plan
Owns Supply Flow Management and tracking purchases that make the most economical sense
Owns the identification of materials for the quarterly inventory hold process
Owns E&O inventory Review Process so to identify necessary sell plans and financial reserve recommendation
Analyze and document key drivers in forecast to demand variation
Supports the annual financial plan and budgeting process
Owns the Sales Analysis process – identification of risks and opportunities with the forecast to demand translation
Partner with production-capacity planners and Asia Operations Planning team in providing demand requirement inputs to the net build plan roll up process
Tracking and reporting of KPIs and objectives

KPI and Performance Related Diagnostics Responsibilities:
Fill Rate Analysis
Forecast Accuracy Reporting
Forecast to Sales Plan Comparison
E and O Analysis and levels as % of total inventory
Forecast to Actual Order Deviation Analysis
Inventory Turns
SKU Productivity Reporting
Purchase Plans into Suppliers
Monthly Purchase Reporting Analysis
Supplier FOB Reporting
Weekly Supply Chain Analysis

Background:
Bachelor degree in business or supply chain equivalent – MBA Preferred
5+ years experience in Supply Chain or Planning environment
Experience working with Mass channel customers is a plus
SAP ERP experience desired
APICS certification preferred

Skills/Competencies:
Experience buying and forecasting in a consumer products environment
Ability to extract data from multiple systems/sources and then make recommendations
High sense of urgency and attention to detail
Challenges the status quo and looks for continuous process improvement
Excellent communication and analytical skills
Ability to adapt to change
High functional competency is SAP (or other ERP), Excel, Word and Access

We are Easton-Bell Sports.
Tomorrow is ours.
Because of the time we put in today.
We will be smarter. And faster. More resilient. More Clever. More
Vocal. More open.
And maybe a little less serious.
We are devoted to sports and the people who play them. We vow to make
them stronger and better.
If we fail, we learn. If we win, we improve.
Because our direction is ever forward.
Our passion is always with purpose.
Our success, humbly inevitable.
This is our time. Tomorrow is ready.
Let's take it.

Are you ready to take it?
We are looking for the very best to help create our tomorrow.

To Apply, go to eastonbellsports.com/careers and apply to Job ID "387-Supply Chain Analyst" or cut/paste this link: https://home.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=1138701

Duties & Responsibilities: (see above)

Contact: EBS Recruitment
Phone:
Fax:
Email: joinus@eastonbellsports.com
 
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Submitted by Comments:
Name: Merchandiser Manager
From: Commerce City
E-mail: vvincent@ernestpkg.com
Company:Ernest Packaging
Address:5777 Smithway Street
City, State, ZIP:Commerce City, Ca. 90040
Title: Merchandiser Manager
Openings:1
Location: Commerce City
Start Date: Immediate
Salary:
Qualifications:
We are searching for a Purchasing Manager who will act as the consummate resource in the development and partnering of our suppliers. This will be accomplished through your leadership, direction and motivation of our purchasing department. By building effective relationships with our vendors and sales force you will fulfill our company’s five-point commitment to our customers. Ultimately, this position is the focal point in harnessing the power of our supply base for the benefit of our customers.

Duties & Responsibilities:• Expectations and Goals:

• Manage, support, and nurture the development, growth, and success of the purchasing staff
• Strive to exceed the company goals as to gross profit production and the gross profit percentage
• Monitor the company inventory for turnover, taking special charge of custom, one-customer inventory

VENDOR RELATIONS AND COMMITMENTS:

• Develop, maintain and enhance a close working relationship between the company and our suppliers
• Establish and maintain close working relationships with the decision-makers of our top suppliers
• Examine and evaluate marketplace business conditions, vendor opportunities and new product introductions
• Regularly poll the sales force and vendor representatives for opportunities and concerns

MANAGEMENT DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage, supervise and be ultimately responsible for all purchasing and inventory functions
• Responsible for controlling the company inventory, making sure that the inventory level is reviewed monthly and that the levels meet our company month supply levels
• Stay abreast of market conditions, changes in products, changes in price levels, terms, discounts, allowances, promotions and changes with suppliers
• Purchase at the lowest costs, improve quality and marketability of our products, and seek new and/or better products that the company can sell competitively at improved gross profit margins
• Evaluate and offer suggestions to increase results, which should include better methods, systems and procedures
• Select, hire and train purchasing agents
• Review the performance of the purchasing staff
• Review all low gross profit orders with the credit department, sales manager and the director of operations
• Hold meetings with the purchasing department that assess vendor quality control, new products and promotions

Contact:Vince Vincent
Phone:800-233-7788
Fax:323-837-1534
Ema il:vvincent@ernestpkg.com
 
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Name: Planner, Distribution
From: Northridge, CA
E-mail: jrenteria@pharmavite.net
Company: Pharmavite
Address: 8510 Balboa Blvd. Ste 100
City, State, ZIP: 91325
Title: Planner, Distribution
Openings: 1
Location: Northridge CA 91325
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: $75,000
Qualifications: Requires a four-year college or university degree or its equivalent.
Experience: requires three to five years experience in Distribution Requirements Planning or a related field.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Requires:
* Competent Knowledge of MRP, database management, shceduling, inventory planning, distribution planning, and product structures.
* Demonstrated Proficiency with Planning and Manufacturing Systems )ASCP experience preferred) and with backbone systems such as JDE.
* Excellent organizational skills, analytical skills and communications skills.

Duties & Responsibilities:
We are currently seeking a dynamic, strategic, and innovative Distribution Planner. This key position will be based in our corporate offices in Northridge, CA.
Owns the distribution requirements plan and end-to-end management of all assigned finished goods inventory within the national supply network. Supports business objectives, monitors key performance indicators and proactively communicates risk throughout the supply chain. Possesses a thorough understanding of Operations' performance, capabilities, and constraints to ensure schedule reliability and distribution to meet business needs.
Creates and maintains a reasonable distribution requirements plan. Adjusts for possible errors, generates and maintains distribution schedules and inventory plans using sophisticated manufacturing software which will ensure a balance between Corporate, Sales and customer service goals and objectives.

Contact: Jim Renteria
Phone: 818-221-6603
Fax: 818-221-6644
Email:
 
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Submitted by Comments:
Name: Senior Buyer
From: Irvine, CA
E-mail: ninadepiero@eaton.com
Company: Eaton Corporation

Address: 9650 Jeronimo
City, State, ZIP: Irvine, CA 92618
Title: Senior Buyer
Openings:1
Location: Irvine, CA
Start Date: 5/16/2012
Salary: $70,000-85,000

Qualifications:

• Develop and oversee the implementation of purchasing strategies to support New Programs schedules while controlling costs. Partner with Program Managers and Engineering in the selection of suppliers for new products
• Communicate material quality and delivery change requirements to suppliers in an MRP environment.
• Develop and maintain plans to obtain department and division cost improvements and objectives.
• Participate in problem-solving efforts to resolve rejections, supplier corrective actions and receiving griefs.
• Coordinate material requirements with production schedules, customer requirements and provide feedback to scheduling and management as required.
• Participate in the supplier reduction program.
• Engage in continuous improvement activities.
• Proactively resolve supplier invoicing issues.
• Attend daily production meeting to provide material parts status.
• Create RFQ’s and place purchase orders to support material demand requirements.
• React to MRP messages to ensure material supply is aligned to system demand.
• Proactively resolve Supplier quality issues that may arise.
• Prepare material status sheets, milestones, schedules and presentations as required to support new program meetings.

• Ability to interface at all levels
• Excellent communication Skills
• Good mathematical and decision making skills
• Good time management skills
• High level of computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project)
• New Product Introduction purchasing experience
• Sourcing and purchasing experience with several commodities
• Ability to read technical engineering drawings
• Knowledge of AS9100 Quality Management System requirements

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Bachelor Degree from an accredited institution
• 5 years minimum strategic purchasing experience
• No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates residing within the immediate Orange County area (50 miles) will be considered for this position
• Candidates must be prequalified to work on defense projects, per the state department ITAR regulations

Contact: Nina DePiero
Phone: 216-523-5366
Email: ninadepiero@eaton.com
 
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Name: Master Scheduler
From: Torrance, CA
E-mail: almad@phenomenex.com
Company: Phenomenex
Title: Master Scheduler
Openings: 1
Location: Torrance, CA
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: Commensurate with Experience

Company Description:
Phenomenex (phenomenex.com) is a leading provider of advanced technology solutions for separation science techniques in the areas of sample preparation, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gas chromatography (GC). Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Torrance, California, USA, Phenomenex helps scientists around the world analyze and purify a variety of important chemicals, biochemical raw materials, intermediates, and finished products. Phenomenex maintains a firm commitment to providing the highest level of customer satisfaction across all of the industries that we serve. A substantial part of our revenue is reinvested into research and development in an effort to continually advance separation science technology.

Duties & Responsibilities:
This position is responsible to plan and schedule all finish goods in HPLC:
- Plan & prepare HPLC production schedules for all HPLC products, including Security Guard.
- Schedule individual work stations using specified phases of material,column size and EOQ when possible.
- Work with all Lab Techs to achieve individual & team goals; passing rates and number of columns packed.
- Gather information from all aspects of Production/QC, determine proper methods & procedures with the most efficient and cost effective way.
- Ensure all failed columns are rescheduled as soon as possible.
- Utilize required date as the basis of scheduling priority.
- Provide sales and customer service with delivery quotes and/or status on new and/or in process orders.
- Work with SOS on all backorders and maintain low quantities at all times.
- Plan all HPLC finished goods based on Marketing projections and create a predefine report.
- Complete semi-annual analysis with all planning team and be part of presentation to the marketing group.
- Maintain optimal inventory at all times.
- Complete quarterly analysis on finished goods inventory to ensure turn over rate is optimal.
- Turn in all necessary reports in timely manner to the Manufacturing manager.
- Help expedite any Batch/ Sorbent /Recipe validation in Production environment.
- Help make a smooth transition of new product(s)to Production from R&D or out-sourced resource.
- Keep proper documentation for any process change, new products, trouble-shooting etc as it relates to packing.
- Provide required weekly report(s) to the Production and Manufacturing Manager.
- Other jobs duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree.
- 5-7 years experience
- ERP implementation experience a plus
- APICS Certified a plus
- Experience working in fast paced, “high velocity” industry a plus
- Ensures all work is accurate and free of errors / defects
- Requires analytical thinking and presenting ideas
- Experience in Microsoft office and Database Management
- Attention to detail, pay specific attention to tasks
- Strong organizational skill, plans and assigns resources in a detailed fashion
- At least 1 years of Experience in laboratory setting
- Excellent computer skills are required.

Contact: Qualified applicants should send cover letter and resume to almad@phenomenex.com
 
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