Manager of purchasing & materials vs materials planner

Differences between manager of purchasing & materials and materials planner duties and responsibilities

Manager of purchasing & materials example responsibilities.

• Lead negotiations and awards of key procurement contracts and the development of supplier KPI's.
• Manage these teams utilizing standard and process specific KPI metric goal setting, reporting and accountability.
• Manage the purchase of raw materials, MRO supplies, chemicals and equipment from domestic and international suppliers.
• Manage manufacturing documentation control, including BOM and assembly drawings.
• Order components need for production in metal stamping environment and manage logistics for material delivery.
• Develop new sources, set up JIT program, reduce cost of purchase materials through vendor base management and negotiations.
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Materials planner example responsibilities.

• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management, policies and procedures and manage ISO documents and improvements.
• Determine material and component requirements base on the MRP system and ensure availability to support production schedules.
• Monitor MRP forecasts, inventory, customer demand, production requirements, inventory transactions and reject material.
• Create and maintain MRP classification codes in addition to reviewing BOM accuracy to ensure correct component identification, ordering and release.
• Maintain and setup supplier pull systems (KANBAN).
• Key team member in planning, training, implementation, and support of a new ERP system.
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