Sr. Buyer Planner

The Company:

Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software, and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality, and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications.

Our technologies are shaping the production and people-related ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous — ensuring a scalable, sustainable future.

Hexagon’s Mining division solves surface and underground mine challenges with proven technologies for planning, operations, and safety.

Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 24,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 5.5bn USD. Learn more at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.

Purpose of Position:

The senior Buyer/Planner has the primary responsibility of ensuring material availability to support business demand. Other responsibilities include managing inventory levels, supporting material/product level revisions, interacting/coordinating with suppliers on a variety of topics, identifying and implementing cost reduction opportunities and supporting other business functions as required.

Major Areas of Responsibility:

• Monitor status of open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery of all materials, including timely resolution, communication and mitigation of future potential problems
• Expedite or defer orders as required based on schedule/inventory changes
• Determine and establish optimal inventory levels based on forecast, demand variation and material lead times
• Coordinate material flows throughout product/BOM changes, obsolescence, and the introduction of new suppliers and/or materials due to new product development
• Manage and resolve issues regarding PO to invoice discrepancies, returns and quality problems with suppliers
• Provide back-up support for supply chain functions including shipping, receiving, material handling and other duties as assigned
• Setup & maintain material master system planning parameters (MOQ, lead time, safety stocks)
• Collaborate with internal customers and provide a high level of customer service, including recommending solutions, resources, and alternative supply options
• Ensure and promote compliance to Company and Procurement policies and procedures

Knowledge and Experience - Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in either: Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Industrial or systems engineering, Other Engineering and/or Business fields.
• 4 to 6 years of experience operating in a Manufacturing environment within Materials, Purchasing, Procurement or Finance areas.
• 4 to 6 years of experience using ERP systems. (i.e. SAP, Oracle, JDEduards, MSDynamics, or Similar).
• Ability to speak and communicate proficiently in English language

Knowledge and Experience - Desired:

• Proficient at using MS excel (Ability to use Pivot Tables, Index, Queries, etc.)
• MS in Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain or Engineering Management or MBA
• > 3 years hand-on experience working with SAP ERP system.
• APICS Certified

Travel:

• Travel requirements < 15% of the time.

Additional Information:

• Working remotely is permitted for this role. Percentage of time will be determined at the discretion of area supervisor/manager/director.

Benefits:

Hexagon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against any job applicant based on protected characteristics.