Senior Buyer Planner – Projects

Overview

ENERPAC – Who we are?

Enerpac Tool Group is a premier industrial tools and services company serving a broad and diverse set of customers in more than 25 countries. The Company’s businesses are global leaders in high pressure hydraulic tools, controlled force products and solutions for precise positioning of heavy loads that help customers safely and reliably tackle some of the most challenging jobs around the world. The Company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Enerpac Tool Group trades on the NYSE under the symbol “EPAC”.

Our vision is to be our customer’s preferred partner through relentless innovation of industrial tools and services that help them safely and reliably tackle their toughest jobs around the world.

For further information on Enerpac Tool Group and its businesses, visit the Company’s website at https://www.enerpactoolgroup.com/.

Summary – basic function of the role

We are looking for a Senior Buyer Planner to join our team on a full-time, on-site basis in Madrid. This role plays a critical part in the success of our Global Supply Chain Management team by supporting Engineer to Order (ETO) projects and contributing to Enerpac’s ambitious growth plans. The Senior Buyer Planner will lead sourcing and procurement activities for large-scale custom projects and act as a key link between cross-functional stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution. In addition to project work, the role will support broader supply chain initiatives such as new product development, outsourcing, VA/VE projects, major supplier transitions, cost reduction strategies, supplier crisis management, and acquisition integration.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Leverages a high level of project management skills for supply chain related to the sourcing, buying and planning activities required for ETO projects alongside supporting new product development, outsourcing, VA/VE, supplier resourcing, large cost out initiatives, supplier crisis management and acquisition integration.
• Serves as the Supply Chain champion and identifies and secures cross-functional stakeholders to execute assigned projects on time.
• Liaises with Sales, Project Management, Operations, Quality, Product Management, Engineering, and other functions to understand product and market requirements and to ensure clear communications and alignment of supply plans for project execution.
• Coordinates with key SCM global champions in Procurement, Category Management & Supplier Quality to deliver a flawless and comprehensive plan for supply and other tasks as required for assigned projects.
• Supports global cross-functional process to ensure appropriate data points and considerations are included in Make Buy decisions, total cost of ownership is clear, and long-term sustainability of supply chain.
• Responsible for the project supply process to coordinate and align program related decisions to regional and global category strategies including coordinating all item setups on Company ERP systems and liaising with the Project Manager and Production Planning team to initiate PO placement and expediting processes.
• Establishes robust communication strategies to report on program status, communicates critical issues to external and internal customers, offers solutions, and implements corrective actions.
• Demonstrates managerial courage and leadership to escalate program challenges promptly and find solutions with key stakeholders.

Education and Experience

• BS in Supply Chain Management, Business, or Engineering. MBA, CPM, CPIM, CSCP and / or PMP certification are both a plus
• Minimum 5 years of proven, progressive supply chain experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with large scale project management across multiple functional teams, operations life cycle, in depth analysis and problem solving.
• Proficient with project management tools and methods to manage activities across supply chain and other functions.
• Preferred candidate will be a change agent and promote continued development of the evolving supply chain function.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes like machining, metal cutting, hydraulics, plastic injection molding, metal fabrication, electronics and assembly. Experience with low volume, high mix manufacturing processes is a plus.

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