Buyer/Planner (Spanish Bilingual)

The Buyer/Planner (Spanish Bilingual) manages Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) for their assigned product class, coordinating closely with the BBR Supervisor and Category Manager to track inventory and supply levels that meet customer demand and KPIs. Responsibilities include reviewing MRP signals, executing purchase orders, managing supplier communications, and maintaining data integrity across systems.

This role oversees inventory and supply for high-value, complex commodities, directly affecting customer satisfaction and company cash flow through effective inventory management (DIO). The Buyer/Planner uses strong analytical skills and planning reports to identify risks and resolve supply or inventory issues.

They independently handle complex problems, communicate effectively, and support supplier and inventory management processes.

Required Education / Experience / Skills:

• Education: 4-year degree related to supply chain, logistics, business, engineering or manufacturing.
• Experience: At least 3 years' experience related in supply chain like purchasing and/or supply planning.
• Working knowledge of SAP and or ORACLE database level systems, as well as knowledgeable in use of electronic collaboration tools
• Excellent communication, analytical, and project management skills
• Fluent in Spanish and English

Major Responsibilities:

• In conjunction with SIOP goals and directives, do monthly shipment and inventory planning.
• Develop and execute supply chain improvement projects supporting sustainable stock availability and reducing excess inventory.
• Do daily projection of results and identify risk/gap in achieving goals and target for the month in terms of Shipments, Past Due Backlogs and Inventory and report during scheduled team meeting.
• Do inventory excess and obsolete scrubbing and produce action to reduce and avoid further buildup.
• Monitor Finished Goods inventory and supply levels, assuring that requirements for the assigned product class are filled in a timely and cost-effective manner and that stocking levels (DSA) are maintained within established guidelines to full support customer requirements and Company goals.
• Develop and execute action plans utilizing the system according to standard operating procedure, including purchase order management & execution coupled with coordinating with both internal and external parties, and resolving supply constraints which would impact Total Customer Satisfaction, Supply Availability and Inventory Objective.
• Review Open Purchase Orders and Backlogs daily to execute expediting and schedule push outs of excess supply to suppliers as required, and update of system dock dates.
• Manage supplier performance specifically related to on-time delivery, quantity and cost thru focus supplier communication. Escalate issues to immediate superior as needed.
• Deep working knowledge on different product class to ensure robustness of supply plan.
• Compile, Analyze and present data-driven information to monitor and control performance, including but not limited to inventory opportunities, planning parameters and action item commitment.
• Collaborates with different Business functions for any issues affecting materials availability and ensuring that material plan are align with Sales and Demand Plan.
• Do system part maintenance and new part set-up.
• Manage assigned parts in sales force to support customer requirements.
• Project Management Lead - BBR Buyer/ Planner Oracle and or SAP Integration
• Able to support BBR Global projects assigned by Material Supervisor and or Category Manager such as but not limited to:
• • E-Sourcing activity
• • Pricing Analysis/ Savings
• • Supplier Improvement Drives
• Leads and collaborates with the BBR and different cross functional team regarding the following activity in supporting the business on its tactical and strategic business plans.
• Improvement/ Savings Projects
• Kaizen Activity
• Perform other task and ad hoc requested by BBR Supervisor and Category Manager and support Company Activities

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to Php100,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for promotion
• Promotion to permanent employee

Application Question(s):

• Are you open to a hybrid work setup that requires reporting onsite in Pasig four times a month?
• Are you amenable to working a 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM shift?
• Do you have experience in supply chain like purchasing and/or supply planning? If yes, for how many years?
• Do you have working knowledge of SAP, Oracle, or both?
• Are you familiar with using electronic collaboration tools? If yes, with what electronic collaboration tools?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: In person