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At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

Material Buyer/Planner - Greenfield, IN

The Material Buyer/Planner is an active team member in planning and scheduling the delivery of material from suppliers. This tactical position is responsible for monitoring the flow of buy items, guarantees availability of components to avoid material shortages and production downtime, as well as manage inventory levels to meet our customer service and inventory targets.

What You Will Do:

• Receive and analyze requisitions to determine quantity, specifications, and delivery requirements.
• Recommend and select suppliers to fulfill scheduled plant deliveries, from approved supplier list
• Ensure up-to-date ABC classification is maintained for planning, and other key inputs into the PFEP process
• Ensure optimal inventory levels and safety stock are maintained for respective parts
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance to resolve quality issues with suppliers.
• Maintain proactive shortage identification and management – identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Analyze and select parts for consigned inventory - Supplier replenishment.
• Expedite deliveries to meet and exceed scheduled critical requirements.
• Maintain material plan at the time fence to ensure continuity of supply.
• Coordinate with production planners for solutions when parts cannot be delivered as promised.
• Maintain and continuously evaluate supplier performance and escalate to Procurement when issues occur.
• Resolve invoicing discrepancies with suppliers and accounting.
• Analyze material and capacity availability to provide customer promise dates for sales orders.
• Maintains item master lead time information based upon process improvements, current constraints, total current demand by product family, and priority information.
• Manage internal and VMI material and parameters to meet schedules.
• Interface with required functional groups to resolve challenging delivery requirements.
• Communicate forecasts and replenishment plans to supplier.
• Review open requirements, monitoring vendor performance and expediting where necessary. Ensure that problems relating to delivery, quality or pricing are promptly conveyed to the supplier and resolved in a timely manner
• Maintain product knowledge in terms of options, substitutions, critical functions/components, etc.
• Understand material specifications in terms of substitutions, quality, engineering requirements, etc.
• Maintain basic knowledge of supplier processes and capabilities.
• Understanding of Kanban and JIT systems.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Recent college graduate encouraged to apply
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business management, or manufacturing preferred.
• Certification in production and inventory management preferred.
• Considerable knowledge of industry related supply base.
• Skilled in production and supplier scheduling.
• Knowledgeable of supplier processes and capabilities.
• Able to provide direction and training to peers as needed.
• Computer proficient with ERP and Microsoft Office applications
• Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP and lean manufacturing processes.
• Must possess a strong customer service orientation and must provide dedicated support of internal and external customer requirements.
• Must be a strong written and verbal communicator, able to communicate to various audiences effectively
• Team oriented, must have the ability to work cohesively with others.
• Must possess ability to work well in a manufacturing environment.
• Must be detail-oriented and self-motivated, able to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasked environment.

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if: 

• You are seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others.  With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”.
• You value personal well-being and balance, because we do too! 
• You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development.  As we grow, we want you to grow with us. 
• You want a culture that promotes work-life balance.  Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work! 

What You’ll Get from Us:

• Immediate health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”  
• Wellness incentives, such as up to $1000 HSA contributions depending upon participation.
• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, offering a 6% company match and no vesting period
• Generous vacation and sick time, accrued through the year.
• Convenient Vanpools and discounted Orca Card memberships.
• Free on-site fitness center.
• Tuition Reimbursement opportunities
• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work 

Apply Today!

Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow’s world a safer place!

Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role.

We Celebrate Who We Are! 

Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace.  Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do.   We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.

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