Supply Chain Planning & Procurement Team Lead in Natick, Massachusetts at Busek

Supply Chain Planning & Procurement Team Lead

Primary focus: Manage purchasing execution while establishing and developing a more structured supply planning function.

• Supervise and develop the Buyers, establishing clear priorities and accountability.
• Develop material planning processes to align purchasing with production requirements and anticipated demand.
• Establish visibility into material requirements, lead times, open orders, and upcoming shortages.
• Introduce more consistent use of ERP/MRP tools to support purchasing and planning decisions.
• Develop planning parameters, including lead times, reorder points, safety stock, and minimum order quantities as appropriate.
• Coordinate material requirements with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Operations.
• Establish shortage tracking and escalation processes to minimize production disruptions.
• Work with the Inventory Manager to improve inventory accuracy, material availability, and excess inventory management.
• Monitor supplier delivery performance and follow up on commitments.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing, planning, and material flow.
• Provide regular reporting on material availability, shortages, inventory, and supplier risks.
• Escalate significant supplier, capacity, and cost issues to the Senior Director.

People management: Formal management of the Buyers/Planners, with responsibility for developing planning capabilities within the existing team.
Inventory: Initially remains a separate reporting line, with the structure to be reviewed after the Senior Director is hired.