Production Scheduler Purchasing Agent at DMA Industries, LLC

Loris, South Carolina, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

22 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Advanced Excel Skills, Excellent Math Skills, Strong Negotiation Skills, Strong Analytical Skills, Excellent Communication Skills

Industry

Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing

Description

Description Summary As a Production Planner & Purchasing Agent, you will serve as a critical link between operational strategy and execution. Your primary focus will be to orchestrate the daily workflows for our specialized Repurpose, Repair, and Re-Box teams, ensuring that production targets are met through meticulous scheduling and clear communication. Beyond scheduling, you will act as a performance analyst and strategic source. You will dive into output data to identify bottlenecks and improve efficiencies while managing the end-to-end procurement of MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) and non-inventory supplies. Your goal is to optimize both the output of our teams and the value of our vendor partnerships, ensuring DMA Industries maintains a lean, high-quality supply chain for these items. Requirements Responsibilities: Production Planning & Workflow Optimization Strategic Scheduling: Design and implement weekly production schedules for the Repurpose, Repair, and Re-Box departments to maintain optimal service levels and balance inventory requirements with labor capacity. Operational Analysis: Conduct deep-dive analyses of production output, labor efficiencies, and material consumption to ensure alignment with organizational KPIs. Supply Chain Integration: Partner with warehouse leadership to establish robust replenishment protocols, ensuring a seamless flow of materials and the elimination of downtime due to stockouts. Procurement & Vendor Strategy Supplier Consolidation: Strategically consolidate the non-inventory supplier base to leverage DMA Industries & total purchasing volume and improve economies of scale. Strategic Sourcing: Cultivate and manage a resilient network of high-quality vendors, ensuring a continuous supply of MRO and non-inventory materials at the lowest total cost of ownership. Cost Management & Process Improvement: Analyze material usage patterns to identify waste, streamline inefficiencies, and execute cost-saving initiatives that directly impact the bottom line. Other Duties as assigned Education & Experience Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience 3-5 Years Scheduling, Planning and Procurement experience Key Competencies: Advanced Excel skills Excellent math skills Strong negotiation skills Strong analytical skills Excellent communication skills Other: ?Exempt Associates receive a salary which is intended to cover all hours worked including any hours worked in excess of 40 in a work week. Your salary is intended to compensate you for all hours you work for the Company. For exempt Associates, casual or required overtime worked/working outside of normal business hours, is not compensable. When these extra efforts are either infrequent or on an ongoing basis, it is expected that exempt Associates will consider this extra time during week and/or weekend part of their professional Associate/company relationship and extend their efforts without additional compensation Incumbent work hours/schedule and/or shift are subject to change based on business needs and Management discretion Other duties may be assigned as business necessitates Language Skills: Ability to read and write in English. Ability to effectively articulate and present information and respond to questions from Management in a professional manner. Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations within ADA guidelines that do not cause Company excessive expenditure(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have manual dexterity and written, verbal & auditory skills. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit during the workday. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Any additional weight to be lifted should only be accomplished with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job are close vision and distance vision. The employee is expected to handle occasional high stress projects/situations as needed due to work to be accomplished, deadlines to meet, etc. Employee must be able to accommodate the requirement of public transportation of any type, in role, to get to/from employment/other offices in a timely manner, as scheduled. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the daily work environment is usually moderate and could possibly change during the business day.

Responsibilities

The Production Planner & Purchasing Agent will orchestrate daily workflows for specialized teams to meet production targets through scheduling and communication. They will also analyze performance data to identify bottlenecks and manage procurement for MRO and non-inventory supplies.