COMPANY INFORMATION

Are you an individual looking to flourish as a supply chain professional?  Would you like to be part of a company involved in the transmission of clean drinking water for more than 165 years?  Mueller Company (Mueller Co.), the nation's leading manufacturer of flow control devices for the water and gas distribution industries, has an immediate opening for a Buyer/Planner in our Cleveland, TN facility.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS DUTIES/RESPONSIBLITIES

•    Responsible for purchasing and negotiating materials, equipment, and supplies.
•    Maintain day to day communication with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery, system data integrity, and ordering parameters for individual materials
•    Schedule production within production environment by issuing work orders and maintaining schedules
•    Maintain ideal inventory levels to ensure on-time deliveries, while maximizing turns, and minimizing carrying costs
•    Rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
•    Perform a variety of complicated tasks. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected
•    Understand the dynamics of effective teamwork to attain higher levels of performance
•    Understands lean manufacturing and can demonstrate various lean practices
•    Demonstrate a commitment to engage teams in other departments or divisions of the organization

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

•    Strong written and verbal communication skills
•    Ability to effectively work in a team. Knowing role on team, based on project/task
•    Demonstrated ability to successfully achieve goals through influence
•    Cultural knowledge and sensitivity
•    Possess and analytical mindset
•    Ability to adapt to system/technology changes as well as use of current systems
•    Strong organizational skills
•    Ability to blend multiple sources of data to formulate opinions and recommendations
•    Exposure to global thought process and diversity.
•    Have ability to follow and challenge Standard Work processes daily
•    Ability to identify roadblocks in material/information flow and manage exceptions
•    Demonstrated Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills
•    Highlight data trends for the business
•    Demonstrated Risk Awareness and Mitigation

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

•    Bachelor’s Degree, business or supply chain preferred
•    Three to five years of professional supply chain experience

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

•    No overnight travel is required. 

Mueller is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. 
We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. 
We encourage anyone with the required skills to apply. 

This job description is subject to change at any time. This document does not limit management’s right to proscribe or restrict the tasks or duties that may be assigned or reassigned.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other category protected by law.