Purchaser Planner I

Assisting the Purchaser Planner with planning, forecasting, and inventory management for the assigned Business Unit, as well as, scheduling and scheduling workload.  Responsibilities of the Purchaser Planner I planning also included assisting in the purchase of inventory items and expediting purchase orders.  Although the location of the position is in Newton, NJ, from time to time it may be required to undertake duties at other Thorlabs locations.

Essential Job Functions include the following, but are not limited to: 

Planning:

• Purchasing (Daily purchasing, expediting, date and data management)
• Planning (Daily printing, scheduling/ re-scheduling/ date management)
• Product Availability and Lead Time calculation
• Initiates and participates in purchasing improvement and cost reduction programs
• Generate special and periodic reports as required or directed
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