Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

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.

Materials Buyer/Planner - Blue Ash, OH

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

What You Will Do:

• Perform timely, cost-conscious procurement of production/inventory/MRO items.

• Receive and analyze requisitions to determine quantity, specifications and delivery requirements.

• From approved supplier list, recommend and select suppliers to fulfill scheduled plant deliveries.

• Responsible for the on-boarding of new selected suppliers relative to material planning.

• 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 their parts

• Coordinate with Quality Assurance to resolve quality issues with suppliers.

• Maintain proactive shortage identification and management - help flag root causes & corrective actions.

• Identify total cost and cash flow opportunities with suppliers.

• Analyze and select parts for KanBan and Supplier replenishment.

• May lead and direct others to accomplish desired organizational objectives.

• 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 SOMI/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

What You Will Need to Succeed:

• BA/BS degree preferred.

• APICS (CPIM) or equivalent certification 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

• Basic mathematical skills

• Experience with rate based or flow line (non-MRP) and job shop manufacturing environments.

• Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP and lean manufacturing processes.

• Experience with visual management systems.

• Understand material specifications in terms of substitutions, quality, engineering requirements, etc.

• Maintain basic knowledge of supplier processes and capabilities.

• Understand special test/witness certification requirements and actions to achieve certification.

• Understanding of Kanban and JIT systems.

• Able to rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

• Broad working knowledge and experience with ISO procedures.

• 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 be able to work well with external suppliers.

• 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” (https://www.allegion.com/corp/en/careers/culture.html) .

• 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:

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy” (https://www.allegion.com/corp/en/careers/culture.html#serve)   

• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, offering a 6% company match and no vesting period

• Tuition Reimbursement  

• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work  

• Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”  (https://www.allegion.com/corp/en/careers/culture.html#serve)

• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths testing and coaching 

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 (Careers@Allegion.com) .

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