Planning and Purchasing Specialist

OZ OPTICS A.Ş

Company Overview:
Located in Canada's capital city of Ottawa and established in 1985, OZ Optics Limited is a leading worldwide supplier of fiber optic products for existing and next-generation optical networks.
OZ Optics manufactures its products in three locations, Ottawa (Canada), Izmir (Turkey), and Jiaxing (China). Our seven different product groups are marketed and sold globally to over 10,000 customers in over 60 countries, through our well-established and extensive network of sales representatives and distributors, as well as through direct customer engagement.

Position Summary:
Responsible for handling incoming work order flow, shipment scheduling, material planning, and purchasing activities of fiber optic products. This includes work orders management, related paperwork that pertains to the construction of a product, opening Purchase Orders for Inbound and Outbound Materials, and ensuring/maintaining raw materials stock accuracy.

Typical Duties:
- Short-Term Shipment Planning of the factory under supervision as per Work Orders coming from Canada

- Inbound and Outbound Purchase Order Management
- Raw Materials Stock Maintenance (Daily Update of incoming/issued materials)
- Sending updated Raw Materials Stock to Headquarter (Canada) on a daily basis
- Printing all Work Orders and issuing them to production
- Reviewing the shipment schedule with production to ensure the schedule is on track
- Work different hours / shifts if required
- Able to work overtime when requested
- Ad-Hoc duties as required

Education:
Minimum Undergraduate Degree in Engineering or Business Administration

Experience:
- Preferably Experienced in  Material Planning especially in Cabling/Electronics Companies

Skills:
- Effective English communication skills – verbal, written, listening and presentation skills
- Proficiency in MS Excel (Macro Know-How is preferable)
- Excellent Communication and Problem Solving Skills
- Proactive and Agile
- Eager to learn and challenge status-quo
- Able to work under stress in a fast pace environment

- Detail oriented, meticulous

- Diligent