SUMMARY

The Maintenance, Repair, and Operations Buyer position is responsible for planning and executing and procurement and distribution of all maintenance and operating supplies, as well as for sourcing, negotiating, and contracting office and plant services. This position optimizes the use of company assets in the acquisition of assigned materials ensuring quality and continuity of supply while minimizing total cost.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function.

• Oversees the distribution of maintenance and operating supplies while developing initiatives to improve supply and sourcing strategies.
• Develops supply and sourcing strategies including requests for information, requests for proposal, and competitive bids.
• Leads sourcing initiatives including timelines and deliverables to drive best value and effectively communicate status, work activities, and issues to leadership.
• Researches cost saving opportunities and presents opportunities to stakeholders.
• Develops and manages continuous improvement activities to achieve greater maintenance customer satisfaction.
• Develops continuous improvement plans to reduce direct material costs.
• Collaborate with maintenance team to evaluate and set min/max stocking levels and inventory reorder points.
• Develops strategic supplier relationships.
• Manages supplier compliance to agreements within the scope and authority of the position.
• Monitors function’s and supplier’s performance against goals, analyzes and documents results
• Maintain an open and candid working relationship with immediate supervisor/manager in discussing matters of importance.
• Adhere to established company values, practices, policies and procedures at all times. Follow and support compliance with all applicable safety rules, laws, regulations, and standards.
• Demonstrate regular and punctual attendance at the assigned work location.

Although not essential to the position, the individual may be asked to perform other duties as requested by management.

An individual qualified for this job must be able to:

• Interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of Windows applications including Excel and Word
• Communication skills
• Organizational skills
• Computer skills
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities consistent with the essential duties and responsibilities

An individual qualified for this job must have and maintain the following qualifications:

• 5 years’ experience sourcing indirect materials

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the Essential Functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Remain in a stationary position while performing data entry and inventory duties.
• While checking inventory and handling freight, transport parts and materials weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Use force of up to 30 pounds when utilizing a 2 wheeler to move parts and materials.
• Position oneself to retrieve products or materials from ground level when getting parts and checking inventory.
• Reach overhead when accessing various levels to access or place parts.
• Operate, position, and use a wide variety of office equipment such as computer keyboard, mouse, calculator, phone, copier/scanner, and similar machines.
• Perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels and have the ability to exchange detailed information.
• Move about the manufacturing facility to observe and effectively communicate with team members and perform job duties.

The environmental conditions described here are representative of those the associate encounters while performing the Essential Functions of the job.

• The individual will work primarily in an office setting in the same room as other individuals. Noise levels are average for an office and include conversation and/or office equipment noise.
• The individual will also be expected to work in a manufacturing and production environment while performing inventory duties and working with co-workers, which may include being exposed to work in high/precarious places, moving machinery, marked changes in temperature and humidity, and dust, odors and fumes. Typical noise level is loud.