MRO Buyer- Maintenance
$31,200,000–$52,000,000 year
On-siteNorth Sioux City, South Dakota, United States
Job Summary
Prepare, issue, and monitor Purchase Orders while ensuring sourcing decisions align with established strategies. Identify and execute cost reductions, manage Parts Room Clerks, and lead SAP tracking from initial sourcing to spend maps. Establish MRO programs that reduce line downtime, identify optimal inventory levels, and support Food Safety and plant Quality programs. Provide SAP training to cross-functional teams and drive best practices in supplier development and metrics. Spend 25 to 35% of time on the production floor monitoring warehouse locations, lifting up to 80 lbs, and navigating environments with noise, dust, and moving machinery.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in MRO management, procurement and related supply chain functions
- Experience in a manufacturing environment
- Familiarity with food industry
- SAP, MRO and procurement experience in a professional purchasing role
- Knowledge of food industry
- Additional background in materials and inventory management
- SAP related supply chain experience
- Proven results in sourcing initiatives, cost reductions, and improving supplier service and performance
- Experience in generating thorough industry analysis for domestic and international sourcing strategies
- Experience as a project manager
- Ability to lead cost analysis process – identify and collect inputs, develop appropriate calculations to determine payback, understand cost savings and/or cost avoidance calculations, develops concise and comprehensive reports, presents proposed next steps with supporting rationale, executes plan
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experienced in cross-functional, influence management
- Experienced negotiator
- Ability to lift 40 – 50 lbs. frequently and infrequently up to 80 lbs.
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with food industry preferred
- SAP, MRO and procurement experience in a professional purchasing role, knowledge of food industry a plus
- Additional background in materials and inventory management preferred
- SAP experience in developing and running SAP and BW reports
- Understands SAP environment involving strict spending limits and controls
- Knowledge and experience with MRO, SAP and plant operations, preferably within the food industry
- Industry defined SAP best practices for MRO, MRO procurement and supply chain
- Proficient in: MS Office Suite, SAP,MVP
- Experience in a manufacturing environment required. Familiarity with food industry preferred
- SAP, MRO and procurement experience in a professional purchasing role, knowledge of food industry a plus. Additional background in materials and inventory management preferred
- SAP related supply chain experience
- Proven results in sourcing initiatives, cost reductions, and improving supplier service and performance
- Experienced in generating thorough industry analysis for domestic and international sourcing strategies
- Experience as a project manager
- Ability to lead cost analysis process – identify and collect inputs, develop appropriate calculations to determine payback, understand cost savings and/or cost avoidance calculations, develops concise and comprehensive reports, presents proposed next steps with supporting rationale, executes plan
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experienced in cross-functional, influence management
- Experienced negotiator
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