MRO Supervisor

MRO Supervisor

The MRO Supervisor & Buyer is responsible for procuring all maintenance supplies, machinery parts, fabrication supplies, and tools necessary for the maintenance/engineering department.

Compensation Range : $77,000 - $116,000

Primary duties:


* Responsible for management of $7,000,000+ of inventory.


* Will provide direction and development of three (3) direct reports.


* Requests quotes for spare parts, tooling, services, etc.

- review quotes for accuracy, and negotiate best pricing.


* Continuously negotiates better pricing with existing suppliers, and performs market tests with potential suppliers.


* Expedites orders and requests as needed.


* Prepares purchase orders.


* Maintains procurement records, such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.


* Keeps abreast of market trends, changes in business practices in the assigned markets, new or altered types of materials entering the market, etc.


* May work with manufacturers or persuade potential vendors to undertake the manufacturing of custom-designed items according to user's specific needs and specifications.


* Coordinates Cost Reduction Tracking Program, including reporting.


* Purchase Order / Invoice reconciliation.


* Works to expand global supplier network, perform basic qualification of capabilities, manage and summarize RFQ process to identify best supplier based on quality, cost and capability.


* Supports advanced purchasing for new projects, summarize and deliver supplier recommendations to company management.


* Directs purchasing functions including providing materials in support of the manufacturing schedule, select, evaluate, and review supplier performance to continually improve value added and cost reduction.


* Maintains the integrity purchase planning functions in a timely and accurate manner.


* Coordinates material requirements with production control and the supplier


* Maintains customer portal - monitoring and distribution of general customer information to suppliers - monitoring and distribution of customer changes within their requirements - work with portal applications such as orders, schedules, service parts, promised dates etc.


* Analyzes sales such as forecasting and Actual vs.

Target comparisons


* Additional duties as required by the Maintenance Manager

Experience-Education (Required):


* High School diploma or Equivalent, Bachelors' Degree is preferred.


* 5 plus years of Maintenance Repair & Operations (MRO) or related field experience in a similar industry.


* Management experience highly preferred.


* Stock Maintenance for inventory and purchasing more than $7 Million.


* Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) knowledge in an Industrial application.

(Catalyst & Ariba)


* Dairy manufacturing experience preferred.

Competencies-Skills (Required):


* Internal and...