Spare Parts Manager

4 Corner Resources is hiring a Spare Parts Manager for an established industrial equipment manufacturer. This is a direct hire opportunity based in Appleton, WI, with a hybrid schedule. It's a strong fit for someone from manufacturing, maintenance, or parts purchasing who wants a customer-facing role with real ownership and room to grow.

Spare Parts Manager Responsibilities:

• Partner with Engineering, Project Management, and Sales to build spare parts lists and drawings for new equipment lines, rebuilds, and installed equipment
• Own the capital spares process from start to finish, using sound judgment and a sense of urgency
• Build quotes with pricing and lead times based on company guidelines
• Meet with customers regularly, including maintenance teams and buyers, to understand their needs and guide their spare parts purchases
• Help customers plan around critical parts, equipment longevity, and production downtime risk
• Develop and maintain stocking strategies for key products and components
• Coordinate with Service teams so the right parts arrive in time for service calls
• Work with logistics, supply chain, and service teams to resolve customer issues and improve delivery performance
• Use SAP daily, with Salesforce use growing over time

Spare Parts Manager Qualifications:

• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment in spare parts, purchasing, materials, maintenance planning, or a related role
• Comfort working directly with customers and representing the company professionally
• Mechanical aptitude and the ability to read mechanical drawings and bills of materials
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities with little day-to-day direction
• Self-motivated, persistent, and comfortable building and improving new processes
• Proficiency with Windows-based programs
• Technical school or college degree, or equivalent work experience

Spare Parts Manager Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 to 3 years of experience in the pulp and paper industry or a supporting industry
• Experience around or on paper machine equipment
• Maintenance planning or maintenance buyer experience in a mill
• SAP experience
• Salesforce experience

Spare Parts Manager Details:

• Location: Appleton, WI
• Schedule: Hybrid, 3 days onsite and 2 days remote 
• Travel: Up to 25%, mostly domestic with some international
• Pay Rate: Starting at $100k annually