Maintenance Buyer - Ridgeway

Isola, an industry leader in global materials sciences whose mission is to improve life by enabling innovation in electronic products, is hiring a Maintenance Buyer at our Ridgeway, SC, location.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (schedule flexibility required);

WHO WILL LOVE THIS JOB

• A creative problem solver, you are energized by roadblocks and have a knack for troubleshooting problems in stride and solving them in a calm, cool, and collected manner.
• A talent steward, you drive and optimize team performance, engagement and productivity by empowering and developing each individual within your team.
• A project manager, has the discipline and creativity to turn ideas into a project plan based on business goals and execute it on time.

GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB
This position is responsible for procuring and maintaining the spare parts inventory and managing all related filing systems. It includes entering purchase orders into SAP and preparing required justification summaries. The role also involves maintaining the computerized preventive maintenance (PM) system and enhancing it as needed

Top Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Isola purchasing team members to exchange best practices and identify cost saving opportunities.
• Provide requisitioners with feedback on lead times, supplier performance, quality, and related factors.
• Ensure full compliance with all purchasing policies and procedures.
• Procure parts and supplies required to maintain facility operations.
• Follow up on purchase orders and expedite deliveries as needed.
• Enter approved purchase order data and confirm orders via phone or email.
• Maintain an organized filing system for all requisitions and purchase orders in accordance with ISO requirements.
• Generate purchase orders for part numbered maintenance items for the SAP parts ordering file.
• Purchase and manage inventory levels of non part numbered factory supplies to support uninterrupted production operations.
• Monitor and control inventory levels within the maintenance stockroom, ensuring timely supplier delivery through performance tracking.
• Manage material returns to suppliers and ensure appropriate credits or debits are processed.
• Oversee parts sent out for repair and ensure their timely return.
• Identify and develop new suppliers to ensure material and service availability, improve quality, and reduce costs.
• Manage the American Express purchasing card, ensuring accurate monthly statement verification and payment initiation.
• Maintain and monitor blanket purchase orders.
• Lift up to 50 lbs. unassisted.
• Track and verify receipts for all goods or services ordered.
• Resolve discrepancies on packing slips and invoices at the time they occur.
• Review Concur at least twice weekly to match invoices with receipts.
• Organize, archive, and store printed documents for long term retention.
• Work closely with suppliers to ensure continued material availability.
• Follow all safety policies and procedures in accordance with company, local, state, and federal requirements; safety is every employee’s responsibility.
• Maintain cleanliness of assigned work areas, including equipment, tools, and work surfaces.
• Apply Lean/Six Sigma methodologies to drive continuous process improvement.
• All employees will be required to participate in training and continuous improvement events.
• Work effectively within an organization registered or compliant with national and international standards (e.g., ISO, EICC, OSHA) and contribute to maintaining those standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

STRATEGIC FOCUS:

• Meet all safety, quality, production and on-time metrics.
• Be a driving force on all plant initiative projects.
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated leadership and communication skills.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees.

REASOING ABILITY:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

ADDITION COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels within the organization.
• Previous experience using SAP preferred.
• Previous experience in manufacturing preferred.
• Previous purchasing experience required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidates must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Proficiency in reading, writing, and verbal communication is essential.