What are the responsibilities and job description for the MRO Buyer / Planner Supervisor position at Kayem Foods, Inc. Career Center?
SUMMARY: The MRO Buyer/Planner Supervisor is responsible for ensuring and supporting uninterrupted plant operations (optimization of equipment uptime and productivity) by leading the timely cost- effective sourcing, procurement and expedition of parts and services and effective inventory management of maintenance materials, parts, and supplies. This key member of our team will actively manage the financial lifecycle of maintenance operations, processing requisitions into formal Purchase orders and optimizing inventory levels to prevent plant downtime while efficiently managing the departmental budget. The Supervisor leads and develops the planning/scheduling and parts department and associated employees, drives const control and process improvement and ensures safety and compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage the cost effective sourcing, procurement and expedition of parts, supplies, equipment and services required to maintain uninterrupted manufacturing operations.
- Develop and maintain vendor relationships and evaluate supplier performance.
- Oversee inventory levels, material forecasting and coordination with maintenance and operations staff.
- Ensure purchasing activities comply with policies, specifications, and audit standards.
- Prepare and issue bid documents, evaluate proposals, and recommend vendor selections.
- Track lead times, supply chain risks, and market trends to support project planning and budgeting.
- Collaborate with Maintenance and operations teams to standardize materials and optimize inventory.
- Oversees the planning, scheduling and assigning maintenance work as directed, issuance of PM work orders, monitor progress and report on performance of the team.
- Routinely analyze inventory positions vs consumption and adjust as needed.
- Ensure work orders capture data concerning materials, labor, issues, and solutions for problems encountered.
- Manage the financial lifecycle of maintenance operations and efficiently manage the departmental budget.
- Report on relevant KPI’s including on-time completion, budget performance, backlog health & aging WO’s, timely closing of work orders and issues with the process.
- Performs end-of-life monitoring for all production & facilities assets.
- Supervises personnel in the planning/scheduling and parts inventory areas
- Other duties as assigned.