What are the responsibilities and job description for the MRO Buyer position at Traditional Medicinals?
SUMMARY:
The MRO Buyer / Procurement Specialist will ensure that the supply chain needs of the Rocky Mount Maintenance, Engineering, and facility departments are met in a timely and cost-effective manner. The MRO Buyer/Procurement Specialist will review costs, develop relationships with vendors and suppliers, and offer suggestions for where and how many materials and supplies to buy.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Traditional Medicinals, Inc. and its subsidiaries are proud equal-opportunity employers. We wholeheartedly embrace authenticity, diversity, and people's differences. We acknowledge, celebrate, and support individuality to the great advantage of our consumers, our stakeholders, our products, and the planet. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace for all our people.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
The MRO Buyer / Procurement Specialist will ensure that the supply chain needs of the Rocky Mount Maintenance, Engineering, and facility departments are met in a timely and cost-effective manner. The MRO Buyer/Procurement Specialist will review costs, develop relationships with vendors and suppliers, and offer suggestions for where and how many materials and supplies to buy.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Main contact between M&E department and Finance.
- Accountable for Spare Parts Management and utilization (procuring, Receiving, Issuing, 5s).
- Compare prices amongst various vendors to make sound purchasing decisions
- Ensures that products are delivered in a timely manner, and that the quality of the goods received are satisfactory
- Negotiates with suppliers on price, mode of shipping, and delivery time
- Checks invoices for accuracy, and authorizes the accounts payable department to issue payment
- Inventories items to determine which ones need to be purchased
- Enters data concerning inventory and order amounts into a computer database
- Implement procurement processes to ensure efficiency, cost savings and best practices.
- Assist Vendor Manager in vendor selection, management and performance.
- Perform sourcing, liaising and negotiating with new and existing suppliers to improve business.
- Create documentation necessary for the acquisition of materials and services.
- Provide updates about procurement-related progress and potential delays on a daily basis to the Maintenance team.
- Maintain positive working relationships with strategic suppliers to assure cost, quality, and delivery targets are met.
- 3-4 years of procurement-related or electronic Accounts Payable experience (Purchasing, expediting, or other order entry experience preferred)
- Familiar with maintenance practices and spare parts / inventory management
- Familiar with using computerized maintenance management systems.
- Self-motivated and the ability to perform with minimum supervision
- Excellent interpersonal skills, and oral and written communication skills
- Knowledge of Strategic Sourcing methodology is a plus.
- Must be punctual, organized, motivated and detail oriented.
- Experience working in a food/Beverage Manufacturing Facility would be a plus.
Traditional Medicinals, Inc. and its subsidiaries are proud equal-opportunity employers. We wholeheartedly embrace authenticity, diversity, and people's differences. We acknowledge, celebrate, and support individuality to the great advantage of our consumers, our stakeholders, our products, and the planet. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace for all our people.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
Salary : $70,000