MRO Buyer- Maintenance

MRO Buyer- Maintenance

The MRO Buyer will be responsible for ensuring the cost effective and timely delivery of materials required for the efficient operation of HFS’s facilities. The MRO Buyer will support production requirements while identifying and executing the most cost effective sourcing strategies and material management plans, by MRO category, by plant and within HFS’s network.

This position will require a focused cost-effective category, involving a thorough understanding of SAP and HFS’s system-wide requirements. This position will play a leadership role in the use of SAP for the plant MRO activities. Along with SAP this position will be working in MVP to aid in the maintenance of parts inventories

The MRO Buyer will have the additional responsibility of managing its Parts Room and leading and supervising of Parts Room Clerks.

Key responsibilities include:

• Prepare, issue, and monitor Purchase Orders.
• Ensure sourcing decisions are consistent with established sourcing strategies.
• Identifies and generates SAP reports needed to monitor usage, sourcing, costs, spend history, supplier performance metrics and PPV.
• Leads all aspects of SAP related tracking and reporting - from initial sourcing to spend maps.
• Identifies and executes cost reductions.
• Establish MRO related programs that result in reduced line downtime due to part availability and performance.
• Identifies the “right size” for all material inventories
• Drive best practices within supply chain, including supplier development and supply related metrics.
• Responsible for supporting and maintaining Food Safety and plant Quality programs.
• Provides SAP training for plant cross functional team members on MRO related best practices.

Required Competencies & Knowledge:

• Industry defined SAP best practices for MRO, MRO procurement and supply chain.
• SAP experience in developing and running SAP and BW reports.
• Understands SAP environment involving strict spending limits and controls.
• Knowledge and experience with MRO, SAP and plant operations, preferably within the food industry.
• Successfully multi-tasks and uses influence management skills
• Understanding of project management

Skills Required:

• Well-developed vendor management skills
• Prioritizes work based on short and long term objectives.
• Successfully analyzes and presents data to multiple levels of the organization.
• Develops contracts that deliver industry wide best practices; meets comp, ideal terms, fixed margins, competitive pass through formulas
• Creates and communicates written and verbal presentations, including annual budgets and strategic plans.
• Ability to lead the MRO related, SAP activities and reporting
• Proficient in: MS Office Suite, SAP,MVP

Work Environment:

Primarily an office setting

• You have “infrequent” production environment exposure. The expectation is that this position spends 25 to 35% of their time on the production floor monitoring the various maintenance parts warehouse locations to ensure that correct min/max levels are maintained.
• Infrequent production environment exposure, may include noise, dust, moving machinery, fork lifts, and fluctuations in temperature

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting at a work station for extended periods of time
• Standing, walking, climbing stairs
• They must have the ability to lift 40 – 50 lbs. frequently and infrequently up to 80 lbs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in MRO management, procurement and related supply chain functions.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment required. Familiarity with food industry preferred.
• SAP, MRO and procurement experience in a professional purchasing role, knowledge of food industry a plus. Additional background in materials and inventory management preferred.
• SAP related supply chain experience.
• Proven results in sourcing initiatives, cost reductions, and improving supplier service and performance.
• Experienced in generating thorough industry analysis for domestic and international sourcing strategies.
• Experience as a project manager.

Ability to lead cost analysis process – identify and collect inputs, develop appropriate calculations to determine payback, understand cost savings and/or cost avoidance calculations, develops concise and comprehensive reports, presents proposed next steps with supporting rationale, executes plan.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experienced in cross-functional, influence management
• Experienced negotiator.