Associate MRO Buyer

Conagra Brands•Russellville, AR

1d•$59,000 - $65,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate MRO Buyer manages external procurement of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) spare parts, operating supplies, and services needed to support facility operations. The role helps ensure purchasing is timely, cost-effective, and compliant while maintaining accurate indirect material deliveries and services. It supports maintenance reliability, inventory accuracy, and plant operational continuity. The position processes purchase requisitions and orders, responds to material requirements planning activity, and manages orders through supplier release, delivery, and invoice processing. It also works with suppliers and plant teams to address quotes, delivery dates, shortages, and order discrepancies; maintains purchasing and material data; monitors inventory; supports purchasing reports and metrics; and reconciles purchasing card transactions. The role may require visits to manufacturing facilities. Facility conditions can include large moving equipment, high noise levels, and varying temperatures. Physical tasks may include walking around the facility, climbing stairs or ladders, kneeling, repetitive tasks requiring hand-eye coordination, and lifting or carrying materials of varying weight and size.

Requirements

1 to 3 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or maintenance operations.
Familiarity with SAP transactions, including stock and requirements collective display, stock requirements list, list display of purchase requisitions, and purchase order creation.
High school diploma or GED.
Familiarity with industrial maintenance and MRO parts, including common mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and plumbing components.
Experience prioritizing and processing daily purchasing needs in a fast-paced environment.
Effective communication with suppliers and cross-functional plant teams.
Problem-solving and decision-making skills grounded in operational urgency.

Nice To Haves

Experience in indirect purchasing or MRO procurement within a manufacturing environment.
Understanding of material requirements planning principles and inventory management.
Bachelor's degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

Process purchase requisitions and purchase orders for maintenance materials, operating supplies, and services.
Review material requirements planning activity and respond to purchasing needs, exceptions, expediting, order changes, and cancellations.
Manage purchase orders from supplier release through delivery and invoice processing, resolving late, incomplete, or incorrect orders.
Request quotes from suppliers, confirm pricing and delivery dates, and address material shortages.
Maintain purchasing and material data, including purchasing information records, source lists, safety stock, delivery times, and other planning information.
Monitor inventory and material transitions, support cycle counts, and help manage excess and obsolete inventory.
Review goods receipts and invoice receipts and resolve discrepancies.
Create, extend, and modify materials in PiLog to support plant needs.
Prepare purchasing reports and metrics, including past-due and unacknowledged purchase orders.
Manage purchasing card transactions and reconciliation.