Associate MRO Buyer

ConAgra Foods•Russellville, AR

4d•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 timely, cost-effective, and compliant purchasing, accurate indirect material deliveries and services, maintenance reliability, inventory accuracy, and plant operational continuity. It reports to the MRO Supervisor. The position processes purchasing transactions, manages purchase orders through delivery and invoice processing, coordinates with suppliers, maintains purchasing and material data, supports inventory management, resolves receipt and invoice discrepancies, creates and updates materials in PiLog, prepares purchasing reports, and reconciles purchasing card transactions. The role may require visits to manufacturing facilities, where physical and environmental conditions may include walking, climbing, kneeling, repetitive tasks, lifting or carrying materials, large moving equipment, high noise, and varying temperatures.

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 required.
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.
Partner with suppliers to request quotes, 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.