Maintenance Buyer

Reser's • Halifax, NC

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About The Position

The Maintenance Buyer sources, purchases, and expedites materials, equipment, and services needed to support maintenance operations. The role helps ensure MRO parts are available when needed, manages vendor relationships, and supports cost control and reliability initiatives across the maintenance organization. It works with maintenance, engineering, shipping and receiving, and accounts payable to support routine operations, projects, inventory management, and purchasing processes.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Working knowledge of maintenance purchasing, MRO, and storeroom best practices.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work with internal and external customers.
• Basic math and financial skills for order tracking and invoice reconciliation.

Nice To Haves

• Maintenance or industrial purchasing experience.
• Experience with CMMS, ERP systems, and/or MRO programs.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Review maintenance demand and generate purchase orders for materials and services needed to meet maintenance schedules.
• Source and expedite critical repair parts, and identify and recommend suitable substitutes when items are unavailable.
• Process purchase orders and reconciliations within ERP and/or CMMS systems.
• Set up and maintain vendor records according to company procedures.
• Follow up on purchase orders to ensure timely delivery and communicate delays, variances, or issues to appropriate stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Shipping and Receiving on packing slips, proof of delivery, and discrepancies.
• Support Accounts Payable by resolving invoice discrepancies.
• Work with the Engineering Department to purchase components for projects and capital improvements.
• Coordinate vendor visits with maintenance management and supervisors.
• Request and support cycle counts of MRO inventory items.
• Disposition obsolete or excess items through sale, auction, recycling, or disposal.
• Prepare reports and track KPIs in support of AOP and maintenance objectives.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• AD&D coverage
• Life insurance
• 401(k) with discretionary match
• Wellness programs
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays
• Voluntary benefit options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED