MRO Buyer

Sika•Gastonia, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The MRO Buyer ensures the plant has the maintenance parts, supplies, and services needed to support safe, reliable operations. This role combines spare-parts and storeroom coordination with MRO purchasing, supplier follow-up, and inventory control. The successful candidate will have hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA, including relevant purchasing and inventory transactions, and will work closely with Maintenance, Production, Warehouse, Finance, Procurement, and suppliers.

Requirements

Experience in industrial purchasing, MRO procurement, maintenance storeroom operations, inventory control, or a related manufacturing function.
Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA purchasing and inventory transactions.
Proficiency with spreadsheets and business systems, with the ability to use ERP, CMMS, inventory, and purchasing software.
Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate inventory and purchasing records.
Effective communication, organization, and follow-through skills.
Ability to prioritize requests and manage multiple open orders and deadlines in a manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
College degree, technical coursework, or relevant training in supply chain, procurement, business, maintenance, or inventory management preferred.
Designated experience with CMMS – Fiix preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain accurate inventory records for maintenance spare parts, consumables, and MRO supplies.
Monitor usage, inventory levels, lead times, and part criticality; recommend reorder points, minimum and maximum quantities, and stocking strategies.
Coordinate cycle counts and physical inventories, investigate discrepancies, and help maintain inventory accuracy.
Ensure parts are identified, labeled, stored, and preserved for safe and efficient retrieval.
Review requests for new stock items, identify existing or interchangeable parts where appropriate, and support clear item descriptions and specifications.
Track stockouts, emergency issues, slow-moving items, and obsolete inventory; communicate risks and recommend corrective actions.
Coordinate the issue of parts to authorized employees and ensure inventory transactions are recorded promptly and accurately.
Source and purchase maintenance parts, tools, supplies, and services in accordance with company purchasing procedures and approval limits.
Convert approved requisitions into purchase orders, confirming specifications, quantities, pricing, delivery requirements, and account coding.
Obtain and compare supplier quotations and recommend options based on total cost, quality, availability, and delivery.
Coordinate with suppliers on order confirmations, lead times, backorders, substitutions, returns, warranties, and invoice or delivery discrepancies.
Expedite critical orders and communicate order status and supply risks to Maintenance and Production.
Support supplier onboarding, performance reviews, and sourcing initiatives with Procurement and other authorized teams.
Maintain purchasing documentation and follow applicable approval, recordkeeping, and internal-control requirements.
Support planned maintenance and shutdown preparation by coordinating material availability and identifying long-lead or critical items.
Participate in reviews of equipment bills of materials, spare-parts lists, and maintenance-related inventory data.
Use SAP S/4HANA and designated experience with CMMS – Fiix preferred, ERP, inventory, and purchasing systems to support purchasing and inventory accuracy.
Identify opportunities to improve storeroom processes, purchasing workflows, inventory performance, and supplier service.
Follow site safety, environmental, quality, security, and housekeeping requirements; promptly report hazards, incidents, and compliance concerns.
Perform other related duties as assigned.