MRO Clerk

Magna International•Duncan, SC

About The Position

The MRO Clerk ensures maintenance and operations personnel have the parts, materials, and services needed to support safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations. The position manages MRO inventory, including requisitioning, receiving, inventory control, supplier management, storeroom organization, and repairable asset tracking. The role also performs purchasing-related work, coordinating with suppliers and internal departments to support timely delivery, quality, reliability, cost control, and continuous improvement. It maintains purchasing records, tracks supplier performance, develops cost information, and helps resolve supply and delivery issues. The position follows company policies and safety requirements and performs other duties in support of business objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business or a related field, including purchasing and/or materials experience, or equivalent.
At least three years of purchasing and/or materials experience, including MRO experience or equivalent.
Knowledge of purchasing concepts, practices, and procedures, with demonstrated ability to purchase materials, equipment, or services in substantial quantities.
Strong written and verbal communication skills for working with internal and external contacts at all levels, including supplier development.
Excellent organizational skills, including setting priorities and goals and meeting deadlines.
Proficiency with relevant tools and equipment, including personal computers and manufacturing systems.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint.
Expertise in developing suppliers to meet cost, quality, delivery, and reliability needs.
Excellent problem-solving and negotiation skills, and ability to perform duties independently and make decisions aligned with company goals.
Ability to handle broad assignments requiring originality and ingenuity.
Ability to work with suppliers' senior professionals on complex design requests and quality-improvement issues.
Strong leadership and team-facilitation skills, including developing strategies, planning and assigning staff, and coordinating assignment timing.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds as needed; stand, walk, bend, and sit for extended periods; and work from a ladder as needed.
Must meet proper vision requirements and maintain alertness to surroundings.
Must be able to obtain forklift certification.
Must have a current and valid driver's license.
Must have working knowledge of English.

Responsibilities

Manage MRO inventory, including maintenance and tooling spares, consumables, specialty tools, operational supplies, and IT spares as needed.
Issue purchase requisitions for maintenance materials and receive incoming MRO items and maintenance expense purchases.
Conduct daily, weekly, monthly, and annual cycle counts to maintain inventory accuracy above 98%.
Maintain accurate part descriptions, manufacturer information, and cross-references in CMMS and SAP systems.
Identify critical spare parts and operational supplies in CMMS and SAP, and maintain minimum, maximum, and reorder limits.
Coordinate maintenance vendor service schedules, including repairs, scheduled maintenance, and warranty returns.
Track spare-parts usage, identify inventory-level issues and obsolete items, and recommend changes.
Compile reports on inventory accuracy, emergency purchases, out-of-stock items, vendor on-time delivery, usage rates, and other relevant measures.
Negotiate costs, lead times, and stocking agreements with suppliers and assist with setting up new suppliers through the purchasing department.
Purchase materials, supplies, and services by developing, soliciting, and analyzing supplier quotations.
Coordinate with other departments to support proper delivery, quality, reliability, and cost consistency.
Maintain purchasing records and files; work with agents and customs brokers for overseas purchasing when needed.
Locate and establish suppliers, maintain supplier relationships, recommend suppliers, and coordinate orders with existing suppliers.
Resolve supplier delivery, raw material, and inventory conflicts with PIC personnel and other departments.
Ensure suppliers deliver quality products on time and track supplier performance to improve quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and support.
Develop or assist with strategies to improve costs, supply stability, quality, and purchasing performance.
Develop cost databases for materials, labor, and overhead associated with purchased products and services.
Work with relevant departments to reduce costs and improve purchasing efficiency.
Study market trends and systems technology, and research and recommend new product developments.
Follow Magna policies, procedures, work instructions, standards, and workplace safety requirements; report unsafe conditions, incidents, and near misses.
Participate in continuous improvement activities and perform other duties in support of business objectives.