MRO Coordinator

Nature's Way • Green Bay, WI

2d

About The Position

This position supports supplier sourcing, product standardization, and order management activities for our Manufacturing and Packaging facilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred and a minimum of Two (2) years related experience, or a combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Previous experience purchasing MRO items for a manufacturing and packaging operations.
• Previous experience with maintenance CMMS software
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, and teamwork skills are required.
• Strong Microsoft Office user.
• Self-starter – ability to work independently and relentlessly pursue improvements.
• Ability to multi-task and complete assignments on time.

Nice To Haves

• Database experience and user knowledge of the analytical tools within Excel, is a plus.
• Previous SAP experience is a plus.
• Previous experience in MRO purchasing a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain effective business relationships with key Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) suppliers.
• Implement standardized MRO parts through CMMS software.
• Develop and leverage systems to improve procurement processes.
• Serve as a resource for manufacturing, packaging, maintenance, and EHS operations.
• Maintain inventory control for manufacturing, packaging, and maintenance operations.
• Prepare detailed spend and price analyses for upper management review using BI reports.
• Organize and implement standardized sourcing programs as directed by upper management.
• Analyze purchasing systems and suppliers to identify, quantify, prioritize, and implement cost improvement opportunities.
• Develop the supply base within assigned commodities and manage related expenditures.
• Work across sites to identify and implement purchasing best practices.
• Implement new purchasing programs, including consignment purchase orders, credit-card-to-purchase-order processes, and other process improvements.
• Monitor supplier performance and capabilities to ensure the supply base supports long-range strategies for capacity, quality, and delivery.
• Partner with Purchasing, Operations, and Maintenance to identify and implement cost reduction opportunities.
• Maintain a working knowledge of manufacturing practices and shipping opportunities.
• Coordinate with Inventory Control, Production Supervisors, and Process Engineering to identify alternate uses for obsolete and excess materials across sites.
• Research new materials, processes, and suppliers to maximize efficiency and effectiveness within MRO, packaging, and manufacturing activities.
• Maintain cleaning and sanitizing chemical inventories in partnership with suppliers and the Sanitation Supervisor.
• Support the Engineering team with capital purchase requisitions.
• Support the Finance team with payment approvals for purchase requisitions.

Benefits

• Medical Option to select either a PPO plan or one of 2 high – deductible medical plans that includes a company contribution to your personal health savings bank account.
• Dental Delta Dental PPO & an option to select an enhanced dental plan.
• Vision Routine preventative coverage under medical plan and an option to elect additional voluntary coverage
• All employees receive 11 holidays off per year, as well as paid time off that starts at a minimum of two weeks per year.
• 401K Plan Company match of up to 4% as long as employees contribute a minimum of 6% to the account.
• An additional profit-sharing contribution is also made to employee accounts if the company meets its annual targets.
• Company provided short-term & long-term disability
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary critical illness & accident coverage
• New parent phase-in program & paternity leave
• Educational assistance reimbursement
• Product discounts & a wellness program
• Free Fitness Center

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level