MRP Controller

EMCOR Facilities Services•Warren, OH

About The Position

The MRP Controller manages the ordering and scheduling of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) supplies and plans and controls spare-parts inventory. The role determines which spare parts are essential to stock and manages inventory volume based on consumption and production needs, fulfilling customer requirements at the lowest total delivered cost while maintaining optimal inventory levels. The position may also lead refurbishment activities through Refurb Coordinator duties and support inventory health management. It does not handle raw materials or bulk process chemicals for manufacturing, wastewater treatment, utilities, or machine clothing. The role performs daily MRP replenishment and ordering, coordinates delivery changes and urgent parts needs, and supports inventory health, material data, transfers, obsolescence, and cycle counts. It serves as a mill or plant resource for the materials-management functions of SAP related to MRP and inventory management, including training less experienced personnel. The position also supports workplace safety, housekeeping, and a respectful, collaborative environment.

Requirements

Technical school or high school diploma/certificate, or equivalent, with additional equivalent experience.
3–5 years of experience in logistics, warehousing, spare-parts management, and SAP.
Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Ability to use SAP systems and processes for ordering, receiving, storing, and issuing parts and supplies.
Detail-oriented, with demonstrated ability to learn and fully utilize relevant systems and processes.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including daily communication with planners, vendors, stores clerks, and others.
Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of constituents.
Ability to walk, stand, climb stairs, and climb ladders.

Responsibilities

Perform daily MRP controlling duties, including replenishing safety stock and ordering parts and supplies to meet demand.
Communicate delivery-date revisions and expedite parts needed for breakdowns.
Arrange emergency stock transfers to and from other mills.
Ensure orders are scheduled to arrive in time for shutdowns.
Manage inventory levels using inventory health processes, tools, and metrics.
Maintain appropriate stocking levels of critical parts and review material shortage reports.
Maintain material data, including creating new materials and making material changes.
Assist the team with inventory cycle counting.
Lead refurbishment activities through Refurb Coordinator duties and support inventory health management.
Manage interim bins in the SAP system.
Analyze the disposition process for obsolete or surplus material and recommend changes that support facility objectives.
Manage write-offs, obsolete parts, and scrapping.
Manage material transfers in the warehouse.
Find solutions during urgent machine-down situations to minimize downtime.
Contribute to a respectful environment that motivates individual and team contributions toward business results.
Serve as an expert and training resource for SAP materials management related to MRP and inventory management; train less experienced personnel and facilitate technical knowledge transfer.
Support safety and loss-prevention responsibilities.
Help maintain housekeeping by keeping bins, aisles, and storage areas clean and clearly labeled.