Plant Buyer

Amrize • Oklahoma City, OK

8d • $75,000 - $90,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Buyer supports the day-to-day purchasing needs of the manufacturing facility, with primary responsibility for indirect spending, Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) materials, and plant services. The role ensures the plant has the materials, parts, supplies, equipment, and services needed to operate safely, reliably, and efficiently while maintaining appropriate cost, quality, service, and inventory controls.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Two to five years of purchasing, procurement, supply chain, MRO, maintenance planning, inventory, or related manufacturing experience.
• Experience purchasing indirect materials and services within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Adhere to safety protocols and properly use Amrize-approved personal protective equipment, including respirators when required. Employees required to wear respirators must be clean-shaven where the respirator seal meets the face to pass qualitative and quantitative fit tests.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred field of study: Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations, Finance, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchasing activities for plant indirect spend, including MRO parts and supplies, tools, safety supplies, operating consumables, equipment, and contracted services.
• Partner with Maintenance, Operations, and storeroom personnel to understand routine, planned, emergency, and shutdown requirements and ensure materials and services are available for plant operations, including inventory and critical spare parts.
• Process purchase requisitions and purchase orders accurately and promptly in accordance with company procurement policies, approval requirements, delegated authority, and financial controls.
• Source and evaluate suppliers based on cost, quality, availability, lead time, service, and overall value; obtain competitive quotes and negotiate pricing, terms, delivery expectations, and service requirements within established authority levels.
• Procure and coordinate plant services, including maintenance and repair services, equipment servicing, facilities support, contractors, rentals, and other operational services.
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships, monitor supplier performance, and address delivery, pricing, quality, availability, and service issues.
• Monitor open purchase orders, backorders, lead times, and critical deliveries; identify and communicate potential supply disruptions and coordinate resolutions with suppliers and plant stakeholders.
• Analyze purchasing and spending data to identify cost savings, supplier consolidation, preferred-supplier utilization, process improvements, and unmanaged or noncompliant spend.
• Partner with Accounts Payable, Finance, and internal stakeholders to resolve invoice, pricing, receiving, and other procure-to-pay discrepancies.
• Communicate, improve, and adhere to health, safety, and environmental policies; promote a culture of safety and demonstrate safe behaviors.

Benefits

• Competitive pay of $75,000–$90,000.
• 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth after-tax retirement savings.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Medical, dental, disability, and life insurance.
• Holistic health and well-being programs.
• Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care.
• Vision and other voluntary benefits and discounts.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave, including maternity and paternity leave.

What This Job Offers

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