Plant Buyer

Amrize•Franklin, IN

4d•$75,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Buyer supports the day-to-day purchasing needs of a 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. The position is based at Building Envelope in Franklin, Indiana. It works closely with Maintenance, Operations, storeroom personnel, Accounts Payable, Finance, internal stakeholders, and enterprise Procurement/Sourcing. The successful candidate is expected to follow company procurement and financial controls, comply with health, safety, and environmental policies, and use required approved personal protective equipment, including respirators when required.

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 in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
Working knowledge of purchasing and procurement practices, preferably in a manufacturing, industrial, maintenance, or MRO environment, including indirect materials, maintenance parts, plant services, supplier management, inventory considerations, and procure-to-pay processes.
Strong analytical, organizational, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to evaluate pricing, supplier options, lead times, service levels, and total value.
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, or Finance.

Responsibilities

Manage purchasing 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, including inventory and critical spare parts.
Process purchase requisitions and purchase orders accurately and promptly in accordance with 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 resolution 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 spending.
Partner with Accounts Payable, Finance, and internal stakeholders to resolve invoice, pricing, receiving, and other procure-to-pay discrepancies.
Coordinate with enterprise Procurement/Sourcing to leverage national agreements, preferred suppliers, strategic sourcing initiatives, and broader purchasing opportunities while addressing plant-specific needs.
Maintain accurate supplier, purchasing, pricing, and procurement documentation in applicable systems and ensure purchasing complies with company policies, supplier requirements, and applicable contractual terms.
Communicate, improve, and adhere to health, safety, and environmental policies; promote a culture of safety.