Maintenance Buyer

Company Description At Link Snacks , we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago. We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands—Jack Link’s® , Lorissa’s Kitchen® , Golden Island® , BiFi® , and Peperami® and KOOEE!® to name a few—there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it. Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks. Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks. Job Description The Maintenance, Repair, and Operation (MRO) Buyer supports the maintenance function, Capital Expenditures, and plant operations. This position is responsible for working with internal teams to ensure that parts and supplies are in stock at levels needed to support day to day business functions. The MRO Buyer establishes and maintains business relationships with internal teams, vendors, and suppliers. The MRO Buyer works with maintenance to complete OEM conversions, initiate and complete warranty processing, and establishes pricing agreements to reduce costs. Safe, Food Safe, and reliable production operation will be key indicators of the successful performance of the MRO Buyer. The MRO Buyer reports to the Maintenance Manager. Duties and Responsibilities The duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following: Model and demonstrate Jack Link’s Values and encourage others to do the same. Knowledgeable and experienced utilization of ERP’s (SAP) and CMMS (Proteus). Demonstrate organized and timely purchasing processes to include obtaining quotes, issuing purchase orders, obtaining acknowledgements, and processing invoices. Develop and maintain an order tracking system and communicate delivery status. To the maintenance planner and manager. Reconcile all parts transactions with the maintenance manager, planner, and parts crib attendant. Work to obtain the lowest prices for the same items. Convert OEM parts to local preferred suppliers Develop and maintain strong vendor relationships, communicating changes within the maintenance team. Track in-transit material as required identifying and addressing any potential delivery problems. Review and execute RMA requests and track rebuild process or replacement materials. Address invoice resolution activities in a timely manner. Communicate vendor and supplier compliance and performance issues to the Maintenance Manager and Planner Responsible for inventory management and performance reporting on a monthly/quarterly basis. Work closely with maintenance and operational leadership in conjunction with the parts crib attendant to maintain adequate inventory levels and customer satisfaction. Understands re-order reports, inventory min-max levels. Record spending, and report spend against authorized budgets weekly to the Maintenance Manager Provide spending reconciliation of committed spend to invoiced amounts. Have knowledge of open commitments, spend allocation, accrued amounts, partial receipts. Develop parts room inventory process, with goal of .5% of tota…

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