MRO Purchasing Manager

Tradition looking forward. Sempreon™ brings together Branded Spirits, Distilling Solutions and Ingredient Solutions under one corporate identity, building on more than 85 years of expertise, craftsmanship and trusted relationships. Its capabilities span spirits brand building, distilling, blending, bottling and specialty ingredients. Rooted in its heritage and focused on growth and innovation, Sempreon continues to evolve while creating long-term growth and value. The name Sempreon reflects the company’s strong foundations, heritage and history, while looking ahead to its future and the legacy it will build. “Semper,” derived from the Latin word for “always,” represents the enduring foundation on which the company was built, while “Aion,” drawn from the Greek word for “eternity,” reflects its forward-looking vision for the future and a legacy designed to last. Together, the name represents a company that honors where it came from while continuing to evolve for what’s next. Sempreon’s mission, “Creating moments that matter. Building a legacy that lasts,” reflects its commitment to honoring its heritage while continuing to grow, innovate and create lasting impact for generations to come. THE OPPORTUNITY: Leads the assigned business unit’s maintenance, repair, and operations purchasing, inventory, and storeroom functions to ensure critical materials and services are available when needed to support safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations. Establishes purchasing and inventory controls, manages supplier performance and cost, mitigates supply and operational risk, develops assigned employees, and implements consistent enterprise MRO standards in partnership with Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Procurement. WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING: MRO Procurement and Sourcing Lead the purchasing of indirect MRO materials, parts, equipment, repairs, and services within delegated authority and company policy. Develop sourcing strategies; solicit and evaluate quotations; negotiate commercial terms; and select suppliers based on total value, quality, service, delivery, safety, and risk. Review requisitions and purchase orders for accuracy, approvals, specifications, contract requirements, and appropriate sourcing practices. Coordinate urgent and critical purchases and establish contingency sources to minimize production and maintenance disruption. Inventory, Storeroom and Critical-Spare Management Establish inventory controls and business-unit stocking strategies aligned with equipment criticality, preventive and predictive maintenance plans, lead time, failure risk, replacement availability, and operational impact. Manage cycle counts, annual inventories, reconciliation, inventory optimization, and excess and obsolete inventory reviews. Ensure storerooms are secure, organized, labeled, and maintained in accordance with safety and housekeeping standards. Establish common item-naming, classification, unit-of-measure, manufacturer-part-number, storage-location, and approved-source standards. Identify duplicate items and opportunities to standardize materials across equipment, departments, and business units. Approve or govern new-item creation and changes to minimum, maximum, reorder-point, safety-stock, and criticality settings. Establish and periodically review critical-spare designations based on equipment criticality, lead time, failure risk, replacement availability, and operational impact. Develop mitigation plans for long-lead, obsolete, single-source, and high-risk materials. Supplier, Cost and Risk Management Monitor supplier performance for safety, quality, delivery, responsiveness, cost, and compliance; address deficiencies and escalate material risks. Identify and document savings, cost avoidance, standardization, repair-versus-replace, warranty, and vendor-managed inventory opportunities. Partner with enterprise Procu…

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