Maintenance, Repair, and Operations Purchaser

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Shearer’s Foods, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Massillon, OH, is a leading manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers. Specializing in private label and co-manufacturing, Shearer’s is the largest supplier of private brand salty snacks and second-largest supplier of private brand cookies and crackers. 

With a strong focus on innovation, service, quality, and sustainability, Shearer’s has been awarded the food industry’s highest award for environmental sustainability, as well as multiple Supplier of the Year awards. 

Operating 16 locations across North America and employing more than 5000 team members, Shearer’s is driven by its core values of People, Grow, Impact and Win. The company mission is to deliver exceptional products and services that make snacking a time to celebrate for our customers, colleagues, and community. 

At Shearer’s Foods, we believe in a skills-first approach to recruitment and employment. This means focusing on what you can do and how you can grow, rather than traditional metrics alone. We are committed to adhering to anti-exclusion practices, removing barriers to access, and enhancing opportunities for all individuals based on merit and potential. Your skills, experience, and perspective are valuable—and we want to empower you to make your mark here with us.  

Responsibilities

MRO Purchaser

Day Shift 7am - 3pm

Hourly Rate - $25.00

The MRO purchaser strives above all else to deliver the right part to the right place at the right time. This role will follow

corporate standards and workflows with approved site-specific adjustments to maintain appropriate inventory quantities in their

assigned storeroom(s). The MRO Purchaser may provide broader support to a site by generating purchase requisitions for

approval.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Budget Ownership. The MRO Purchaser understands, tracks, and reports against the budget objectives for their assigned department(s). This role will track and adjust lead times to understand the impact of receipts upon budgets as well as identify and escalate issues proactively to leadership.\
• Procurement Standards. Maintains adherence to corporate procurement methodologies and agreements. Works with MRO Storeroom Leader, vendor representatives, and additional resources to ensure adherence to standards, escalates issues to site and corporate resources as needed.
• Purchasing Support and Training. Trains site resources to properly manage indirect departmental purchases and budgets. Escalates risks associated with budget ownership and process deviations.
• Risk Mitigation Proactively monitors and notifies stakeholders of procurement issues effecting the site or network. Develops risk mitigation plans in coordination with stakeholders to prevent unplanned production losses and increased costs.
• MRO Data Stewardship. Works closely with the MRO Storeroom Leader and Attendant(s) to ensure that internal and external MRO parts data are aligned. Works with MRO Storeroom Leader and corporate team to capture obsolescence, replacement, and evolution of parts as communicated by the vendors.
• Follows corporate policies, procedures, and contracts to complete the procurement of goods and services for their assigned storeroom(s)
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in Indirect inventory purchasing (MRO preferred)
• Experience in food or CPG manufacturing environments.
• In depth working knowledge of purchasing process and practices
• Experience with purchasing using inventory management or CMMS software (Maintenance Connection preferred)
• Demonstrates the ability to establish, maintain, and effectively manage professional relationships with vendors to support maintenance and operational needs.
• Demonstrates the ability to accurately read, interpret, and apply information from blueprints, schematics, and ISO technical drawings.
• Demonstrates the ability to accurately identify equipment components and replacement parts using drawings, manuals, specifications, and part numbers.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, including written and verbal

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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