Maintenance, Repair, and Operations Materials Controller - Seneca, SC

Leveraging its deep expertise as the global leader in catalysis and precious metals, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) serves customers in many industries including automotive, aerospace, indoor air quality, semiconductors and hydrogen economy, and provides full loop services with its precious metals trading and recycling offering. With a focus on circular solutions and sustainability, ECMS is committed to helping our customers create a cleaner, more sustainable world. Protecting our elements of life is our purpose and this inspires us to ever-new solutions.

ECMS operates globally in 15 countries with approximately 20 production sites and over 4,000 employees.

As the Maintenance, Repair, and Operations Materials Controller you will LEAD by……….

We are seeking a highly detailed and safety-oriented MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) Materials Controller to lead the procurement, inventory control, and warehousing of critical spare parts, equipment, and operating supplies for our chemical manufacturing plant located in Seneca, SC. In this role, you will be responsible for balancing cash flow against critical equipment uptime, ensuring that vital components are available to prevent catastrophic production delays. You will manage a team of 3 Storeroom Technicians and align your department to seamlessly support our 24/7 continuous plant operations.

Key Responsibilities

24/7 Operations Support

• Emergency Parts Continuity: Establish and maintain robust after-hours parts retrieval and emergency procurement procedures to guarantee uninterrupted 24/7 plant production.
• On-Call Rotation: Participate in or manage an escalated on-call rotation schedule to resolve critical material shortages or emergency vendor dispatches during nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Shift Handover Systems: Implement clear shift-handover logs and communication channels so off-shift maintenance crews can easily locate critical breakdown spares.

Leadership & Team Management

• Direct Supervision: Manage, train, and schedule a team of 3 Storeroom Technicians responsible for daily receiving, picking, staging, and inventory counts.
• Performance Metrics: Establish clear KPIs for storeroom operations, including receiving turnaround times, picking accuracy, and housekeeping standards.

SAP S/4HANA Optimization

• Data Integrity: Oversee all transactional activity within SAP S/4HANA (MM/EWM modules), ensuring real-time accuracy for all material movements, goods receipts, and issues.
• MRP System Tuning: Regularly review and adjust Material Requirements Planning (MRP) parameters—such as reorder points, safety stock levels, and lead times—within SAP to prevent stockouts while reducing carrying costs.
• Frequent Reporting: Using SAP and Departmental documentation, you will create, represent and optimize MRO reports monthly and quarterly to Site stakeholders (internal and external).

Inventory & Turnaround Support

• Optimize Spare Parts Inventory: Establish and maintain optimal stock levels for critical plant equipment, pumps, valves, instrumentation, and predictive/preventative maintenance kits.
• Lead Cycle Counting Program: Direct the routine physical inventory and automated cycle counting programs to guarantee 99%+ inventory accuracy.
• Kitting Operations: Oversee the team's "kitting" process for planned maintenance and plant turnarounds (outages), ensuring all parts are pre-staged for engineering teams.

Procurement & Strategic Sourcing

• Vendor Negotiations: Identify, audit, and negotiate terms with industrial distributors and specialized component manufacturers to lower the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
• SLA Compliance: Manage team and departmental strategies to comply with Site SLAs related to MRO Material Management

Safety & Regulatory Compliance

• EHS Adherence: Ensure the MRO warehouse complies with OSHA, EPA, and local Site safety protocols. Lead the team to optimize our space for safe and effective access to inventory materials.

Traceability: Maintain proper documentation, including material test reports (MTRs) and Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for all incoming operational supplies

Your elements for success……

• Associates degree required Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Business Administration, or Engineering preferred.
• 7+ years of work experience in a hi-volume transactional environment.
• 5+ years of materials or inventory management experience specifically within a heavy industrial manufacturing environment preferred (chemical processing, oil & gas, or petrochemical plants highly preferred).
• 2+ years of direct supervisory experience required management of warehouse or storeroom personnel strongly preferred
• Hands-on proficiency with SAP S/4HANA (specifically MM and/or EWM modules) is required.
• Advanced mechanical aptitude to enable management of specialized MRO repairable materials required
• Must be willing and able to work a flexible schedule, including providing on-call emergency support outside of standard business hours to ensure 24/7 plant uptime.
• Professional certifications such as CPIM (Certified in Planning and Inventory Management) or CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional) are a strong plus.

You @ BASF ECMS

At BASF ECMS you get more than just compensation, Medical & Dental. Our total offer includes a wide range of elements you need to be your best in every stage of your life.

• Flexible Work Arrangements whenever possible
• Retirement Benefits with company contributions
• Competitive Medical and Dental Plan Options
• Disability and Life Insurance Programs
• Wellness Programs
• Maternity/Paternity Leave, Infertility & Adoption reimbursement
• Mentoring & Development Programs
• Employee Discounts
• Pet insurance

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