MRO Buyer

We believe being healthy should not require tradeoffs. SCN BestCo is a leading innovator developer and manufacturer of Vitamin Mineral & Supplement (VMS) OvertheCounter (OTC) and prebiotics/probiotics in enjoyable forms such as gummies lozenges and chews. With over 50 years of excellence our team leads the way in changing how consumers make healthier choices. With unique food science expertise and proprietary processes weve pioneered many firsts. Our passion to create new to the world products has guided and continues to be core to our mission of making health and wellness more enjoyable. Come join us and become a part of our winning formula!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate all aspects of purchasing and distribution of maintenance repair supply parts and services while taking into account costeffective solutions.
• Select qualified suppliers and manufacturers and develop new supply sources of high dollar value long lead time critically needed parts equipment materials or service.
• Maintain productive relationships with vendors and service providers while obtaining the best purchasing prices.
• Determine and evaluate alternate part sources.
• Establish centralized buying including issuing purchase orders contracts and change orders cost control change control and inventory.
• Develop and maintain a vendor management/reliability scorecard to track delivery of ordered parts to their estimated delivery date and have a realtime system for managing.
• Identify improvement areas and develop and execute continuous improvement activities to achieve greater maintenance customer satisfaction. Develop continuous improvement plans to reduce direct material costs.

• Maintain complete and accurate records and reports.
• Act as point of contact for all MRO vendor issues.
• Utilize the corporate purchasing card to make purchases as needed.
• Implement and coordinate cost reduction strategies for MRO purchases.
• Work to reduce indirect inventory.
• Work in conjunction with cross functional teams (i.e. Engineering Materials Quality Finance etc..
• Monitor supplier performance communicates and results to management. Take necessary action to remedy supplier issues.

• Comply with and monitor good manufacturing practices (GMPs) in respective areas.

• Assist in updating standard operating procedures (SOPs) as required.
• Provide administrative support including arranging group meetings and luncheons compiling the monthly plant management report providing tertiary backup for data entry and taking on special assignments supporting plant management staff.
• Work closely with the storeroom attendant and coordinate work activities.

Required Qualifications:

Education & Experience:

• Associates degree in a related field.
• 3 years MRO procurement experience preferably in manufacturing and production operations.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

• Good understanding of mechanical/electrical parts and terminology.

• Good interpersonal & communication skills; able to communicate internally and externally at all levels of the organization.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to multitask and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Intermediate computer skills including Microsoft Office proficiency. Ability to learn new applications.
• Able to adapt to changing procedures and environments.
• Ability to read analyze and interpret general business periodicals professional journals technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers clients customers and the general public.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions percentages ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in a related field.

• Maintenance management system experience.