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This role partners closely with Maintenance, Engineering, Operations, Reliability, Safety, Finance, and storeroom personnel to ensure critical parts and services are available when needed while optimizing inventory, supplier performance, total cost, and working capital.\nThe position manages related MRO purchases negotiation from request for proposal requisition through confirmation order to delivery and invoice resolution, with particular attention to plant-critical equipment, product specification, planned outages, emergency repairs, hazardous-area requirements, and site procurement controls.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities\nPurchasing and Order Management\nPurchase MRO materials, spare parts, consumables, equipment, rentals, and repair services in accordance with approved requisitions, specifications, budgets, and delegated authority.\nCreate, issue, expedite, revise, and close purchase orders; confirm pricing, quantities, delivery dates, freight terms, lead times, warranties, and documentation requirements.\nSupport urgent and after-hours plant needs by rapidly sourcing critical items while maintaining required approvals and transaction records.\nCoordinate purchasing for preventive maintenance, capital projects, turnarounds, shutdowns, and outage work to reduce schedule and production risk.\nResolve order discrepancies, damaged shipments, returns, credits, invoice exceptions, and three-way match issues with suppliers, Accounts Payable, and internal stakeholders.\nStrategic Sourcing and Supplier Management\nComply with procurement policy through solicit competitive quotations, analyze total cost, negotiate commercial terms, and recommend sourcing decisions based on price, quality, service, risk, and lifecycle value.\nDevelop and maintain qualified supplier relationships for mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, piping, safety, laboratory, and general industrial categories.\nMonitor supplier performance, including on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness, lead-time reliability, and corrective actions.\nIdentify opportunities for consolidation, standardization, blanket purchase orders, consignment, vendor-managed inventory, and alternative sourcing.\nMaintain awareness of market conditions, supply constraints, obsolete items, and single-source risks; develop mitigation plans for critical materials.\nInventory and Storeroom Support\nPartner with Maintenance, Reliability, and storeroom teams to establish and maintain appropriate min/max levels, reorder points, critical-spare designations, and stocking strategies.\nReview usage, excess, obsolete, inactive, and duplicate inventory and recommend actions that improve availability while reducing working capital.\nEnsure accurate item descriptions, manufacturer and part numbers, units of measure, lead times, supplier records, and other purchasing master data.\nSupport cycle counts, physical inventory activities, material reservations, and investigation of inventory variances as needed.\nChemical Manufacturing Compliance and Safety\nPurchase materials and services that meet approved engineering specifications, site standards, applicable codes, and hazardous-location requirements.\nObtain and retain required documentation such as safety data sheets, certificates of analysis or conformance, material test reports, insurance certificates, warranties, and technical data.\nSupport contractor and supplier compliance with site safety, environmental, security, and quality requirements, including prequalification and onboarding processes.\nFollow purchasing controls, authorization limits, segregation-of-duties requirements, contract terms, and applicable regulatory and corporate policies.\nActively support the site's safety culture and promptly raise concerns involving product substitution, counterfeit parts, specification deviations, or supply risks.\nSystems, Analytics, and Continuous Improvement\nUse the ERP/EAM or CMMS system to manage requisitions, purchase orders, supplier records, master data material, receipts, and purchasing reports.\nTrack and communicate key performance indicators such as purchase price variance, cost savings, supplier delivery, emergency buys, open orders, stockouts, and inventory value.\nMaintain complete and auditable purchasing records and support internal, customer, and regulatory audits.\nParticipate in cross-functional improvement projects involving procure-to-pay, inventory optimization, maintenance planning, and supplier quality.\nQualifications\nRequired\nAssociate degrees in supply chain, business, procurement, operations, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.\nThree or more years of purchasing, materials, inventory, or supply chain experience, preferably supporting manufacturing, maintenance, or industrial operations.\nWorking knowledge of MRO materials and services, purchasing practices, supplier negotiation, inventory controls, and procure-to-pay processes.\nExperience using an ERP, EAM, or CMMS platform and proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft 365 applications.\nAbility to interpret purchase specifications, bills of material, technical descriptions, and vendor quotations.\nStrong organizational, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and urgent plant needs.\nDemonstrated attention to detail, sound judgment, ethical conduct, and commitment to safety and compliance.\nProven SAP proficiency is must have\nPreferred\nBachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, engineering, or related discipline.\nExperience in chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food, refining, or other process manufacturing environments.\nFamiliarity with mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, piping, valves, pumps, motors, PPE, and industrial safety supplies.\nProfessional certification such as CPSM, CPIM, CSCP, or equivalent.\nCore Competencies\nCustomer and operational focus\nCommercial judgment and negotiation\nPlanning, prioritization, and follow-through\nSupplier relationship management\nData accuracy and analytical thinking\nCross-functional collaboration\nContinuous improvement\nSafety and compliance mindset\nWork Environment and Physical Requirements\nThis position is in both an office setting and an operating chemical manufacturing facility. The employee may occasionally enter production, maintenance, warehouse, laboratory, and outdoor areas where noise, temperature variation, moving equipment, chemicals, and other industrial hazards may be present. Required personal protective equipment and all site safety rules must be followed.\nAbility to sit and work at a computer for extended periods and regularly communicate by phone, email, and in person.\nAbility to walk through plant and warehouse areas, climb stairs, and inspect or identify materials as needed.\nAbility to lift and carry up to [insert site requirement] pounds occasionally.\nAbility to respond to urgent procurement needs outside normal business hours when business conditions require.\nReasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nDisclaimer\nThis job description summarizes the primary responsibilities and qualifications of the position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties. Responsibilities may change based on business needs. 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