MRO Parts Coordinator - Champion Foods LLC : Job Details

MRO Parts Coordinator – Job Description

Champion Foods, a pizza trailblazer, is expanding, and we're looking for dynamic talents to enhance our innovative and quality-driven team. We produce products cherished by families nationwide and pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit, commitment to quality, and a warm workplace culture that feels like family. If you're passionate, eager to grow, and want to work for a company that values each voice and champions personal development, your next career adventure starts here. Join us, and let's craft great things together, one delicious slice at a time.

Your Mission

The MRO Parts Coordinator is responsible for parts supply purchasing and inventory used to maintain and repair equipment and facilities to prevent disruption of the company activities. Parts Coordinator will plan and arrange part purchasing and inventory for equipment maintenance activities to cost effectively maximize equipment uptime.

What You'll Do:

• Responsible for running open-order report and expediting orders as needed.
• Responsible for maintaining supplier and purchase order files.
• Issue Purchase Orders and place orders for Plant Parts and Supplies.
• Receive and record part and supply shipments with BOL and invoice verification.
• Manage plant and equipment parts and supply inventory to optimize stock levels.
• Manage parts and supply vendors and costs. Obtain multiple bids to obtain best parts/services at best pricing. Pursue and set up national purchasing accounts, if available through our corporate partners.
• Seek to reduce costs and improve efficiency through the consolidation of purchasing processes and supplier reduction where applicable.
• Maintain inventory counts, values, and records
• Participate in cross-functional teams or work on special projects as needed.
• Maintain thorough understanding of company policies and procedures necessary for completion of tasks.
• Mitigate stock-outs, restocks and duplicate purchases.
• Increase storeroom efficiency & effectiveness by ensuring all MRO items are properly labeled, organized, and stored in locations that can be quickly found.
• Facilitate company strategies for storeroom improvement initiatives.
• Maintain standardized part naming convention in EAM/CMMS.
• Develop and maintain Storeroom Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) and communicate SOP's with maintenance and plant personnel.
• Analyze and recommend adjustments to inventory levels, considering customer input and inventory optimization theory.
• Develop, maintain and communicate timely and accurate reporting of Storeroom KPI's.
• Identify and deplete obsolete/surplus inventory levels, considering customer input and inventory optimization theory.
• Serve as a liaison between the storeroom and maintenance planners to communicate part obsolescence, replacements, etc., and to assure equipment BOM's are being maintained and updated.
• Prepares, issues, and administers purchase orders and requisitions in the absence of the storeroom clerk.
• Resolves purchase order and payment, invoice and delivery disputes with suppliers. Processes debit memos, partner with accounting to resolve invoice problems.
• Work closely with vendors to negotiate and optimize inventory costs.
• Control and approve all requests for a new part adds, deletions, obsoletes.
• Work with our Finance Department to research and validate invoices from MRO purchased materials.
• Ensure Satellite storeroom and inventory locations are clean, safe, and levels are account.
• Coordinate the expedient delivery of supplies in emergency situations.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Logistics, or related field. Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of formal degree, plus two (2) years of Purchasing-Related experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience in a work environment where priorities change rapidly, and tight deadlines exist.
• Evidence of effective collaboration with suppliers on performance metrics and cost-saving initiatives.
• Evidence of advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office, web-based applications and other appropriate databases (e.g. ERP system).
• Demonstrated ability to use the internet for research and create reports to present findings in a professional or educational environment.
• Proven analytical skills and problem-solving abilities and the ability to translate data plans into actionable outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and demonstrate initiative.
• Evidence of strong organizational, time management and prioritization skills with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• The ability to lift and move weighted materials (50 lb min.)

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Food Industry experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Strong functional knowledge of inventory and purchasing systems.
• 3 - 5 years maintenance and inventory control experience.
• Experience with Maintenance Management Software (EAM/CMMS).
• Highly developed communication skills including written, verbal, and presentation.
• The ability to lift and move weighted materials (50 lb min.)

Where You'll Work:

• Exposure to warehouse conditions (variance in temperature, noise etc).

Disclaimer:

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.