Maintenance Buyer

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

The Maintenance Buyer is responsible for ordering, tracking, and inventorying all maintenance materials/parts as required to keep production facilities operable.

Key responsibilities

•  Monitors and maintains critical spare parts inventory to prevent production downtime. Quickly locate new parts.

•  Provides timely responses to requests to obtain price quotations and prepare purchase orders for needed spare parts.

•  Follows-up on capital project and plant improvement project spare parts lists and obtain parts needed to support operation.

•  Tracks monthly parts and maintenance expenses within written budget.

•  Obtains quotations properly to support engineering and operations.

•  Accurately prepares purchase orders and receivers for purchased materials. Review and code invoices for proper accounting and payment.

•  Manages multiple priorities and multiple projects.

•  Meets all safety requirements, audits and procedures.

•  Performs follow-up on back-ordered parts to ensure timely receipt

•  Develops innovative ways to reduce local supplier costs and minimize emergency pickups.

•  Orders and maintains VMI supply arrangements and assures accountability. Maintains the plants consumables such as compressed gasses, oil, lubricants, and other items.

•  Assists MRO staff with the organization of MRO parts and the stock room. May fill in for MRO staff when required.

•  Leads with expert understanding of Kerry Purchasing Systems, Invoicing Systems, Business System (SAP) and Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Assists others with          these systems as a Kerry Superuser.

•   Performs other duties and responsibilities as required.

Qualifications and skills

•    Associate or bachelor’s degree or 3 years of related experience preferred
•  5+ years of experience within a maintenance environment preferred.
•  Strong mechanical aptitude
•  2-5 years of experience buying/purchasing, working & communicating with vendors, creating purchase orders for manufacturing or maintenance preferred.

Compensation Data

The typical hiring range for this role is $62,906 to $92,755 annually and is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, location, etc. In addition to your pay, Kerry offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and retirement contribution (all benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements).