MRO VMI Leader

GTI is a contract manufacturing partner supporting customers in renewable energy, power generation, infrastructure, and industrial systems.

 

We fabricate custom designed, purpose-built enclosures and skids for our customers and perform mechanical and electrical integration in-house, delivering a true turn-key product to our customers. Our scope spans Engineering, prototype builds, through full production, requiring teams that can move fast, adapt, and execute with precision.

 

GTI Energy is seeking an MRO / VMI Leader to own procurement and supplier management for maintenance, repair, and operating supplies supporting plant operations. This role is responsible for sourcing critical spare parts, managing supplier relationships, driving cost control, ensuring material availability, and optimizing Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs across assigned facilities.

The MRO / VMI Leader will work closely with Maintenance, Operations, Facilities, Supply Chain, and Finance teams to minimize downtime risk, improve service levels, and reduce indirect spend. This role requires urgency, commercial discipline, supplier management capability, and strong understanding of plant support material categories.

MRO Procurement Ownership
• Own end-to-end procurement of maintenance, repair, and operating supplies including spare parts, motors, bearings, belts, sensors, valves, pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical components, tooling, PPE, lubricants, janitorial, and facility materials
• Source urgent breakdown parts needed to restore equipment uptime and minimize production disruption
• Issue purchase orders, monitor acknowledgements, and ensure timely delivery of critical materials
• Manage recurring replenishment orders for stocked MRO categories and plant support supplies

Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Program Management
• Lead VMI supplier programs for fasteners, consumables, vending machines, stocked bins, safety supplies, and maintenance materials
• Hold VMI suppliers accountable for fill rates, replenishment frequency, pricing, and service responsiveness
• Review usage trends and optimize stocking models to improve availability while reducing excess inventory
• Expand or redesign VMI programs where beneficial to improve plant efficiency and reduce transactional workload

Supplier Management & Commercial Execution
• Build strong supplier relationships while driving accountability on cost, lead time, quality, and delivery
• Negotiate pricing, terms, blanket agreements, rebates, and service commitments for MRO categories
• Identify alternate suppliers for constrained, obsolete, or overpriced materials
• Evaluate supplier capabilities and recommend consolidation or strategic sourcing opportunities

Plant Uptime & Maintenance Partnership
• Partner daily with Maintenance and Facilities teams to understand upcoming shutdowns, PM schedules, capital installs, and equipment risk areas
• Help define critical spare part strategies for bottleneck assets and high-risk production equipment
• Prioritize procurement activity based on uptime impact and operational urgency
• Respond quickly to emergency maintenance requests requiring same-day or expedited sourcing solutions

Inventory, Cost Control & Working Capital
• Collaborate with MRO Coordinators and plant teams to maintain healthy stock levels without excessive inventory investment
• Reduce duplicate SKUs, obsolete inventory, and unmanaged spot-buy activity
• Support inventory turns, spend visibility, and budget adherence for indirect categories
• Drive standardization of commonly used parts, consumables, and supplier catalogs

Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Work with Accounts Payable to resolve invoice discrepancies, receipts issues, and supplier billing disputes
• Partner with Supply Chain leadership on sourcing strategies and supplier performance reviews
• Support Engineering and Reliability teams on new equipment spare part lists, manuals, and startup material readiness
• Coordinate with Receiving and Warehouse teams on inbound priority shipments and urgent deliveries

Continuous Improvement & Risk Reduction
• Identify recurring emergency buys and partner with Maintenance to implement stocking or preventive solutions
• Use Root Cause Analysis, 5 Whys, and structured problem solving to reduce downtime caused by material shortages
• Improve procurement processes, supplier responsiveness, and purchase cycle times
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