The Maintenance, Repair, and Operation (MRO) Buyer supports the maintenance function,  Capital Expenditures, and plant operations. This position is responsible for working with internal  teams to ensure that parts and supplies are in stock at levels needed to support day to day  business functions. The MRO Buyer establishes and maintains business relationships with  internal teams, vendors, and suppliers. The MRO Buyer works with maintenance to complete  OEM conversions, initiate and complete warranty processing, and establishes pricing agreements  to reduce costs. Safe, Food Safe, and reliable production operation will be key indicators of the  successful performance of the MRO Buyer. The MRO Buyer reports to the Maintenance  Manager. Duties and Responsibilities The duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the  following: · Model and demonstrate Jack Link’s Values and encourage others to do the same. · Knowledgeable and experienced utilization of ERP’s (SAP) and CMMS (Proteus). • Demonstrate organized and timely purchasing processes to include obtaining quotes,  issuing purchase orders, obtaining acknowledgements, and processing invoices. • Develop and maintain an order tracking system and communicate delivery status. To the  maintenance planner and manager. • Reconcile all parts transactions with the maintenance manager, planner, and parts crib  attendant. • Work to obtain the lowest prices for the same items. Convert OEM parts to local  preferred suppliers • Develop and maintain strong vendor relationships, communicating changes within the  maintenance team. • Track in-transit material as required identifying and addressing any potential delivery  problems. • Review and execute RMA requests and track rebuild process or replacement materials. • Address invoice resolution activities in a timely manner. • Communicate vendor and supplier compliance and performance issues to the  Maintenance Manager and Planner • Responsible for inventory management and performance reporting on a  monthly/quarterly basis. • Work closely with maintenance and operational leadership in conjunction with the parts  crib attendant to maintain adequate inventory levels and customer satisfaction. • Understands re-order reports, inventory min-max levels. • Record spending, and report spend against authorized budgets weekly to the Maintenance  Manager • Provide spending reconciliation of committed spend to invoiced amounts. • Have knowledge of open commitments, spend allocation, accrued amounts, partial  receipts. • Develop parts room inventory process, with goal of .5% of total inventory allowed OOS. • Drive improvement processes in procurement in order to gain cost savings. • Ensure adherence and compliance to procurement processes, policies, and values of Jack  Link’s