MRO Planner/Buyer

About the role

Craft Your Career with Brasscraft Manufacturing Company! POSITION SUMMARY: The Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) Planner/Buyer plays a crucial role in enhancing plant efficiency by purchasing indirect items to support daily operations of the plant as it relates to tooling, supplies, equipment, and materials. You will work closely with various departments to forecast needs, procure supplies, maintain optimal inventory levels to minimize downtime. Additionally, you will negotiate contracts, track maintenance costs, and ensure compliance with safety standards. Your analytical skills and attention to detail will be essential in identifying areas for improvement and driving cost savings across the site.

Brasscraft Manufacturing Company is a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-quality water and gas flow control products, plumbing service, and repair parts for the new construction and repair/remodel markets. Headquartered in Novi, Michigan, Brasscraft supports a wide array of channel partners including wholesalers, retailers, and specialty dealers, who serve residential and commercial markets across the Americas. Brasscraft has set the plumbing standard for over 75 years, with industry leading brands including BrassCraft® and Plumbshop®.

Responsibilities

• Develop and analyze monthly cost summaries by machine, work order, and MRO supplies to drive cost improvements across the site.
• Track and quote current service providers monthly, ensuring timely and quality completion of required work as per agreements.
• Execute annual contracts with service vendors, negotiating terms and pricing for services rendered.
• Establish reorder point triggers in the database to initiate purchase orders for goods and services.
• Issue purchase orders based on reorder points for general MRO goods and replenish direct purchases as needed.
• Follow up on past due purchase orders to ensure timely deliveries and prevent facility downtime.
• Process urgent requests from the plant to prevent extended downtime.
• Source maintenance goods and manage third-party repairs of motors, drives, and miscellaneous items.
• Substitute obsolete parts within the facility for MRO goods.
• Maintain tool crib stocking strategies annually and manage all tool crib activities.
• Ensure contractor safety requirements are met in compliance with company standards.
• Collaborate with maintenance to schedule preventive maintenance (PM) with contractors monthly.
• Schedule contractors for necessary work related to general production or capital expenditure (Capex) projects as directed by maintenance.
• Track costs associated with capital projects in the CMMS database.
• Close out Capex projects and apply asset tags to the accounting database.
• Manage critical spare inventory through the CMMS.
• Organize monthly meetings to review all costs associated with operations.
• Identify areas for improvement in both pricing and consumption.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field or a minimum of 2 years