Purchasing / Storeroom Manager - Watertown, NY

Location: Watertown, NY (on-site). Posted: October 24, 2026.

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Purchasing / Storeroom Manager to oversee MRO purchasing and storeroom operations for a manufacturing facility. If you understand maintenance materials, inventory control, vendor management, and the importance of having the right parts available at the right time, then this role is for you! You’ll work closely with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, EHS, suppliers, and Corporate Sourcing to support daily operations, planned maintenance, and outages. Experience with JD Edwards and eMaint are a plus along with supporting maintenance outages & job kitting. This is a hands-on role for someone who can balance urgent maintenance needs, inventory availability, cost control, and disciplined purchasing practices while helping improve overall storeroom performance.

Pay

Salary: $60,000 – $85,000 + Benefits in upstate NY.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchasing of MRO materials, supplies, services, and critical parts with follow-through on delivery
• Manage vendors, pricing, lead times, order accuracy, and material expediting
• Oversee storeroom inventory and maintain all info, item setup, min/max levels, safety stock, and cycle counts
• Coordinate parts and material readiness for planned maintenance and outages
• Monitor stock-outs, excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory
• Support supplier performance, preferred vendor programs, and sourcing initiatives
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve inventory turnover
• Serve as primary owner of the CMMS and support purchasing/ERP systems
• Drive continuous improvement in purchasing and storeroom processes

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in MRO purchasing, tactical buying, storeroom management, maintenance materials, or a related supply chain role
• Experience with purchasing, ERP, and CMMS in a manufacturing or industrial plant
• Understanding of electrical and mechanical parts
• Experience with inventory controls, safety stock, cycle counting, and obsolete inventory
• Strong knowledge of purchase orders, vendor follow-up, expediting, and procurement processes
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency with MS Office & general ability to use computer systems.