Buyer-MRO

OSI Group; West Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

OSI Group in West Chicago, IL is seeking a purchasing professional responsible for buying tools and parts, issuing items to maintenance staff, and maintaining accurate inventory through careful record-keeping.

The role emphasizes vendor relations, timely deliveries, bid management across multiple suppliers, and ensuring production needs are met while following safety and GMP guidelines in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in purchasing/inventory roles preferred.
• Ability to enter data accurately into spreadsheets or purchasing systems.
• Basic knowledge of purchasing and inventory control procedures.

Responsibilities

• Place orders for maintenance parts and supplies; obtain prices and issue purchase orders.
• Review invoices for accuracy against purchase orders and route for payment.
• Maintain inventory levels using established recordkeeping tools and periodic reviews.
• Develop and maintain vendor relationships; negotiate prices and lead times to meet production needs.
• Ensure compliance with safety, GMP and company policies.

Skills

Purchasing

Inventory control

Vendor management

Education

Associates degree or equivalent

Tools

ERP software

Spreadsheet software

Job description

Position Summary

Under direct supervision, this role is responsible for purchasing tools and parts following established procedures, issuing tools and parts to maintenance mechanics, and maintaining accurate inventory through effective record-keeping practices.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Job is an individual contributor.
• Job is an individual contributor and has no direct reports.
• Develop and maintain relationships with existing and potential vendors; resolve issues involving delivery timeliness, quantity and quality, identify alternate supply sources, negotiate best price, and other interactions as necessary to obtain supplies. Bid large orders from multiple vendors, make recommendations to management on vendor selection and implements as approved and directed.
• Place orders for maintenance parts, supplies and contract work; includes obtaining prices, scheduling deliveries and writing purchase orders. Follow up with vendors as necessary to ensure that parts are available to meet production needs.
• Review invoices for accuracy of price and quantity as compared to purchase orders and route for approval and payment within payment timelines. Retain documents in compliance with organization’s record retention policy.
• Working with information from Maintenance, Engineering and Production, identify and establish appropriate parts inventory levels. Enter parts and supply inventory requirements, purchases, and usage into established recordkeeping tools; conduct periodic reviews of inventory levels to ensure recordkeeping accuracy and sufficient supply levels as required.
• Preventive maintenance schedules & activities.
• Comply with established employment, safety, good manufacturing practices, quality, and other facility workplace policies and procedures
• This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures. This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience & Skills

• 3-5 years of experience in related field is preferred.
• Ability to work with a personal computer and accurately enter data into spreadsheets or functional specific software.
• Basic knowledge of purchasing and inventory control procedures.

Preferred Education

• Associates degree or equivalent is preferred

Work Environment

• Work can be performed within a manufacturing plant enviornment with noise, extreme temperatures, and significant movement of powered equipment, people and conveyor (may depend on the role).
• Work conditions are typical of a food manufacturing facility.
• This role does not require any domestic travel
• Position requires the physical agility to perform continuous lifting up to 50 pounds, bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, stretching/reaching, use hands or fingers, talk, hear, feel objects, tools, controls and standing/walking on concrete flooring.
• Position requires the physical ability to stand/walk for the duration of work hours.

Compensation/Benefits

We are committed to fair and transparent pay practices. The hourly pay range for this position is $28.15 to $42.25 per hour. The final hourly rate offered will be based on factors such as relevant experience, skills, education, internal equity, and market considerations.

Additional Compensation

This position may also be eligible for overtime pay, shift differentials, and/or bonus opportunities, as applicable.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off and holidays, and more. A full summary of benefits will be provided upon hire. Compensation information is available on our careers site. If you are viewing this role on a third-party platform and do not see pay details, please visit our careers page www.osigroup.com/careers/ for full transparency.

This pay range represents the company’s good faith estimate at the time of posting.