Maintenance Purchasing & MRO Inventory Coordinator

Aerotek; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Life Insurance

PTO

Job summary

Aerotek is seeking a Maintenance Purchasing Coordinator in Rochester, MN to ensure the maintenance team has parts, equipment, and supplies to keep production running. You will manage purchasing, POs, inventory, receiving, and vendor communication in a busy food manufacturing environment.

The role requires strong organizational skills, experience with MRO purchasing, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams in an industrial setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing, inventory control, maintenance support, or related roles.
• Experience in a manufacturing or food production environment.
• Experience purchasing or managing maintenance and MRO parts and supplies.
• Familiarity with maintenance parts and plant consumables.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with spreadsheets and purchasing software.

Responsibilities

• Create and issue purchase orders for maintenance parts, materials, equipment, and supplies.
• Source maintenance materials from multiple vendors based on price, quality, availability, and lead time.
• Receive, verify, organize, and stock incoming maintenance parts and materials.
• Maintain accurate inventory counts for maintenance parts, supplies, and plant consumables.
• Establish and maintain appropriate reorder points to prevent critical parts shortages.
• Track purchasing and inventory information within company computer systems and software tools.
• Work with vendors to obtain quotes, locate parts, improve pricing, and ensure timely deliveries.
• Develop and maintain strong vendor relationships to support reliable supply and service.
• Coordinate with Accounts Payable on invoices, purchase orders, and any discrepancies.
• Generate purchasing and inventory reports for the maintenance department.
• Assist maintenance technicians and maintenance leadership with locating and ordering necessary parts.
• Coordinate shipping and distribution of maintenance parts and materials when necessary.
• Help maintain an organized maintenance parts and MRO inventory system.
• Identify opportunities to improve inventory availability while controlling unnecessary spending.
• Support the maintenance team with additional purchasing and administrative needs as required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts related to purchasing, inventory management, and vendor performance.

Skills

Purchasing

Inventory control

Maintenance support

Vendor communication

Microsoft Excel

Data entry

Multitasking

Tools

MRP systems

Job description

Aerotek is seeking a Maintenance Purchasing Coordinator in Rochester, MN to ensure the maintenance team has parts, equipment, and supplies to keep production running. You will manage purchasing, POs, inventory, receiving, and vendor communication in a busy food manufacturing environment.

The role requires strong organizational skills, experience with MRO purchasing, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams in an industrial setting.