MRO Buyer

Sika Deutschland GmbH; Gastonia (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sika Deutschland GmbH is hiring an MRO Buyer to ensure maintenance parts, consumables, and services support safe, reliable operations at the Gastonia site. The role focuses on spare-parts coordination, MRO purchasing, supplier follow-up, and inventory control using SAP S/4HANA and CMMS tools.

Responsibilities include maintaining accurate inventory records, managing reorder points, coordinating cycle counts, converting requisitions into purchase orders, comparing supplier quotes, and expediting

Qualifications

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA purchasing and inventory transactions.
• Knowledge of CMMS and ERP systems used for purchasing and inventory.
• Ability to coordinate supplier activities and manage inventory accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate inventory records for MRO parts and consumables.
• Monitor inventory levels, lead times, and part criticality; set reorder points.
• Convert approved requisitions into purchase orders with correct specs and pricing.
• Expedite critical orders and communicate status and risks to maintenance and production.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA

CMMS Fiix

Inventory management

Supplier coordination

Purchasing

Tools

Fiix CMMS

ERP systems

Purchasing software

Job description

Overview of the Role

The MRO Buyer ensures the plant has the maintenance parts, supplies, and services needed to support safe, reliable operations. This role combines spare-parts and storeroom coordination with MRO purchasing, supplier follow-up, and inventory control. The successful candidate will have hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA , including relevant purchasing and inventory transactions, and will work closely with Maintenance, Production, Warehouse, Finance, Procurement, and suppliers.

What We Are Looking For!

Maintain accurate inventory records for maintenance spare parts, consumables, and MRO supplies. Monitor usage, inventory levels, lead times, and part criticality; recommend reorder points, minimum and maximum quantities, and stocking strategies. Coordinate cycle counts and physical inventories, investigate discrepancies, and help maintain inventory accuracy. Ensure parts are identified, labeled, stored, and preserved for safe and efficient retrieval. Review requests for new stock items, identify existing or interchangeable parts where appropriate, and support clear item descriptions and specifications. Track stockouts, emergency issues, slow-moving items, and obsolete inventory; communicate risks and recommend corrective actions. Coordinate the issue of parts to authorized employees and ensure inventory transactions are recorded promptly and accurately. Source and purchase maintenance parts, tools, supplies, and services in accordance with company purchasing procedures and approval limits. Convert approved requisitions into purchase orders, confirming specifications, quantities, pricing, delivery requirements, and account coding. Obtain and compare supplier quotations and recommend options based on total cost, quality, availability, and delivery. Coordinate with suppliers on order confirmations, lead times, backorders, substitutions, returns, warranties, and invoice or delivery discrepancies. Expedite critical orders and communicate order status and supply risks to Maintenance and Production. Support supplier onboarding, performance reviews, and sourcing initiatives with Procurement and other authorized teams. Maintain purchasing documentation and follow applicable approval, recordkeeping, and internal‑control requirements. Support planned maintenance and shutdown preparation by coordinating material availability and identifying long‑lead or critical items. Participate in reviews of equipment bills of materials, spare‑parts lists, and maintenance‑related inventory data. Use SAP S/4HANA and designated experience with CMMS - Fiix preferred, ERP, inventory, and purchasing systems to support purchasing and inventory accuracy. Identify opportunities to improve storeroom processes, purchasing workflows, inventory performance, and supplier service. Follow site safety, environmental, quality, security, and housekeeping requirements; promptly report hazards, incidents, and compliance concerns. Perform other related duties as assigned.