Maintenance Purchaser

Company Overview

Grounded by a history that is deeply rooted in innovation, Hexion is a global employer committed to building and protecting the future by producing innovative performance materials.  Our materials are the building blocks for critical industries, including construction, agriculture, energy, automotive, and infrastructure protection. Everywhere you look, you will find our materials and people at work to help customers make products that are stronger, safer, and cleaner. When you work for Hexion, you’ll join a team that is committed to operating safely and with integrity to build a more sustainable future for all, our associates, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.  

Position Overview

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Purchaser is responsible for managing all procurement activities related to the maintenance department, ensuring the timely and cost-effective acquisition of materials, equipment, and services. This role involves supplier management, oversight of warehouse operations, business analytics, and contributing to the optimization of business processes within the department.

Job Responsibilities

Purchasing

• Negotiate and coordinate lead times, pricing, and order quantities with suppliers to secure favorable terms.
• Evaluate quotes in collaboration with maintenance and engineering teams to select the best options for equipment and materials.
• Create, process, and maintain Purchase Orders (POs) to ensure timely receipt of goods.
• Expedite deliveries and manage supplier relationships to minimize operational disruptions.
• Administer long-term contracts and analyze requisition reports to support efficient procurement operations.
• Evaluate new suppliers for cost reduction and quality improvement opportunities.

Warehouse Management

• Oversee inventory cycle counts and daily receiving activities.
• Manage the organization and labeling of warehouse materials, including stock parts in the CMMS.
• Oversee the site-wide vending machine program and manage AG catalyst logistics.
• Perform material record adjustments in the CMMS to maintain accurate inventory data.

Business Analytics

• Contribute to annual budget reviews and produce weekly maintenance spend reports.
• Monitor financial ledgers and engage in month-end reporting to ensure accuracy.
• Perform equipment cost analysis and generate monthly KPI reports.
• Regularly review budget items to ensure alignment with financial objectives.

Organizational Relationships:

Reports directly to the Maintenance Manager 

• Works closely with:
  • Maintenance Leads
  • Maintenance Clerk
  • Warehouse Technician 
  • Site Administrator
  • Source Administrator

Competencies

Personal Leadership

• Works individually and as a team member to identify needs and opportunities for improvement and champions efforts to implement solutions.
• Knows where, when, and how to ask questions and challenge
• Makes decisions and accepts responsibility for own mistakes; helps others to do the same.
• Recognized as a leader by peers & associates.
• Actively demonstrates the initiative and desire to learn and grow.
• Sets high expectations for self & others.

Trust & Teamwork

• Shares technical knowledge and makes time to promote development of others.
• Able and willing to coach others and share knowledge.
• Fosters an inclusive, collaborative, empowered work environment that values the contributions of a diverse team.
• Wins support of others by building and maintaining trust and credibility; gives effective constructive feedback.

Achieves Results

• Able to see broader trends and patterns in daily work to anticipate future departmental needs.
• Recognize when additional resources are required and act accordingly.
• Sets individual and group goals that align with site objectives and overall Hexion strategy
• Provides direction and prioritization to others as appropriate
• Effectively manages multiple tasks and priorities
• Investigates inconsistencies or errors and seeks to correct them.
• Keeps commitments and meets deadlines

Positive, Helpful attitude (Impact, Drive, enthusiasm, dependability, flex, commitment)

• Seeks opportunities to take on additional or new responsibilities.
• Easily communicates and co-operates with other departments.
• Receives feedback positively.
• Maintains a positive energy level around commitments

Work history/functional ability

• Demonstrates ability to learn SAP functionality
• Effectively trains others within work group in concepts and techniques.
• Can be relied upon to report accurately and honestly.
• Exhibits ability to take on new tasks with minimal guidance
• Makes efforts to assist other team members when own job is slow.
• Is thorough.  Pays attention to detail, follows direction, and does not take shortcuts.
• Performs assigned work efficiently and effectively to maximize personal productivity.
• Able to troubleshoot basic mechanical problems associated with production and perform minor maintenance repairs.
• Understand and be capable of manufacturing all three resin processes
• Understands customer requirements of products and delivery and makes decisions that improve quality.
• Uses data, root cause determination, and statistical methods as the basis for decisions and recommendations.

Ability to function in emergency/high pressure situations

• Able to resolve or diffuse heated arguments.
• Able to quickly assess a problem, decide on course of action and execute under pressure – spills, power outage, regulatory inspections.
• Able to instantly adjust planning in the face of emergencies or changing requirements.

Safety & environmental

• Actively promotes the importance of safety throughout the site.
• Leads by example by practicing safe work habits
• Works to build safety awareness among peers
• Personally adhere to and ensure others comply with Company policies; safety manual, fitness for duty, housekeeping, etc.
• Actively works to ensure SOPs & PIs are followed.

Minimum Qualifications

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in a manufacturing/industrial environment.
• Extensive experience in procurement and supply chain management.
• Proficiency in SAP or other enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

Education 

• A certificate and/or diploma in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field from a post-secondary institution, or 5+ years of procurement experience.

Special Skills or Requirements

• Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and Word.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on optimizing procurement processes.

Report to work, Fit for Duty:

• Physical:  Requires the ability to wear full and half face respirators.  Walking, sitting, climbing, lifting, balancing, kneeling, reaching, handling, fingering, talking, hearing, seeing. Requires visual acuity to distinguish colors. Must be able on occasion to work at heights (ladders and access to platforms on towers).
• Aptitudes:  Must possess the ability to understand the meaning of words and their ideas, as well as instructions and their underlying principles.  Perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately, and possess eye-hand coordination.  Must be able to proficiently read, write, and communicate in English. 
• Temperaments:  Must have the ability to accept responsibility, perform duties under stress, adapt to situations requiring preciseness and adapt to changing duties and responsibilities.  

Other

If currently an employee of the Company, you must have current satisfactory work performance and in most cases, have been in your current role for 18 months.

Disclaimer: We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee about this position. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee of the Company via email, the Internet, or in any other form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of the Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by the Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.