Maintenance Purchaser

BlueTriton is a leading provider of spring and purified water products - the name behind your favorite bottled water brands. We are proud to offer an extensive portfolio of highly recognizable, responsibly sourced, and sustainably packaged spring water in addition to other quality products and services. Get ready to quench your thirst with exciting possibilities when you join BlueTriton for a fiercely good career doing work that matters.

Water might seem simple enough, but there is a lot going on beneath the surface. Working in a factory or warehouse requires rolling up your sleeves to get things done and the tenacity to go the extra mile again and again. We believe the rewards are worth the effort: a business you help shape, a supportive team you learn from, and the chance to have a sustainable impact in which you can truly be proud.

**Job Description**

We are seeking a **Maintenance Purchaser** who will be based in our Allentown West factory.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:**

- Responsible for the timely procurement of necessary parts and equipment to support our maintenance program across multiple manufacturing sites.

- Maintains effective working relationships with technical and production teams across multiple sites while also building relationships with key external vendors.

- Uses the SAP system to procure MRO materials and reviews requisitions to check against work orders and MRP for accuracy.

- Creates material masters and works with maintenance staff to set MRP levels.

- Maintains SAP purchasing data.

- Assures adherence to using corporate contracted suppliers

- Understands and applies proper codification to materials

- Understands and applies MRP concepts for stocked material

- Contacts vendors to assure material specification, price, and sourcing information are correct

- Analyzes material requirements for both stocked and direct purchase inventory

- Communicates with Factory StoreKeepers/Technical Leads to assure appropriate application and delivery of MRO purchases

- Processes Requisitions to create purchase orders for release

- Reviews open purchase orders and follows up with vendors if necessary

- Works with accounts payable to resolve invoicing and pricing variances

- Processes new material requests and maintains material masters

- Maintains PIR's and Source lists for materials

- Submits new vendor requests

- Identifies vendor numbers and possible extensions cross factory

- Attends and participates in national peer group conference calls

- Reviews, understands, and applies all required corporate policies and procedures

**Qualifications**

**Minimum Qualifications:**

- 3 to 5 years of experience in maintenance purchasing

- Experience with SAP required

- Must have experience with Microsoft Excel and AP (accounts payable) processing

- Ability to read and interpret complicated technical parts manuals and catalogs

- Knowledgeable of best practice inventory management process

- Understanding of the maintenance, repair, and operating supplies

- Able to organize and manage many complex tasks

- Ability to travel up to 25%

- Excellent communication skills, must communicate to both technical and non-technical staff

- Able to give and take direction and instructions remotely and apply in local environment

BlueTriton Brands, Inc. ("BlueTriton") is a water and beverage company in North America that produces and distributes a portfolio of brands of spring water, purified water, and other beverages, which include Poland Spring®, Deer Park®, Ozarka®, Ice Mountain®, Zephyrhills®, Arrowhead®, Origin, Saratoga®, AC+ION®, Pure Life®, B'EAU®, and Splash Refresher. BlueTriton also owns and operates ReadyRefresh®, a water and beverage delivery service for homes and offices.

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, BlueTriton is a privately held company with operations and distribution primarily in the United States and Canada, employing more than 7,000 employees. BlueTriton manages water resources for long-term sustainability and helps protect more than 20,000 acres of watershed area owned by the company from harm and destruction. The company sources from 56 springs and has 30 production facilities across North America, with some verified to the Alliance for Water Stewardship Standard. BlueTriton is a Water Champion with The Water Council and has committed to be verified under their WAVE program.

BlueTriton Brands is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. BlueTriton Brands is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact us at BlueTritonHR@bluetriton.com (xyz@bluetriton.com)