Associate MRO Buyer - Oakdale - CONAGRA

Description

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will support plant operations by managing the timely, cost‑effective, and compliant procurement of maintenance spare parts, operating supplies, and services that ensure maintenance reliability and inventory accuracy across the facility.

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

• Process daily purchase orders for indirect and maintenance, repair, and operations materials.

• Convert requisitions to purchase orders and ensure accurate pricing, quantities, and delivery dates.

• Monitor the procure‑to‑pay workflow, including vendor acknowledgments and invoice resolution.

• Expedite late or incorrect deliveries and respond to material requirements planning exception messages.

• Maintain purchase information records, source lists, and material requirements planning master data.

• Support material creation and updates through PiLog.

• Generate reports for past‑due and unacknowledged purchase orders.

• Request quotes, perform purchasing card reconciliation, and resolve goods receipt and invoice variances.

• Assist with cycle counts and support management of obsolete or excess inventory.

• Communicate material issues and shortages with suppliers and internal teams.

Ingredients Required for Your Success

• High school diploma or GED.

• 1+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or maintenance operations.

• Familiarity with SAP transactions including MD07, MD04, ME5, and ME21N.

• Experience in indirect purchasing or maintenance, repair, and operations procurement within a manufacturing environment preferred.

• Understanding of material requirements planning principles and inventory management.

• Strong attention to detail and disciplined data accuracy.

• Capacity to prioritize and process daily purchasing needs in a fast‑paced environment.

• Clear communication with suppliers and internal teams.

• Problem‑solving and decision‑making skills grounded in operational urgency.

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Compensation 

Pay Range:$59,000-$78,000

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee's actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees' equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Our Benefits

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

• Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement

• Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan

• Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement

• Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye, Slim Jim and Reddi-Wip.

Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.