As a Maintenance Stores Coordinator at Mars, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the efficient and effective management of spare parts and tools required for optimal factory performance. You will be responsible for maintaining lean inventory practices, balancing availability with cost optimization, and supporting both daily operations and project activities. This role requires close collaboration with Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations teams to uphold Mars’ standards of safety, quality, and reliability.
What are we looking for?
- Proven experience in production or maintenance environments, preferably within FMCG or manufacturing sectors.
- Strong organizational and inventory management skills.
- Experience with SAP-PM or similar inventory management systems is required.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
- Commitment to Mars’ Five Principles and safety standards.
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Storage and administration of all spare parts required by the factory.
- Manage inventory lists through periodic stock checks, reporting & rationalization of obsolete and unused equipment.
- Order parts ensuring proper quality of goods received, shortest possible delivery time & lowest cost.
- Management of the stores warehouse to ensure order, cleanliness and availability of the parts in safe and hygienic manner in line with Mars requirements.
- Coordination and management of all parts for the site including forwarding to the end user.
- Responsible for inventory optimization in conjunction with the Maintenance manager / day technicians and Reliability to minimize costs to ensure optimal availability and minimal stores inventory
- Input to Engineering projects through the Reliability to ensure the use of "standard spare parts" on projects accompanied with correct documentation. Input all new spare parts into stores
- Ensure the efficient and effective use of the SAP-PM module to manage maintenance inventory
- Lead the kitting process in partnership with Maintenance Planners and Schedulers to enable all planned jobs to have parts available in the workshop for the technician on the day of the job
- Identify opportunities for lower cost spare part alternatives and contract opportunities.
- Partner with commercial to negotiate and deliver the cost saving to the factory
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
- Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
- An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between the below range CAD 39.41 - CAD 51.73. Please note: This job posting is for an existing vacancy. AI is used as a supporting tool in our recruitment process.
