About the Role
Oversee mechanical storeroom operations, ensuring alignment with corporate standards and regulatory requirements. Drive reliability, efficiency, compliance, and continuous improvement across inventory management, operations, and supplier relations.
Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain Quality Management Systems (QMS) compliance with ISO standards for the Mechanical Stores function.
- Oversee daily storeroom operations, ensuring adherence to Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) requirements, reliability standards, and 5S principles.
- Coordinate inventory management activities in SAP, including stock control, cycle counts, variance analysis, and month-end processes.
- Ensure the timely availability of materials, supplies, and processing aids through effective collaboration with Procurement, Operations, and third-party warehouses.
- Support plant performance and decision-making by analyzing inventory data, spending trends, KPIs, and storeroom performance metrics.
- Lead purchasing and supplier management activities to optimize cost, delivery performance, quality, and maintenance scheduling objectives.
- Manage inventory levels for maintenance, EHS, cleaning supplies, and vendor-managed inventory (VMI) programs.
- Promote and administer safety, health, and environmental programs to ensure compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including workflow optimization, expenditure harmonization, ABC/XYZ inventory classification, and obsolete inventory management.
- Partner with Reliability, Planning, and Maintenance teams to align inventory readiness with maintenance schedules, support kitting and refurbishment processes, and improve overall storeroom efficiency.
Requirements
- Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
- Establishes and maintains effective relationships with key decision makers and customers, gaining trust and respect.
- Develops strong relationships and communicates with stakeholders to effectively gain support across functional boundaries.
- Effectively copes with change and comfortably handles risk and uncertainty.
- Consistently achieves or exceeds goals using strong planning, organizing, and time management skills.
- Demonstrated problem solving skills, including the ability to solve position related problems.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage others.
Skills
- SAP experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to interact with all levels of the organization
- Good negotiation skills
- Understanding of the financial metrics that drive business
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to deliver results in a demanding, fast paced environment
- Proven self-starter with the ability to prioritize work appropriately
- Previous experience handling administrative duties independently, with authority to act on behalf of others, when appropriate.
Location
- London, ON
Work Type
- On Site
Experience Level
- 5 to 10 years work experience in administration, procurement, supply chain and/or materials management in a manufacturing environment.
Education Level
- Completion of post-secondary education, ideally an Undergraduate Degree in a related discipline (Administration, Procurement).
- Equivalent work experience will be considered.
- Possession of a professional designation would be considered an asset.
Salary/Compensations
- $88,800.00-$118,400.00 Annual
Benefits
- Total Rewards Package – Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success
- Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support – Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being
- Career Growth – Learning, training, and development opportunities.
- Employee Recognition Program – A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally
- Employee Referral Program – Refer top talent and earn a bonus if they’re hired
- Extended Health Care Spending Account: Take control of your healthcare and dental expenses with our flexible spending account. It empowers you to allocate funds towards health services and products that matter most to you.
- medical
- dental
- employer funded health spending account
- multiple retirement savings products
About the Company
- Ingredion is a leading global, plant-based ingredients solutions company.
- We make sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials that are used by customers in everyday products from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals.
- At Ingredion, we embrace possibilities and inspire each other to think big.
- Together, we are reimagining how we can make life better through our differentiated ingredients and innovative solutions.
- We share an inspiring purpose — to make life better, for our colleagues, our customers, our communities, and the world.
- We belong to a culture of bold innovators, of people who believe that their skills, creativity, and passion can deliver solutions that can enhance people’s lives.
- We create what's next, transforming our imagination into innovation.
- We have a welcoming and collaborative environment to build and grow a career in a multinational company.
- Here, everyone can be their authentic selves and be part of a community of talented and caring people, interacting with professionals around the world, made up of varied backgrounds, cultures and industries.
- We are encouraged to think differently and innovate through collaboration and experimentation.
- We are constantly imagining new ways to bring value to our customers, through new ingredients, solutions, and ways of working.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
- Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination.
- We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability—mental or physical—marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”).
- We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
- Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process.
- If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.
