Maintenance Purchasing Manager

$76,000 - $85,000/Yr

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - Santa Cruz, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Santa Cruz, CA

About the position

The Maintenance Purchasing Manager is responsible for researching and purchasing all maintenance parts, supplies, tools, and equipment for the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. This role involves implementing a tracking system for purchases, overseeing inventory, and collaborating with the Mechanical Maintenance Manager to ensure timely availability of necessary parts for ride rehabilitation. The position requires significant knowledge of mechanical and facilities supplies, as well as the ability to maintain accurate records and manage vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Source and purchase replacement parts for rides from multiple sources.
• Source and purchase maintenance and construction supplies for timely delivery from cost-effective sources.
• Invite, accept, and award bids from vendors.
• Evaluate vendor performance.
• Develop, manage, and oversee an inventory control system.
• Interview, hire, supervise, motivate, train, schedule, evaluate, coordinate, and review the work of a staff member.
• Review and evaluate trends, technical changes, services, and products in the building and maintenance industry and recommend products to better serve the maintenance group.
• Develop and implement a rehab planning program with input from all maintenance departments, operations, and Risk Management.
• Drive company vehicles and equipment, and personal vehicle, safely.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• At least five years of progressively responsible experience with amusement park rides and equipment maintenance or installation or equivalent experience.
• Some knowledge of purchasing, contract development, negotiations, and competitive bidding experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of mechanics, hydraulics, metallurgy, electronics, and pneumatics.
• Ability to identify purchasing resources and outside contractors and negotiate contracts agreements and terms.
• Ability to develop and implement effective policies, systems, procedures, and guides including record keeping and inventory control systems.
• Ability to plan, lead, train, evaluate, and motivate staff.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of professionals inside and outside the company.
• Ability to follow safety practices and proper lifting techniques.
• Ability to prioritize work.
• Ability to operate forklifts.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to use a computer to complete work, including preparing reports, budgets, employee evaluations, and searching the Internet.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of contract development, negotiations, and competitive bidding.