MRO Inventory Coordinator (Bilingual English / Spanish)

• Company: GCP PAPER USA, Inc.
• Location: Houston/New Caney, TX
• Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt

Job Summary

GCP PAPER USA, Inc. is seeking an analytical and organized Inventory Coordinator to oversee, control, and optimize the inventory and distribution of critical machinery components within the organization. Reporting directly to the Maintenance Manager, you will manage warehouse operations, execute strategic supplier negotiations, and ensure timely reordering. Your primary objective will be to sustain operational continuity, mitigate machinery downtime, and optimize manufacturing procurement costs across the facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Warehouse & Inventory Optimization: Direct and monitor the daily activities of the spare parts warehouse by controlling material receipts, issues, storage optimization, and physical security to guarantee inventory accuracy and swift parts retrieval.
• Strategic Procurement & Bidding: Formulate and implement creative sourcing processes and purchase consolidation strategies based on technical maintenance demand; optimize supply chain logistics, reduce lead times, and deliver executive performance reports to leadership.
• Supplier Performance Evaluation: Appraise current suppliers periodically through structural reviews focused on delivery lead times, product quality, and after-sales support to enforce strict contractual compliance.
• Vendor Negotiation: Negotiate commercial supply contracts in tandem with the Purchasing Manager, reviewing market pricing, delivery timelines, and credit terms to maximize corporate savings and guarantee component specifications.
• Technical Quality Control: Reject incoming materials or components that fail to satisfy quality certifications or technical engineering requirements established by the maintenance department, and suspend purchase orders for vendors demonstrating recurring delivery deviations.
• Environmental Sustainability: Champion the plant's recycling initiatives by coordinating the collection and legal disposal of industrial scrap metal, compromised electronics, and dead batteries with authorized end-destination vendors.
• OSHA Warehouse Safety: Supervise the safe vertical stacking and storage of heavy motors, cylinders, mechanical elements, lubricants, and chemical compounds in strict compliance with OSHA standards to mitigate falling hazard risks and chemical spills.

Qualifications & Profile

• Education: Bachelor’s degree (Universidad) in Industrial Engineering (Ing. Industrial) or a closely related technical field preferred.
• Experience: Advanced professional background in technical inventory management, including MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) control frameworks, safety stock rotation, component criticality classification, and cycle counting methodologies.
• Technical Skills: Advanced mastery of procurement bidding procedures, vendor development, industrial cost structures, Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA), and KPI alignment with ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems.
• Systems Proficiency: Advanced command of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Oracle ERP platforms.
• Languages: Intermediate proficiency in both English and Spanish required.
• Core Competencies: Advanced capability in negotiation, strategic persuasion, mathematical and analytical problem-solving, meticulous attention to technical details, structural organization, and timely result delivery under deadline pressures.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

Physical Demands

• Lifting/Carrying: Occasional requirement to lift, carry, push, or pull inventory items, components, or tools weighing up to 50 pounds, representing a moderate physical effort on the floor.
• Posture/Movement: Physical capacity to stand and walk continuously throughout the warehouse and production areas for prolonged periods.
• Frequent bending, twisting, stooping, ascending platform ladders, and maneuvering around tight industrial machinery spaces.

Work Environment

• Plant Conditions: Continuous exposure to automated high-speed industrial noise, greased/lubricated mechanical machinery corridors, fine paper dust, moderate heights, confined quarters, and facility temperature fluctuations.

Required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Steel-toe safety boots, safety glasses, hearing protection, hard hat, hairnet/cofia, and cut-resistant gloves as necessitated by industrial safety zones.

GCP PAPER USA, Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws. If you require an accommodation to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact the Human Resources Department.

Corporate Benefits

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support our team members' well-being and long-term security:

• Health & Wellness: 100% Employer-Paid Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Disability & Protection: 100% Employer-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage.
• Retirement Planning: Robust 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with corporate matching options.
• Paid Time Off: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid annual holidays.

Corporate Compliance & Legal Disclaimers

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Employment At-Will

Employment with GCP PAPER USA, Inc. is entirely "At-Will," meaning that either the employee or the company can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without prior notice. No representative of the company has the authority to enter into any agreement to the contrary.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEOC)

GCP PAPER USA, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Regulatory Compliance

The individual assigned to this role must comply strictly with the company Employee Manual, Code of Ethics, OSHA safety regulations, ISO 9001:2015 standards, and FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) chain-of-custody protocols to promote socially, environmentally, and economically responsible manufacturing operations.