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H-1B visa jobs for MRO Buyer roles are available at manufacturers, defense contractors, and industrial distributors that treat procurement as a degree-level specialty occupation. Employers sponsoring H-1B visas must file a certified LCA with DOL and an I-129 petition with USCIS before your start date.
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Get Access To All JobsKrones designs, develops, manufactures, and installs both machines and complete packaging lines. We have become one of the leading system suppliers for breweries and beverage producers as well as for the food, chemical and cosmetics industries. Our 20,000 employees worldwide strive for innovation and detail and ensure that each customer receives the best quality in product and service.
We are currently looking for candidates who want to make a difference and who wish to be part of our dynamic organization in the US. Krones Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
JOB PURPOSE or JOB SUMMARY:
The Buyer is responsible for executing corporate commodity strategies across CAPEX and MRO, including capital equipment, machinery, maintenance and repair materials, spare parts, facility-related equipment, and associated technical services. This role actively participates in the development and implementation of sourcing and commodity strategies that support both operational requirements and long-term business objectives.
The Buyer is responsible for identifying, evaluating, qualifying, implementing, and managing suppliers within the assigned commodity portfolio. This includes supporting supplier performance evaluations, conducting supplier reviews and audits, and developing alternative and competitive sources of supply to reduce risk and improve overall supplier performance.
A key responsibility of the position is leading commercial negotiations with suppliers, including equipment and service pricing, payment terms, delivery conditions, warranties, terms and conditions, supply and service agreements, and confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
The Buyer manages the sourcing and procurement of assigned CAPEX and MRO materials and services, including capital equipment, replacement and spare parts, maintenance supplies, tooling, facility equipment, repair services, and technical service contracts. Responsibilities include competitive bidding, commercial evaluation, contract negotiation, purchase order execution, supplier implementation, and ongoing contract and supplier management.
The Buyer works closely with Engineering, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Facilities, Project Management, Quality, Finance, and other internal stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure effective sourcing solutions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing and executing CAPEX and MRO sourcing strategies
- Managing RFQs/RFPs and competitive bidding processes
- Negotiating pricing, commercial terms, warranties, and service agreements
- Identifying and implementing cost reduction and cost avoidance opportunities
- Supporting CAPEX projects from sourcing through equipment delivery and implementation
- Improving MRO spend visibility and driving supplier and SKU consolidation
- Developing alternative sources to reduce supply, cost, and operational risks
- Monitoring supplier performance, quality, delivery, and commercial competitiveness
- Supporting standardization of equipment, parts, and suppliers where practical
- Ensuring compliance with corporate procurement policies and approval requirements
- Maintaining a high level of internal customer service while balancing cost, quality, availability, lead time, and operational risk
ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Early Supplier Development within Procurement Projects (internal Development Projects (PIP), Sales Phase Customer Projects, Investment Projects).
- Continuous improvement of purchasing processes and tools.
- Negotiation of prices in cooperation with buyers of each business unit.
- Negotiation of terms and conditions.
- Supplier agreements and contracts.
- Implementation of purchasing tools/processes.
- Continuous supplier development according to targets of Lead Buyer/Commodity Manager and supplier quality assurance.
- Performance of continuous market analysis.
- Proposing a commodity strategy on a plant level in alignment with the Department Manager Purchasing.
- Supporting the development of a corporate commodity strategy in the commodity team (consolidation of plant strategies).
- Deriving the plant strategy in alignment with the corporate commodity strategy along with participation with the business unit buyer.
- Communication of the plant corporate commodity strategy to the (plant) purchasing team.
- Realization of the plant corporate commodity strategy.
- Continuous development of the supply base.
- Monitoring of Supplier Performance.
- Securing of delivery dates for plant demands in case of escalations.
- Handling claims and invoice deviations in case of escalations.
- Planning, execution and follow-up of supplier meetings or negotiations.
- Ability to back fill buyers of business units as needed.
- Creation of local spend analysis per commodity and supplier within affiliate / Subsidiaries.
- Consolidation and mapping of the spend analysis into the group reporting.
- The Strategic Buyer also supports the commodity manager in:
- Holding kick-off meeting for implementation of corporate commodity management.
- Define benchmarking.
- Benchmarking with global supply base and creating TCO Benchmark within SRM
- Reconsidering commodity strategy.
- Preparing negotiations and contract management in alignment with Buyer of Business Unit (templates, check lists and time schedule).
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Experience: Requires a bachelor’s degree or high school diploma with at least 5 years of related business experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience and/or Training: Prefer a minimum of 2 years in a purchasing environment with commodity responsibility.
SKILLS:
Professional Skills:
- Knowledge of SAP Applications, Power BI & MS Office Suite.
- Knowledge of business administration and knowledge of policies, directives, guidelines, and standards.
Soft Skills:
- General social skills, capacity for teamwork, customer orientation, learning aptitude, problem-solving competence, general project management, time- and self-management, coordination and organizational skills, communication skills, and negotiation skills.
Krones, Inc. offers an outstanding opportunity to be involved with and challenged by leading-edge technologies, further career opportunities to learn and develop skills, a flexible work schedule and a competitive salary and benefits program. Our Krones Benefits program includes a generous health/dental/vision package, and 401(k) program in addition to other benefits. Please submit your resume.
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws, view posters linked below:
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) poster; Know Your Rights Poster; E-Verify Participation Poster English and Spanish
A world leader in the processing and packaging industries, KRONES works with some of the largest beverage, food, and consumer packaging brands in the world. With projects ranging from planning and installing fully integrated processing, packaging, and bottling systems to replacing or upgrading individual machines, your work will make a difference by helping deliver vital products to the world.
As a Krones employee, you’ll experience the positive impact of Krones culture from day one. Whether you work on the production floor, in the office, or out in-the-field, Krones strives to create an inclusive environment where all team members feel supported and valued.
Krones designs, develops, manufactures, and installs both machines and complete packaging lines. We have become one of the leading system suppliers for breweries and beverage producers as well as for the food, chemical and cosmetics industries. Our 20,000 employees worldwide strive for innovation and detail and ensure that each customer receives the best quality in product and service.
We are currently looking for candidates who want to make a difference and who wish to be part of our dynamic organization in the US. Krones Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
JOB PURPOSE or JOB SUMMARY:
The Buyer is responsible for executing corporate commodity strategies across CAPEX and MRO, including capital equipment, machinery, maintenance and repair materials, spare parts, facility-related equipment, and associated technical services. This role actively participates in the development and implementation of sourcing and commodity strategies that support both operational requirements and long-term business objectives.
The Buyer is responsible for identifying, evaluating, qualifying, implementing, and managing suppliers within the assigned commodity portfolio. This includes supporting supplier performance evaluations, conducting supplier reviews and audits, and developing alternative and competitive sources of supply to reduce risk and improve overall supplier performance.
A key responsibility of the position is leading commercial negotiations with suppliers, including equipment and service pricing, payment terms, delivery conditions, warranties, terms and conditions, supply and service agreements, and confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
The Buyer manages the sourcing and procurement of assigned CAPEX and MRO materials and services, including capital equipment, replacement and spare parts, maintenance supplies, tooling, facility equipment, repair services, and technical service contracts. Responsibilities include competitive bidding, commercial evaluation, contract negotiation, purchase order execution, supplier implementation, and ongoing contract and supplier management.
The Buyer works closely with Engineering, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Facilities, Project Management, Quality, Finance, and other internal stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure effective sourcing solutions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing and executing CAPEX and MRO sourcing strategies
- Managing RFQs/RFPs and competitive bidding processes
- Negotiating pricing, commercial terms, warranties, and service agreements
- Identifying and implementing cost reduction and cost avoidance opportunities
- Supporting CAPEX projects from sourcing through equipment delivery and implementation
- Improving MRO spend visibility and driving supplier and SKU consolidation
- Developing alternative sources to reduce supply, cost, and operational risks
- Monitoring supplier performance, quality, delivery, and commercial competitiveness
- Supporting standardization of equipment, parts, and suppliers where practical
- Ensuring compliance with corporate procurement policies and approval requirements
- Maintaining a high level of internal customer service while balancing cost, quality, availability, lead time, and operational risk
ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Early Supplier Development within Procurement Projects (internal Development Projects (PIP), Sales Phase Customer Projects, Investment Projects).
- Continuous improvement of purchasing processes and tools.
- Negotiation of prices in cooperation with buyers of each business unit.
- Negotiation of terms and conditions.
- Supplier agreements and contracts.
- Implementation of purchasing tools/processes.
- Continuous supplier development according to targets of Lead Buyer/Commodity Manager and supplier quality assurance.
- Performance of continuous market analysis.
- Proposing a commodity strategy on a plant level in alignment with the Department Manager Purchasing.
- Supporting the development of a corporate commodity strategy in the commodity team (consolidation of plant strategies).
- Deriving the plant strategy in alignment with the corporate commodity strategy along with participation with the business unit buyer.
- Communication of the plant corporate commodity strategy to the (plant) purchasing team.
- Realization of the plant corporate commodity strategy.
- Continuous development of the supply base.
- Monitoring of Supplier Performance.
- Securing of delivery dates for plant demands in case of escalations.
- Handling claims and invoice deviations in case of escalations.
- Planning, execution and follow-up of supplier meetings or negotiations.
- Ability to back fill buyers of business units as needed.
- Creation of local spend analysis per commodity and supplier within affiliate / Subsidiaries.
- Consolidation and mapping of the spend analysis into the group reporting.
- The Strategic Buyer also supports the commodity manager in:
- Holding kick-off meeting for implementation of corporate commodity management.
- Define benchmarking.
- Benchmarking with global supply base and creating TCO Benchmark within SRM
- Reconsidering commodity strategy.
- Preparing negotiations and contract management in alignment with Buyer of Business Unit (templates, check lists and time schedule).
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Experience: Requires a bachelor’s degree or high school diploma with at least 5 years of related business experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience and/or Training: Prefer a minimum of 2 years in a purchasing environment with commodity responsibility.
SKILLS:
Professional Skills:
- Knowledge of SAP Applications, Power BI & MS Office Suite.
- Knowledge of business administration and knowledge of policies, directives, guidelines, and standards.
Soft Skills:
- General social skills, capacity for teamwork, customer orientation, learning aptitude, problem-solving competence, general project management, time- and self-management, coordination and organizational skills, communication skills, and negotiation skills.
Krones, Inc. offers an outstanding opportunity to be involved with and challenged by leading-edge technologies, further career opportunities to learn and develop skills, a flexible work schedule and a competitive salary and benefits program. Our Krones Benefits program includes a generous health/dental/vision package, and 401(k) program in addition to other benefits. Please submit your resume.
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws, view posters linked below:
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) poster; Know Your Rights Poster; E-Verify Participation Poster English and Spanish
A world leader in the processing and packaging industries, KRONES works with some of the largest beverage, food, and consumer packaging brands in the world. With projects ranging from planning and installing fully integrated processing, packaging, and bottling systems to replacing or upgrading individual machines, your work will make a difference by helping deliver vital products to the world.
As a Krones employee, you’ll experience the positive impact of Krones culture from day one. Whether you work on the production floor, in the office, or out in-the-field, Krones strives to create an inclusive environment where all team members feel supported and valued.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in MRO Buyer
Frame your credentials around SOC classification
MRO Buyer roles map to the Purchasing Agents SOC code. Pull the O*NET profile for that code and confirm your resume reflects the analytical and contract-negotiation duties that support a specialty occupation designation under USCIS standards.
Target manufacturers with dedicated procurement departments
Aerospace, defense, and heavy industrial employers routinely require a supply chain or engineering degree for MRO buyers. Those internal degree requirements are what make an LCA defensible. Prioritize employers whose job postings specify a bachelor's degree in a related field.
Search verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter MRO Buyer and purchasing agent roles on Migrate Mate to surface employers with documented H-1B visa LCA filing history. That filing history confirms the employer has structured the role at a degree level before and is familiar with the sponsorship process.
Verify the LCA covers your exact worksite
If your MRO Buyer role requires travel to supplier facilities or plant locations, confirm each worksite address is listed on the certified LCA. DOL requires a separate certified LCA for each worksite not covered by the original filing, so flag multi-site roles early in negotiations.
Request the prevailing wage tier before accepting an offer
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location before your offer letter is finalized. The LCA must certify your offered wage meets or exceeds that figure, and renegotiating after the LCA is filed creates costly delays.
Account for cap selection timing in your job search calendar
H-1B cap selection rules have changed recently. Because USCIS processes cap-subject petitions on a federal fiscal year cycle, your offer start date must align with that timeline. Confirm with your prospective employer whether the role qualifies for a cap-exempt entity before you rely on a specific start date.
H-1B Visa MRO Buyer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an MRO Buyer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Not automatically. An MRO Buyer qualifies as a specialty occupation only when the employer genuinely requires at least a bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, engineering, or a directly related field as a minimum for the position. Employers sponsoring H-1B visas typically build the role around degree-level duties such as contract analysis, supplier qualification, and procurement systems management. If the posting lists a degree as preferred rather than required, the specialty occupation argument becomes much harder to sustain with USCIS.
Which employers commonly sponsor H-1B visas for MRO Buyer positions?
Manufacturers in aerospace, defense, automotive, and heavy industrial sectors are the most consistent H-1B sponsors for MRO procurement roles because their internal job classifications require supply chain or engineering degrees. Large hospital systems and utilities with complex maintenance programs also sponsor. Browse Migrate Mate to identify employers in those sectors with verified H-1B LCA filing history for purchasing and procurement roles.
What documents should I prepare before approaching an employer about H-1B sponsorship?
Prepare a credential package that includes your official transcripts showing your degree field, any professional certifications such as CPSM or CSCP, and documentation of your procurement experience tied specifically to MRO categories. If your degree is from outside the United States, get a credential evaluation completed before interviews. USCIS will review whether your degree field directly relates to the MRO Buyer duties, so the alignment needs to be explicit in your application materials.
How long does H-1B status last for an MRO Buyer role?
H-1B status is initially granted for up to three years and can be extended to a maximum of six years. Extensions beyond six years are possible only if a PERM labor certification or employment-based immigrant petition has been filed and meets specific age thresholds. Your status is tied to the specific employer and worksite listed on the approved petition, so a job change requires a new H-1B filing.
What happens to my H-1B if my employer moves me to a different facility or warehouse location?
Each worksite must be covered by a certified LCA. If your employer reassigns you to a facility not listed on your existing LCA, they must file and certify a new LCA with DOL for that location before you begin working there. This is a compliance obligation on the employer, but you should proactively confirm any worksite changes are reflected in updated filings to avoid unauthorized employment issues.