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Under the direction of the Global Planner, the Inventory Control Manager will be responsible for inventory tracking & movement, cycling counting, SAP transactions and, production control monitoring via internal tools and consumable products ordering. Will help manage and control inventory levels supporting customer and business needs. Provides support to all operations, accounting and IT regarding inventory issues. The position requires direct involvement with daily operations and future material demands to assure the activities support business goals and objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages and conducts physical inventory audits as well as weekly cycle counts to ensure the accuracy of inventory records and reconcile any discrepancies.

• Develop procedures & work instructions for all aspects of inventory control.
• Develop Weekly/Monthly reports on inventory levels and residency times to assist with driving down inventory and reducing lease costs.
• Leverage SAP to improve our processes and tracking and closely work with IT to improve our systems.
• Lead projects as they arise.
• Leads the annual Physical Inventory’s and Reconciliation.

• Oversee and maintain accurate inventory levels of raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods, as well as material at vendors. Manage and audit inventory at vendors.

• Analyze SAP inventory reports and data to identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities for improvement.

• Drive alignment across capacity, production, and inventory planning.

• Facilitate scrap and material management in the S&OP process.

• Operations RMAP Lead – Conflict Mineral Certification/Documentation. 
• Provide information as required in monthly meetings.

• Work with vendors streamline scrap processing process.

• Other tasks as required

Qualifications:

• Associates degree in finance or related field. Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience in related industry.
• Three - five years of experience working with vendors and suppliers. Metals Industry experience a plus.  Five - ten years of manufacturing experience. Understands financial methods and adept at numeric analysis. Structured – develops procedures and standard methods. 
• Required knowledge of SAP transactions (moving, receiving, and reconciling material).
• Knowledge of Top-Down (sales forecast) and Bottom-Up Planning

The selection of the person to be hired for this position is contingent on the candidate having export compliance eligibility for access to U.S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

The candidate selected will have to qualify as either a U.S. citizen, a U.S. National, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a Person Admitted into the U.S. as an Asylee or Refugee., a National of a country that is not prohibited from having access to U.S. controlled technology (via a letter of assurance), or a Person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on Materion’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with Materion’s business requirements.

Materion Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to not unlawfully discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

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