What You Will Do

As a Materials manager, you will hold direct accountability in materials results and administration for a materials team within the plant. This role will hold broad responsibility for Delivery Performance, Inventory, Material Control Process and Improvements, Supplier Planning and Performance Management, Inventory Control and warehouse management, Staffing for Salary and Indirect Materials team members, people development and profit planning / budgeting. Responsible to implement tools, systems and processes that improve operating efficiencies and reduce cost within plant and supporting supply chains.

How You Will Do It

Planning and Customer Delivery:

• Lead short-term and mid-term scheduling activities, monitor and report on the accuracy of production plans and schedules.
• Manage daily support of production needs such as expediting material, setting priorities and addressing supply issues to facilitate speedy availability for Raw Material, and eventually Finished Goods to meet customer demands.
• Ensures that on-time delivery is tracked, and goals are met while supporting operation to manage at lowest possible cost and inventory.
• Collaborate with Supply Planning Manager to manage capacity requirements planning.
• Collaborate with Procurement to support material cost reduction goals for purchased parts.
• Collaborate with Procurement in planning components and raw material from approved suppliers, including management of consignment and blanket PO programs.

Inventory Management:

• Lead inventory control & planning activities including the coordination of:
• Cycle counts and physical inventories
• Receiving, Warehousing, and Shipping activities
• Manage the identification and disposition of excess and obsolete inventory.
• Coordinate scheduling and inventory movement for all outside processing inventory locations.
• Maintain inventory at lowest possible level while ensuring efficient operational processes and maintain customer delivery expectations.
• Manage inventory forecasting and report on variances.

Warehouse and Logistics:

• Manage transportation activities for both inbound and outbound freight according to Logistics approved carriers and financial policies and guidelines.
• Responsible to ensure all warehouse operations have proper material handling equipment and resources to complete tasks on schedule and safely.
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality group to set-up and maintain vendor quality acceptance processes.
• Collaborate with Logistics for new carrier selections and contracts.

Systems and Reporting:

• Maintain department KPIs in accordance with the plant established targets while maintaining quality at the lowest possible cost.
• On time delivery
• Inventory accuracy
• Schedule attainment/adherence
• Gross Inventory and Inventory Days on Hand
• Transportation execution
• Perform the main role of Plant Champion for Material Management and Inventory Control.
• Develop training and implementation plans for processes within the manufacturing plant in accordance with plant objectives.
• Ensure that all material processes are implemented.
• Develop budget and manpower requirements for Inventory Control, Warehouse/Shipping/Receiving, Purchasing and Scheduling groups within the plant.
• Operates within budget and contributes to the overall reduction of overhead and expenses.
• Responsible for leading projects related to Continuous Improvement and Cost reduction efforts in accordance with Plant Management goals.
• Materials Planning System Utilization - Uses the materials planning system to manage supply and demand plans taking long-term corrective action on exception messages and other alerts based on root cause analysis.

What we look for

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field of study and 8+ years of Material Management experience in a warehouse, manufacturing, or production environment. In the absence of a 4-year degree in an appropriate field of study, this position requires an additional ten (10) years of related experience.
• Experience with inventory forecasting, developing master production schedules, and reducing scheduling variances.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with MRP and ERP systems.
• Must be able to analyze and interpret complex technical procedures, business periodicals, and journals as well as write reports and procedure manuals.
• Degree in Business or equivalent field. MBA preferred though not required. APICS Certification preferred though not required.
• In-depth knowledge of computerized integrated information systems (manufacturing, materials management, production planning, procurement, and distribution) and a superior understanding of manufacturing material flow in a plant.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access)
• Must be a proactive change agent and possess leadership skills to build and maintain a team-oriented environment.
• Must have solid interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate staff and to interact with various departments throughout the organization.