Clayton is a leading single-family, values-driven home builder dedicated to attainable housing, sustainable practices and creating a world-class experience for customers and team members. Our company portfolio includes a broad offering of attainable housing, and as a vertically integrated home builder, we are uniquely positioned to serve customers through every stage of the homeownership journey – building, selling, financing, and insuring homes. From entry-level to more experienced positions, we're actively recruiting individuals who are passionate, positive, and eager to learn. We then equip you for success, whether you're in the office, in the field, or on the floor. As a member of our team you'll enjoy excellent benefits, opportunities for growth, and an encouraging culture that supports work / life balance.

The Material Manager is responsible for material / inventory management using Oracle ERP, vendor management, process management, and cost management at their location. This requires working collaboratively with other departments at the facility and at Home Office including Production, Engineering, Customer Care, and Sales as well as collaborating with Suppliers.

The Material Manager will be responsible for evaluating inventory/customer trends through Oracle ERP and coordinating any adjustments as needed. The Material Manager is focused on supporting and optimizing operations via integrity, professionalism, production capability, operations support, cost management, contract & process excellence, and continuous improvement.

The Material Manager reports directly to the General Manager of the Supply facility with a dotted line report into the Home Office Materials Department.

What You Will Do:

• Lead, manage, & develop a world class material management discipline to support ERP initiatives.
• Lead, manage and reconcile quarterly physical inventories.
• Work and communicate collaboratively with other disciplines within the organization.
• Facilitate a culture that is focused on team member experience, customer experience, & leadership
• Determine required materials through forecasting to purchase inventory effectively.
• Ability to maintain a lean on hand inventory while avoiding material shortages & backorders to customers.
• Oversight of inventory control team/program to ensure accurate on hand inventory and effective material rotation (FIFO)
• Operate and order within the supplier’s contractual terms.
• Review vendor back orders and quality performance to collaborate with the vendor on corrective actions.
• Comply with all corporate contracts & SOPs.
• Implement and abide by corporate policies and procedures.
• Performance of category deep dives to improve inventory turns and reduce shortages.
• Work with suppliers and other departments to eliminate waste & improve efficiency.
• Vendor management and communication
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure:
  • Proper receipt & storage of inventory
  • Proper capture of pricing, terms, & incentives (such as cash discounts & rebates)
  • Timely payment to suppliers
  • Proper rotation of inventory (FIFO)
  • Management and for Damaged, Slow Moving, & Obsolete Material
  • Oversight for efficient raw material and finished good storage locations.
  • Data integrity & maintenance (including BOMs and parts)

• Other duties as assigned.

You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain operations, Industrial Engineering, or similar focus
• 3 years’ leadership experience in Materials Management and/or Supply Chain management.

• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning systems, Oracle preferred.
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
• Experience and commitment to Lean principles is strongly desired.
• Strong Microsoft Office product skills
• Contract Management experience.
• Vendor Management experience.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Work may require stooping, bending, crouching, crawling, pushing, and / or pulling.
• Must be able to communicate with others via phone, email, and in person. Must be able to exchange accurate information with others.
• Work environment is not temperature controlled and may result in exposure to extreme temperatures.
• Work primarily involves sitting / standing, up to 4 hours at a time.

Travel Requirements:

• None

Why Clayton?

Full-time team members have the flexibility to create their own health, dental, and vision benefits package. Clayton provides competitive 401K programs, including investment options and company matching for full and part time team members after one year to help our team members achieve their financial goals. Additional benefits include paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Programs, and more.

As part of Clayton’s commitment to Opening Doors to a Better Life, Clayton is now providing paid time for Team Members to volunteer to causes that are meaningful to them through the Clayton Impact program.

At Clayton, we encourage holistic wellness with physical, nutritional, social, financial, spiritual and occupational programs available online or in-person for team members.

Clayton is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. Clayton is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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