Senior Materials Manager

SENIOR MATERIALS MANAGER SUMMARY:
 

• Lead improvement projects to achieve key plant objectives and to improve inventory availability and reduce inventory.

• Direct the Shipping Receiving Warehouse, Materials & Production Planning, and Purchasing Managers.

• Handle daily issues in support of production needs such as expediting material, setting priorities, and addressing issues.

• Coordinate the activities of the master scheduler, order editing, and order processing.

• Participate in ECN and product team meetings to guides the direction of product changes and improvements.

• Manage personnel in Shipping, Receiving, Purchasing, Production Control and  Logistics

• Evaluate all aspects of production scheduling. Evaluate efficiency to improve reaction to and improve responsiveness to customer demand

• Lead the supply chain for the plant and seeks to continuously improve vendor performance.

• Ensure that all department activities are in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley rules and corporate standard processes.

• Analyze information to identify issues or opportunities and develops plans to address these issues.

• Responsible for driving safety performance within the plant to achieve the gold safety status (goal: no recordables or lost time injuries).

• Perform safety observations/inspections as the need arises.

• Evaluate current material handling and warehousing equipment, warehousing techniques, and future needs. Make recommendations for efficiency improvements.

• Make sure there are adequate inventory levels and arrange for disposition and or disposal of surplus materials.

• Run inbound and outbound material flow.

• Represent the plant during all S&OE planning discussion and effectively communicate changes to ensure execution and Alignment.

• Collaborating with management to plan forecasting models.

• Establishes procedures for conducting and valuing year-end physical inventory

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 3+ years, experience in materials management.  In the absence of a four (4) year degree in an appropriate field of study, a total of eight (8) years of related experience is required. 

• Outstanding communication and leadership skills.

• Experience with inventory management to include bin locations and put away processes.

• Proficient with SAP or another ERP/MRP systems

• Proficient with Excel

• Experience with New Product Introduction.

• Solid understanding and in-depth knowledge of supply chain and inventory management systems.

• Advanced knowledge of forecasting and budgeting processes.

• Analytical mind with excellent problem-solving abilities.