Materials Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Determine how much to invest in inventory, establish desired inventory level(s) and monitors to assure compliance.
• Implement and manage the manufacturing database including Bill of Materials, Routings, Forecasts, Item Costs and MRP parameters.
• Monitor the status of these orders and reports to other managers as requested. Take necessary actions to ensure orders remain on schedule. Meets service level requirements.
• Develop and build supplier relationships and oversees/benchmarks the Supply Chain Management process. Team with the Global Sourcing group on MCTO initiatives.
• Manage issuance of purchase orders and invoicing, monitoring and preparing reports or budget adherence.
• Organize and manage the annual physical inventory or alternatively, oversee the ongoing cycle counting process, as directed.
• Coordinate with the Central Planning team to determine actions needed to attain service level targets and working capital targets.
• Utilize the sales, forecast, and order input data to determine actions needed to attain the overall turns and working capital targets.
• Incorporate all of the above essential functions though a focus towards continuous improvement.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Bachelor’s Degree with focus that complements job position.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in materials functions in manufacturing operations.
• Skilled in leading and participating in continuous improvement initiatives, TPS or similar.
• Must possess strong analytical and communication skills.
• Must demonstrate good judgment to be able to plan and accomplish short-term and long-term goals.
• Comprehensive experience in current ERP systems, specifically M3, for inventory control, scheduling, and forecasting are required. Experience in logility supply chain software a plus.
• Must be customer oriented and have the ability to work as a team player with others inside and outside the organization to maximize the focus on customer requirements.