Coordinating Manager - Plant Warehouses

Job Title: Materials Management Coordinator OVERVIEW The Materials Management Coordinator position is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and strategic oversight for the Materials Management Inventory Manager and Materials Management Warehouse Manager functions. This role ensures that all warehouse, inventory, and materials management processes support Reliability Centered Maintenance objectives and operational requirements while optimizing inventory investment, improving material availability, enhancing warehouse performance, and delivering financial results. Materials Management is a service organization responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling all activities related to the flow of materials required to support operational equipment maintenance. The Materials Management Coordinator will establish strategic objectives, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and develop high-performing teams to support the reliability and operational goals of Gary Works. This position provides leadership for both inventory management and warehouse operations while ensuring alignment with plant business objectives and supply chain strategies. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Materials Management Coordinator Provide leadership and direction for the following Management Functions: Directly supervise and develop the Materials Management Inventory Manager and Materials Management Warehouse Manager positions. Establish department goals, objectives, and performance metrics that support plant reliability, operational, and financial targets. Develop and implement long-term Materials Management strategies focused on inventory optimization, warehouse excellence, and maintenance reliability. Lead continuous improvement efforts across warehouse operations, inventory management, logistics, and materials processes. Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, regulatory, and company policies and procedures. Drive employee engagement, accountability, training, and development within the Materials Management organization. Coordinate materials management initiatives across all Gary Works divisions to ensure standardization and best practice implementation. Develop and present performance reports, business updates, and strategic recommendations to plant and senior management. Oversee the coordination of the following Inventory Management Activities: Provide strategic direction for inventory planning, stocking strategies, material criticality assessments, and inventory optimization initiatives. Develop annual inventory budgets, inventory reduction targets, and cost savings initiatives. Monitor inventory financial performance and implement actions to achieve budget objectives. Support outage planning and major project activities through inventory forecasting and materials readiness planning. Coordinate inventory transfer opportunities and inventory optimization initiatives across facilities. Ensure accurate measurement, reporting, and communication of inventory performance metrics. Support and promote Reliability Centered Maintenance initiatives throughout the organization to ensure critical spare parts strategies are aligned with operational risk and reliability requirements. Oversee the coordination of the following Warehouse Operations Activities: Provide leadership for all warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, delivery, shipping, and material handling activities. Ensure warehouse housekeeping, safety programs, and operational procedures meet plant and corporate standards. Ensure efficient material delivery processes support maintenance, outages, capital projects, and operational requirements. Lead the implementation of warehouse technologies, tools, and process improvements. Support emergency material sourcing, expediting, and logistics coordination activities. Drive improvements in warehouse efficiency, service levels, and customer satisfaction. Oversee Supply Chain and Vendor Management Activities: Develop strat…

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