Materials Manager
ConfidentialJOB TITLE: Materials Manager
DEPARTMENT: Materials
REPORTS TO: Plant Manager
GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB: The Materials Manager reports to the Plant Manager and is responsible for production and material planning, scheduling, purchasing, shipping/receiving, material handling, and warehousing activities.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
• Ensure timely, accurate shipment and receipt of customer
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or supplier product
• Provide oversight for transportation scheduling, shipping and receiving, managing delivery windows and dock usage, freight charges, expedited shipments and all logistics activities related to moving material, equipment and tools
• Manage daily Customer Performance and Scorecards
• Ensure Advanced Shipping Notices (ASNs) and other OEM data are transmitted accurately and in a timely fashion
• Ensure OEM systems are reviewed and updated per specified requirements
• Analyze and follow up on issues reported by supplier delivery ratings
• Lead problem solving and root cause analysis related to Delivery Performance and Inventory Management
• Complete the MMOG deliverable annually for all OEMS that require it
• Responsible for effective inventory management
• Ensure the department employs good organization and housekeeping practices in plant warehousing areas, outside storage locations and/or offsite warehouses
• Employ cycle count programs to identify and reconcile inventory inaccuracies with the objective of eliminating the need for month end inventory counts
• Ensure inventory accuracy and inventory turn targets are met.
• Ensure FIFO material usage principles are followed
• Conduct physical inventories annually or as needed
• Manage purchasing functions
• Provide leadership and direction for purchasing activities
• Monitor supplier performance regarding specifications, delivery, service and cost
• Review supplier capacity planning to ensure capacity requirements are satisfied based on sales forecasts
• Responsible for production and materials planning activities for regular, service, and trial part production, as well as subcontracted production requirements
• Ensure development of production and material schedules to meet customer requirements while minimizing inventory investment and maximizing production efficiencies
• Support planning and scheduling activities for subcontracted production
• Responsible for Material Handling activities for production, receiving and shipping
• Employ and maintain system applications with the support of IT Services to include:
• Inventory, Customer Order Entry, Production Scheduling and Job Order applications and shipping, barcode labels, and shipment verification programs
• Lead, coach and motivate a team of direct reports to achieve departmental objectives
• Participate in screening, interviewing, and making hiring decisions to fill open positions
• Assess training needs, develop key procedures and work instructions to standardize activities performed by teammates
• Establish team goals, monitor results and recognize individual and team efforts
• Set work schedules to meet customer requirements and manage team member attendance
• Provide performance feedback, enforce company policies and address noncompliance issues
• Establish safety requirements for lift truck drivers and in the warehouse
• Leads and meets the requirements for Materials and Logistics outlined in the IATF 16949 standard
• Actively support the ISO 14001 environmental program, acting as lead for assigned HSE elements and ensuring adherence to standards
• Identify opportunities and participate in continuous improvement activities
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
• Strong interpersonal skills required to interact with all departments and levels within the organization
· Attention to detail
· Excellent mathematical, analytical and problem-solving skills
· Customer/client focus
CORE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:
· Quality Awareness
· Customer Portals (EDI, Logistics)
· Customer Score Cards
· Capacity Analysis
· Financial/Budgeting