Materials Manager

1. Scope of Position:

Reporting to the General Manager the Materials Manager provides leadership for materials planning inventory control warehousing and material flow activities across MAMTs Composites Fabrication and Multimatic Woodbine Tool operations. The role is accountable for material availability inventory accuracy traceability working capital management and continuous improvement of supply chain processes in a high-mix low-volume manufacturing environment.

2. Key Responsibilities

• Lead materials planning stores teams across MAMT locations.
• Support customer program launches and engineering changes by ensuring material readiness inventory strategies and supplier capacity planning.
• Ensure material availability for production prototypes tooling projects and customer schedules.
• Own SAP materials processes including MRP master data BOMs inventory transactions and production supply.
• Develop and execute strategies to improve inventory turns reduce excess and obsolete inventory and optimize working capital while maintaining customer service levels.
• Manage storage kitting internal movement outside processing and inter-site transfers
• Maintain inventory accuracy through cycle counts physical inventories transaction controls and corrective actions.
• Monitor capacity constraints lead-time risk shortages premium freight and inventory exposure; lead corrective and recovery actions with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks related to supplier capacity transportation disruptions material shortages business continuity and geopolitical factors.
• Provide leadership coaching performance management succession planning and employee development for materials and stores personnel.
• Establish performance objectives and ensure training and competency development plans are maintained for all direct reports.
• Improve inventory warehouse layout replenishment packaging and material flow using Lean and 5S principles.
• Coordinate transportation customs documentation and cross-border shipments.
• Support sourcing engineering changes supplier development program launches and production readiness.
• Report KPIs for material availability inventory accuracy supplier delivery premium freight inventory turns and working capital.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety environmental quality-system customer and company requirements.
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Product-Line-Specific RequirementsComposites: Control prepreg resins adhesives cores inserts and consumables using batch traceability shelf-life out-time temperature and first-expiry-first-out controls.

Fabrication: Manage sheet tube plate hardware weldments and outside processes with effective grade heat or lot identification and WIP control.

MWT: Support milestone-driven die and tooling projects including steel castings standard components outsourced machining heat treatment project BOMs WIP and finished-tool shipments.

Integrated Operations: Coordinate intercompany tooling and component flows among Composites Fabrication and MWT.

Key Performance Indicators

• On-Time Delivery
• Inventory Accuracy
• Inventory Turns
• Working Capital
• Premium Freight Cost
• Supplier On-Time Delivery
• Material Shortages
• Schedule Adherence
• Warehouse Safety Performance
• Physical Inventory Accuracy
• Customer Delivery Ratings

Relationships:

• General Manager Controller and Department Managers
• Logistics team Program Managers and Supervisors

4. Qualifications:

• Degree or diploma in Supply Chain Management Logistics Business Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum seven years of progressive materials supply chain logistics or manufacturing operations experience including leadership responsibility in a multi-site manufacturing environment
• Experience in high-mix low-volume manufacturing; composites fabrication stamping tool-and-die or project manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Strong SAP MM/PP MRP inventory control BOM production-order logistics and warehouse-management knowledge; SAP S/4HANA experience is an asset.
• Working knowledge of IATF 16949 or ISO 9001 ISO 14001 traceability customs and trade compliance.
• Strong leadership analytical financial negotiation communication and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft 365; Power BI experience is an asset.
• Preferred certifications: ASCM/APICS CPIM or CSCP Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) or an equivalent recognized supply chain credential. Lean Six Sigma certification is an asset.
• Ability to work across multiple facilities and support both production and milestone-driven tooling operations.

5. Hours of Work:

• 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday
• Occasional Flexibility needed

Responsibilities:None

This job posting is for an existing vacancy. The total cash compensation range for this position is expected to be:

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