Materials Manager
Materials Manager
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13-07-2025
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1 Vacancy
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13-07-2025
Job Description
Job Title: Materials Manager
Job status: Full-time employee Exempt Salary
Department: Materials
Reports to: General Manager
Summary/Objective
This position manages a team that is responsible for all activities related to materials planning and inventory management of the plant. This includes demand planning master scheduling production planning buying/expediting receiving cycle counting and shipping as well as the sales inventory and operations planning (SIOP) process for the plant.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Build and lead the end-to-end supply chain strategy including sourcing purchasing inventory management scheduling and logistics with a focus on scalability and cost efficiency.
- Ensure that production and inventory plans are understood and followed; analyze actual sales trends in comparison with budgets and production capabilities.
- Identify evaluate and manage relationships with key vendors ensuring quality materials are received at the right price and on time.
- Collaborate closely with General Manager to align strategies and ensure departmental goals support broader company objectives.
- Collaborate with other departments such as production finance and planning to ensure alignment.
- Solve problems manage daily operations and keep things moving forward.
- Create and improve systems and processes develop policies and best practices to manage inventory and supply chain efficiently and scalability.
- Establish KPIs and metrics to monitor performance identify areas for improvement and drive accountability across the team.
- Lead coach support and train team members to provide alignment with goals processes and expectations.
- Develop reports and tracking tools to measure performance and areas for improvement.
- Identify risks and opportunities within the supply chain and proactively implement solutions to mitigate disruptions.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulatory and quality standards in all supply chain activities.
- Drive cost savings initiatives while maintaining service levels and quality standards.
- Directs and authorizes preparation of production master schedules to reflect manufacturing capabilities available labor delivery dates etc. and assures coordination of the purchasing function within this ability.
- Develops and maintains methods of communication of schedule fulfillment delays and changes.
- Responsible for inventory control consistent with company policy on material requirements and to assure preparation of periods of high and low production demand.
- Establishes and/or approves budget for departments and implements controls necessary to keep expenditures within budgetary limitations. Reviews various reports from subordinates to determine expenditures related to budgetary allowances.
- Plans and organizes activities to do with acquisition distribution movement and storage of material. This includes creation and monitor of supplier scorecards and negotiations on LTA price and delivery.
- Frequent contact with customers suppliers and service agencies in the performance of the function. Must be able to communicate to customer via professional presentations.
Education / Requirements:
- Minimum of a bachelors degree in Business Administration Operations Management or Supply Chain Management
- 10 years experience in Material Management with 3 years in a supervisory or leadership role
- APICS CPIM preferred
- Able to work in a shop floor environment
- Vision innovation and leadership - Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to drive changes in culture and to lead teams to higher levels of success.
- Strong Communication skills (written and verbal) - Proven communication skills and action/results orientation. The ability to actively network with vendors and suppliers.
- Solid organizational skills (time management delegation planning / forecasting managing conflicting resource needs)
- Team player a must
- Negotiation skills
- Strong Microsoft Office skills.
Great benefit package including Medical Dental Vision and 401 (k) on your1st day of employment.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
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