Materials Manager
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Job Location:
Jasper, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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1. Position Overview
The Materials Manager will report to the General Manager. The position will manage the areas of Materials Quote / Sourcing Purchasing Demand Planning Logistics Materials Flow and Inventory Control.
Quick Summary
The Materials Manager is responsible for the strategic direction continuous improvement and overall metric performance of the areas under his/her supervision. This includes Materials Quote/Sourcing Purchasing Demand Planning Logistics Materials Flow and Inventory Control. The goal is to maximize material availability for production with the lowest possible total cost to support our excellent customer satisfaction.
Basic Background Requirements
This position will require
- Knowledge of shop floor control and ERP systems
- Knowledge of logistics and supply chain
- Familiar with business and manufacturing processes
- Knowledge of lean concepts
- Ability to motivate and develop their direct reports
- The ability to work with all levels of the organization (Operators engineers leadership)
- A bachelors degree or equivalent work experience.
- CPIM certification a plus
2. Key Performance Objectives
Short Term: (0 to 3 months)
- Learn our current processes and procedures
- Become familiar with our production facility and customers
- Achieve Yellow Belt Certification in KEJs Continuous Improvement Program
Longer Term: (3 months)
- Create a good working relationship with each of our suppliers and our customers
- Partner with our business management team to work on supply chain strategies to increase our new business win percentages
- Develop a plan for improvements that would improve Operational Excellence metrics that include reducing inventory value on hand (PDSOH) reducing material purchase price (PPV) reducing freight costs and improving on time delivery to the Customer (OTD).
- Work with the Materials teams to identify and implement opportunities for improvement
- Develop relationship with Global Supply Chain team to further improve our performance
- Achieve Green Belt Certification in KEJs Continuous Improvement Program
Dont meet every single requirement Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Kimball Electronics we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but dont necessarily meet every requirement we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!
Were proud to be an equal opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex national origin ancestry age genetic information sexual orientation gender identity marital or family status veteran status medical condition or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.
We will consider for employment qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records consistent with applicable law (including for example the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for roles based in San Francisco).
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Inventory Control
- Microsoft Access
- Purchasing
- Lean
- Supply Chain Experience
- Production Planning
- ERP Systems
- Leadership Experience
- Materials Management
- Manufacturing
- MRP
About Company
Kimball Electronics offers complete product life cycle support for electronic manufacturing assemblies in the Medical, Industrial, Automotive, and Public Safety market segments. Our electronics design and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) core focus is vital in the creation of d ... View more
