Materials Manager

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Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you.

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Owning your ambition and fueling your career growth.

Its all possible with a role at Videojet a Veralto company. You have likely purchased or used a product touched by Videojet Technologies this weekafter all Videojet is a world leader in the product identification market providing in-line printing coding and marking products consumables and software solutions. Videojets technologies play a critical role in ensuring the safety and authenticity of products sold across the globe in the food beverage pharmaceutical and industrial marketplaces.

As part of the Videojet team and the broader Veralto network youll work with products that make an everyday impact on the world around youand along the way youll have opportunities to make your mark on our business and your career with ongoing opportunities to deepen your skillset and pursue your ambitions.

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We offer:

Professional onboarding and training options

Powerful team looking forward to working with you

Career coaching and development opportunities

Health benefits

401(k)

The Materials Manager leads buyers/planners to ensure effective material replenishment for the factory. This role ensures the right inventory levels to support customer demand keep production lines running and meet working capital targets. The Materials Manager is responsible for improving inventory turns improving supplier on-time delivery managing raw materials finished goods inventory goods in transit and vendor-managed inventory.

This role will be located in Wood Dale Illinois and will be onsite.

In this role a typical day will look like:

Lead and develop a team of buyer/planners to ensure effective material planning and replenishment

Ensure optimal inventory levels to support customer demand while minimizing excess and ensuring the production cells do not have stock outs

Drive continuous improvement in inventory turns and overall working capital performance

Monitor and improve supplier on time delivery and material availability to prevent production disruptions

Oversee end to end material flow including ordering raw materials goods in transit finished goods and vendor managed inventory (VMI)

Collaborate with production quality and manufacturing engineering to mitigate any interruptions from suppliers

Manage all open purchase orders with suppliers and minimize past due POs.

Establish and maintain material planning parameters (safety stock reorder points lead times kanban min/max)

Analyze demand forecast and align supply plans to meet current customer requirements and service level targets

Identify and mitigate supply chain risk including shortages delays and supplier performance issues

Implement and drive best practices in inventory management material planning and ERP system utilization

Lead continuous improvement initiatives (kaizens) focused on cost reduction inventory reduction and adding suppliers to VMI

Using VES tools identify root cause to On Time Delivery misses and inventory misses and lead the team to create countermeasures

Develop and mentor subordinates to build a strong pipeline of future leaders ensuring effective succession planning and bench strength

The essential requirements of the job include:

Bachelors Degree and /or Masters Degree in Engineering or Business Administration

Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Materials Management.

Minimum of 4 years of experience in a Materials Management leadership role
Knowledge of VES Tools (Kaizen 5S SQDP PSP others)

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Computer Literate MS applications

Videojet is proud to part of the Product Quality & Innovation segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO) a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water safe food and medicine and trusted essential goods. When you join Veraltos vibrant global network of 17000 associates you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on and where youll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset pursue your ambitions and grow your career. Together were Safeguarding the Worlds Most Vital Resourcesand building rewarding careers along the way.

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We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

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