Job Title:  Materials Manager

The Materials Manager must have proven experience in directing and coordinating the effectiveness of all material/supply chain management activities for the business including purchasing, inventory control, production control, scheduling, planning, warehouse, shipping and customer delivery support.

Key Responsibliites:

• Manages all functional areas in Materials/Supply Chain, such as material planning and control, shipping, inventory and sourcing of future supply chain opportunities.
• Must understand and apply principles, concepts, practices and standards for material management with a full and competent knowledge of industry and company practices.
• Develop a purchasing model for our organization and related support functions that can be used to analyze and track historical costs as well as reduce future spending.
• Analyze changes or new issues in materials and supplies to find ways to reduce costs and improve quality.
• Prepare a monthly set of management reports to track and control major expense categories
• Interface with third-party vendors to minimize and control cost of goods and services.
• Develop third-party supplier agreements such as vendor managed inventory and other arrangements as required by the business.
• Assist with departmental budget/forecast preparation with a constant focus on streamlining costs and improving efficiencies.
• Manage the setting and achievement of department goals and objectives to align with overall company goals.
• Directly supervises employees on the materials team. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization&aposs policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Business or related discipline is highly desired with 5 years of supply chain/materials management experience.
• Must be very analytical and metric focused.
• Proven leadership and management experience in Purchasing or Materials.
• Must have demonstrated skills in the areas of problem solving/reasoning, communication, leadership and ability to operate at a level that meets the scope and impact required for the team and company.
• Must understand the process flow for fabricated and purchased parts.  
• Must thoroughly understand Engineering and Manufacturing Bills of Material and be capable of performing requirements analysis and reconciliation of both make and buy components.
• Experience must include negotiation and bid and cost proposal experience. 
• Must have the ability to clearly convey information orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems.  Experience with Oracle a plus.   
• Critical skill sets include the ability to collaborate cross-functionally, build consensus, shape/influence opinion and develop and articulate the future state.
• Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement Methodologies desired.
• Travel: up to 10%
• Ability to multi-task and maintain organization in a fast paced, changing environment.
• Ability to manage change in an organization reengineering its culture and approach to workload management.