Job Title:  Materials Supervisor

The Materials Manager oversees all daily operations of the materials flow for AMETEK Hughes-Treitler Business Unit to ensure the optimum balance between satisfaction of customer requirements and inventory investment of the organization.  The role is responsible for planning of sales order into production, supporting procurement of material, processing of material within the factory and support of shipment of the sales order to the customer. In addition, drives the continuous improvement process in the area of supply chain within the area of responsibility. Management and coordination of assigned resources including people, space, and materials. The position will be responsible for the Garden City facility.

How You Will Do It:

• Provide leadership in a fast-paced environment to ensure expectations are exceeded relative to delivery, quality, cost, inventory and growth objectives
• Develop and implement aggressive material cost targets using a strong knowledge of cost accounting and financial analysis
• Support Inventory reduction, and establish best practices for make/buy objectives
• Ownership of Physical Inventory, Inventory Accuracy, and MRP System Management for inventory movement
• Provide in-depth material management expertise to achieve world-class performance levels within the supply chain
• Interact and support peers in departments such as Operations, Quality, and Manufacturing Engineering
• Continuous Improvement metrics to improve key business KPIs including high focus on On-Time Delivery, Past Due, Inventory Turns, Material Shortages, Inventory accuracy and others deemed as appropriate

What We Look For:

• B.S. in Supply Chain Management, Business, or related field.  Master's degree a plus
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in management of materials and sourcing within a manufacturing/production environment in support of complex components, fabrications, and machined parts
• ITAR and Military/Aerospace experience preferred
• Professional Certifications are a plus - APICS
• Intimate knowledge of ERP configuration, manufacturing processes and systems
• Strong understanding of the inventory cycle counts and physical inventory process and extensive experience with an ERP systems
• Demonstrated ability to manage and drive teamwork between groups and across functional teams
• Strategic planning/thinking skills, coupled with analytical and execution skills
• Demonstrated experience and success working in a fast paced, matrix environment satisfying multiple customers
• Daily engaged management of staff to achieve departmental and company goals and objectives
• Computer literacy in a MRP system (Oracle a plus), Microsoft Office
• Must possess solid analytical skills in forecasting and anticipating production needs and capabilities
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of changing situations in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills requiring the ability to resolve conflicting interests and obtain cooperation 

Direct Reports

• Inventory Control Specialists (4)
• Material Handlers (3)

Hughes-Treitler is a Department of Defense (DoD) supplier and as such employees may work with or be exposed to controlled information that may only be seen or handled by US citizens or qualified permanent residents.