Materials Manager

Description

The Materials Manager oversees a team responsible for all activities related to materials planning and inventory management of the plant. This includes sales order processing, demand planning, master scheduling, production planning, buying/expediting, inventory receiving, cycle counting and shipping as well as the sales inventory and operations planning (SIOP) process for the plant. The performance of this role is measured by improvements in Inventory Days on Hand, On time Delivery to the customer and Schedule Attainment. 

This role reports to the Plant Manager and works closely with peers in other functions such as operations, sourcing, customer service and sales to support the growth of the company through customer satisfaction and management of working capital. 

 Responsibilities:

• Promote a safety-first workplace.
• Manage all day-to-day processes and activities related to sales order processing, demand planning, production planning, buying/expediting, inventory receiving, cycle counting and shipping.
• Responsible for achieving inventory reduction objectives.
• Leads the implementation of materials planning and inventory management best practices.
• Responsible for ensuring inventory accuracy.
• Conducts daily, weekly and monthly review of key inventory reports that includes ageing inventory, system parameter compliance, parts/material shortages, negative-on-hand, inventory days-on-hand etc. on an as needed basis.
• Maintain master data and parameters of all ERP materials planning and inventory management processes.
• Drive production schedule attainment in collaboration with the operations team.
• Root cause inventory discrepancies and implement preventive actions to achieve the target of inventory accuracy.
• Responsible for the execution and performance of the weekly master scheduling process.
• Responsible for the monthly SIOP process for the plant.
• Support item phase-ins or phase-outs from a supply chain perspective. 
• Participate as a member in the weekly global materials council that drives best practice standardization and Inventory Days on Hand reduction across all global manufacturing location within CentroMotion.
• Drive career development and talent management within the plant materials team.
• Support the operational excellence roadmap and culture of the plant in a high energy team environment.
• Other duties as required.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health benefits package (medical, dental, vision, etc.) for positions of 30 hours or more per week
• Health Savings Account with annual employer contribution
• Company provided Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Spousal Life, Child Life, Critical Illness, Accident, and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) with matching contribution that is fully vested from day 1
• Generous amount of PTO, plus 14 paid Holidays
• Tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunity
• $250 in Lifestyle Reimbursement Account upon completion of annual physical
• Wellness program with monthly themes, quarterly challenges, onsite flu shot clinics and biometric screenings
• Clean and safe work environment

Requirements

  Education/Experience:

• Academic Degree is required, with an emphasis on Supply Chain, Operations, or Business Management. 
• Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience in materials planning and inventory management in an automotive or industrial manufacturing environment.
• APICS CPIM certification or similar is preferred.

Skills/Competencies:

• High level of proficiency in materials planning and inventory management related technology such as ERP systems, Forecasting Software, Warehouse Management, Business Intelligence and Scheduling Tools in SAP, Oracle, QAD or similar systems.
• Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel.
• Proven track record in improving On-time Delivery and reducing inventory Days on Hand. 
• Ability to manage highly effective teams in a dynamic supply chain environment.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills - both oral and written. Ability to effectively connect with varying levels in the organization.
• Comfortable working in a matrix organization.