Materials Manager

Parker Hannifin; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin in Winnipeg, Manitoba seeks a senior leader to drive Supply Chain Management for the plant location(s) to maximize performance and value creation. You will oversee materials planning, scheduling, inventory control, cash flow management, information flow and asset management across the site.

The role requires a four-year degree in business/engineering/materials management, plus extensive purchasing and materials management experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years purchasing/materials management in high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience with modern SCM systems including cash flow, asset management, JIT, MRPII.
• Four-year degree in business/engineering/materials management; related certifications preferred.
• Strong analytical and technical skills to identify automation opportunities.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication with internal/external contacts.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement and materials management, including sourcing, negotiation, and compliance.
• Oversee Production Planning’s MRP activities and data integrity across the system.
• Monitor shipping/receiving performance and resolve discrepancies.
• Utilize tracking systems (phconnect, PFEP, S&OP) for material flow and performance.
• Ensure materials policies align with corporate inventory objectives.
• Define automated systems to plan and track material flow from supplier to delivery.
• Collaborate with divisional materials teams to align purchasing and supplier management.
• Drive supplier initiatives: common part numbers, supplier-managed inventory, and cost reductions.

Skills

Purchasing

Materials management

Leadership

APICS/CPM

Analytical skills

Communication skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelors degree in business/engineering/materials management

Certification in materials management and quality

Tools

MRP systems

ERP systems

Job description

Position Summary

Provide leadership of Supply Chain Management activities for the plant location(s) in order to maximize favorable impact on ACIP. Supply Chain Management activities include materials planning; scheduling; inventory control; cash flow management; information flow and coordination and asset management.

Position Summary

Provide leadership of Supply Chain Management activities for the plant location(s) in order to maximize favorable impact on ACIP. Supply Chain Management activities include materials planning; scheduling; inventory control; cash flow management; information flow and coordination and asset management.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage all procurement and materials management activities including order placement, supplier reduction/evaluation/certification, supplier follow-up, price negotiation and compliance with government procurement regulations.

• Matrix responsibilities for Production Planning's manufacturing resource-planning activities. These activities need to help achieve division sales and ACIP objectives and maintain 100% on-time customer deliveries. Matrix responsibilities for personnel involved with the MRP database to achieve and maintain a high degree of data accuracy, integrity, and ownership.
• Monitors shipping/receiving performance and investigates discrepancies to resolve/eliminate process deficiencies
• Utilize corporate developed tracking systems such as phconnect, PFEP (plan for every part), and S&OP (sales and operations)
• Accountable for location(s)materials metrics and Standards of Performance.
• Help define and implement automated systems to plan and track material flow from customers through procurement to delivery to support a supply chain management strategy.
• Ensure all the location(s) material management policies are consistent with the inventory control objectives of the Corporation.
• Work closely with divisional materials personnel to maintain continuity with purchasing and supplier management processes
• Facilitate corporate purchasing and materials initiatives including common part numbers, supplier managed inventory, consolidated purchasing agreements, supplier reduction and supplier quality certifications.

• Advise on supplier-managed inventory or supplier-based contracts with customers.
• Support internal or external audit requirements relative to the planning, procurement or inventory control functions.
• Prepare and manage department budget within established guidelines.
• Effectively create and sustain procurement to delivery material and system cost reduction programs.
• Provide professional development for all materials team members. Explain and support company policies and procedures.
• Benchmark world class supplier management systems and implement best practices as appropriate.
• Actively support and implement lean principles at the division.
• Facilitate kanban, materials requirement planning technique, throughout division.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years applicable purchasing/materials management experience in a world-class, high volume manufacturing environment.
• Extensive managerial experience in state-of-the-art materials management systems including supply chain management, cash flow and asset management, JIT, MRPII, cellular manufacturing and with APICS/CPM certification preferred.
• Four-year college degree in business, engineering, or materials management required with certification in materials management and quality preferred.
• Possess analytical and technical skills required to understand business practices and recommend proper automation opportunities.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills for effective interface with all internal and external contacts.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft PC software (e.g., spreadsheets, word processing, databases and presentations).

Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.

With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.

Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.

Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.

By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.

As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.