Materials Manager

Eaton; Tijuana; Presencial; MXN 1,121,000 - 1,496,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A global technology company in Tijuana is seeking a Material Operations Manager. This role involves managing internal materials and scheduling to adhere to the production schedule. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Engineering, Project Management certification, and strong bilingual communication skills. A focus on lean operations and continuous improvement is essential for success. This position offers opportunities for mentoring and professional growth.

Formación

• 3-5 Years of professional and Supervisory/Managerial experience.
• Must be able to plan and provide input to Profit Plan cycle.
• Experience with Lean and Six Sigma methodologies preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Manage materials flow and transactions inventory.
• Administer Indirect and MRO purchasing functions.
• Champion continuous improvement leveraging visual management tools.

Conocimientos

Bilingual English/Spanish

Excellent communication skills

Strong analytical skills

Detail Oriented

Negotiations skills

Educación

Bachelor’s degree, Engineering preferred

Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)

Herramientas

ERP usage

Descripción del empleo

Overview

The Material Operations Manager is responsible for managing the internal materials & scheduling processes required inside an Eaton factory in order to drive the maximum adherence to the Master Production Schedule provided by the Network Planning team through the SIOP process.

Primary Function:

The Material Operations Manager is responsible for managing the internal materials & scheduling processes required inside an Eaton factory in order to drive the maximum adherence to the Master Production Schedule provided by the Network Planning team through the SIOP process.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling production in the short-term horizon based on the S&OE processes
• Maintaining Inventory Accuracy through accurate cycle counting
• Movement of materials through the facility
• Internal receipts, storage, distribution, and transportation
• Manage logistics activities for the site

Essential Functions

• Responsible for managing materials flow and transactions inventory to support the plant’s operations by deploying lean material flow.
• Responsible for the administration of Indirect and MRO purchasing function according to policies and practices determined by Eaton standards.
• 'Responsible for generating short-term production scheduling aligned the plan defined by the Network.
• 'Responsible for monitoring execution of production schedule defined by the Network (schedule labor on factory floor, monitor execution of the production plan)
• 'Responsible for escalation of material availability to the COE and Network teams
• 'Drive forecast attainment aligned with the MPS resulted from the SIOP plan.
• 'Execute shipment schedule aligned with the customer priority dates aligned with the network and customer service team.
• 'Champion and deploy continuous improvement leveraging tools such as internal assessments (MMA, OpA), visual management, standard work, and value stream mapping.
• Responsible for maintaining target inventory levels and meeting OTD goals for both internal and external customers and overall freight targets (including premium freight) aligned with the plan defined by the network.
• Responsible for plant owned data health activities including but not limited to routings and WMS system, MRO, shipping and receiving, part movements, production scheduling.
• This role is a point of contact to escalations related to execution of the overall SIOP plan.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, Engineering preferred.
• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
• 3-5 Years of professional and Supervisory/Managerial experience
• Must be able to plan and provide input to Profit Plan cycle and maintain cost out and budgeting related to transitions and New Product Development
• Excellent communication skills
• ERP usage
• Bilingual English/ Spanish
• Detail Oriented
• Strong analytical skills
• Negotiations and analytical skills

Preferred Specialized Knowledge

(not required to be qualified for position):

• A thorough understanding of PROLaunch NPD and STP process
• Engineering/ Operations and Product Engineering experience preferred.
• Experience Lean and Six Sigma Trainer and mentor preferred.
• Previous Aerospace experience preferred.