Automotive Materials Manager — Lead & On-Time Delivery

SourcePro Search, LLC; Bloomington (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SourcePro Search, LLC seeks a Materials Manager to oversee on-time shipping of finished goods, inventory levels, and raw material procurement in a complex automotive manufacturing setting. You will lead purchasing, distribution, and supplier relations to ensure uninterrupted production and timely product delivery.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and recent automotive manufacturing experience, plus strong ERP, communication, and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Recent experience in an Automotive Manufacturing plant.
• Demonstrated leadership and strong communication skills.
• Ability to communicate to a diverse audience.
• Results oriented with broad supply chain knowledge.
• Strong ERP knowledge and PC software skills.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands.
• Strong time management and customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare purchasing system procedures and issue purchase orders.
• Direct issuance of purchase orders and change notices.
• Analyze market and delivery conditions for material availability.
• Review purchase order contracts for conformance to policy.
• Arrange disposal of surplus materials.
• Develop systems for purchasing, scheduling, inventory control and traffic.
• Develop supplier requirements to improve timeliness of parts.
• Implement visual inventory management on the production floor.
• Maintain inventories to ensure material availability for production.
• Set guidelines with suppliers to improve efficiency and cost savings.
• Assist in inventory budgets and managing inventories.
• Coordinate engineering changes during model year with suppliers and customers.
• Support Vendor QA and resolve disposition of substandard materials.
• Ensure on-time delivery of supplies for uninterrupted production.
• Leverage computer tech to enable orderly manufacture and delivery.
• Maintain Bill of Materials and databases for manufacturing software.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Inventory management

Procurement

Vendor management

Supply chain management

Process development

Time management

Customer focus

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Recent Automotive manufacturing experience

Tools

ERP systems

PC software skills

Job description

SourcePro Search, LLC seeks a Materials Manager to oversee on-time shipping of finished goods, inventory levels, and raw material procurement in a complex automotive manufacturing setting. You will lead purchasing, distribution, and supplier relations to ensure uninterrupted production and timely product delivery.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and recent automotive manufacturing experience, plus strong ERP, communication, and leadership skills.