Automotive Materials Manager: On-Time Delivery & ERP Leader

SourcePro Search, LLC; LaGrange (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SourcePro Search, LLC is seeking a Materials Manager to ensure on-time shipment of finished goods, manage freight, and optimize raw material inventory in an automotive manufacturing environment. The role coordinates purchasing, distribution, and materials planning, and works with suppliers to maintain steady part flow and compliance with production schedules.

The ideal candidate will lead cross-functional teams, implement ERP-driven inventory controls, and drive continuous improvement while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Must have recent experience in an Automotive Manufacturing plant.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Excellent oral and written presentation skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate to a diverse audience (customers, suppliers, employees).
• Results oriented approach.
• Broad based supply chain management and process development knowledge.
• Strong interpersonal skills and leadership skills.
• PC software skills and Strong ERP knowledge.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands.
• Strong time management skills and customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare instructions regarding purchasing system and procedures.
• Direct the preparation of and issuance of purchase orders and change notices.
• Analyze market and delivery conditions to determine material availability and prepare market analysis reports.
• Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to policy.
• Arrange for disposal of surplus materials.
• Design and develop systems and procedures to implement purchasing, production scheduling, inventory control and traffic for uninterrupted production.
• Administer plant purchasing procedures aligned with policies.
• Develop procedures for parts suppliers to improve timeliness of delivery.
• Implement visual inventory management on the production floor.
• Maintain inventories to ensure availability of materials and parts.
• Set guidelines with suppliers to improve efficiency and cost savings while maintaining flow of materials.
• Assist in inventory budgeting and management of inventories at approved levels.
• Develop procedures to handle engineering changes during model year for orderly transitions.
• Assist in Vendor Quality Assurance Program.
• Resolve disposition of substandard or rejected materials.
• Coordinate changes in product to align parts and materials with suppliers and customers for timely start-up.
• Ensure supplies are delivered on time to support production and shipment.
• Adopt computer technology to support orderly manufacture and on-time delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Time management

Supply chain knowledge

Vendor relations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

SourcePro Search, LLC is seeking a Materials Manager to ensure on-time shipment of finished goods, manage freight, and optimize raw material inventory in an automotive manufacturing environment. The role coordinates purchasing, distribution, and materials planning, and works with suppliers to maintain steady part flow and compliance with production schedules.

The ideal candidate will lead cross-functional teams, implement ERP-driven inventory controls, and drive continuous improvement while