Materials & Inventory Manager

Maker's Pride; Carol Stream (IL); On-site; USD 97,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental insurance

401k plan

Wellness program

Job summary

Maker's Pride is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to lead the site's materials management, inventory control and project setup for customers. You will coordinate BOMs, MRP, and production schedules while guiding a team and ensuring on-time delivery and cost containment.

The role emphasizes collaboration with finance, production and logistics, plus monitoring inventory aging, material shortages and KPI reporting. On-site work with a comprehensive benefits package is provided.

Qualifications

• Undergrad degree in Business or Supply Chain related discipline or previous job experience which includes supervising employees.
• Food Industry experience is preferred.
• Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position.

Responsibilities

• Assigns new item purchases to Supply Chain Specialists and ensures the MRP set up for new items in the system which includes components, WIP and finished goods.
• Responsible for Bills of Material creation/completion (BOM) accuracy, scrap allowance, routing instructions, master lot control forms and placards for mater files.
• In PICK System: Prints initial Production Shop Orders for startup review and approvals.
• In SAP, ensures a start up review is done prior to production.
• Organizes and notifies participants of new project start-up meetings to communicate expectations.
• Participates with New Project Implementation team for the site and participates in customer meetings and conference calls as needed.
• Direct contact to customer's Materials Manager and change in material notifications.
• Confirms and ensure that the change in materials have been updated in the system and coordinate timing with the team including Supply Chain Manager indicating flow through or hard change.
• Ensures that critical set up and reporting of change in materials is entered in the system and communicated to key stakeholders.
• Coordinate the change in material timing by monitoring forecast changes.
• Review scheduling material shortage report daily and responsible for working with the team on incoming product delivery validation.
• Actively manages inventory aging, date code variances and inventory reduction plans to ensure team engagement and minimize Company exposure.

Education

Undergrad degree in Business or Supply Chain related discipline

Job description

Maker's Pride is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to lead the site's materials management, inventory control and project setup for customers. You will coordinate BOMs, MRP, and production schedules while guiding a team and ensuring on-time delivery and cost containment.

The role emphasizes collaboration with finance, production and logistics, plus monitoring inventory aging, material shortages and KPI reporting. On-site work with a comprehensive benefits package is provided.