Materials Manager

Array Tech, Inc.; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Benefits and wellness programs

Job summary

Array Tech, Inc. in Chandler, Arizona is seeking a Materials Manager to oversee the lifecycle of parts management. This role involves coordinating material changes, managing new product cut-ins, and collaborating with multiple teams on inventory disposition.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or supply chain management, plus over 7 years of experience in supply chain and ERP systems. Array Tech, Inc. offers competitive compensation along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Supply Chain/Inventory Management.
• 7+ years of experience with ERP systems.
• 7+ years of experience in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Manage material change within the integrated supply chain.
• Coordinate meetings for engineering changes within ISC.
• Manage cut-in of new products by coordinating between suppliers and demand planning.
• Handle disposition of aging inventory with various teams.
• Ensure safety stock levels to maintain inventory.
• Recommend tools to streamline parts management.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

ERP Systems

Microsoft Office

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor Level Degree in Engineering or Supply Chain Management

Tools

SAP ERP Software

Job description

Job Summary

As the Materials Manager, you will play a critical role in supporting Array’s management of the life cycle of parts. This will include managing the cut-in of new parts, changes to the parts, and final disposition of obsoleted parts. It will require an understanding of how parts are used within the system, suppliers to be used, demand of the old and new parts, and how to navigate them through the ERP system. It will require key interfaces within the organization including engineering, demand planning, quality, inventory, and procurement.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Be the central focal point responsible for managing material change within the integrated supply chain.
• Support engineering by managing engineering changes within ISC by coordinating meetings and ensuring tasks are completed by the quality and commodity teams.
• Manage the cut-in of new products by coordinating between the suppliers, inventory, and demand planning for the ramp-up of new part production and the use-up of existing parts and WIP.
• Coordinate with engineering and product management on the timing of cut-in of new parts.
• Manage the disposition of aging inventory to reduce and manage inventory levels by working with engineering, demand planning and production to identify disposition, gain approvals from finance, and manage part changes.
• Manage the safety stock levels to ensure we have enough parts coming in and are not carrying too much inventory level.
• Recommend and implement new tools to streamline parts management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Level degree in either engineering or supply chain management.
• 7+ years of experience in Supply Chain/Inventory Management.
• 7+ years of experience with ERP systems.
• 7+ years of experience in Microsoft Office.
• Preferred: Material management experience.
• Preferred: SAP ERP Software experience.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, prioritization and organizational skills.
• Ability to work across multiple organizations in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work well independently under tight deadlines.

Benefits

We offer competitive compensation, benefits and wellness programs that align with the local markets where we do business.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Array Tech, Inc. offers equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.