Materials Manager

True North Consultants, Inc.; LaGrange (GA); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

True North Consultants, Inc. seeks a Materials Manager with strong background in automotive manufacturing. You will oversee on-time shipment of finished goods, manage inventory levels, and coordinate purchasing, distribution of raw materials, and supporting production schedules.

You will lead procurement, develop procedures for supplier performance, and implement visual inventory systems to ensure uninterrupted production and timely deliveries. Strong ERP knowledge and leadership are essential.

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.

Responsabilités

• Prepares purchasing system instructions and purchasing procedures.
• Directs issuance of purchase orders and change notices.
• Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine material availability.
• Reviews purchase orders and contracts for conformance to policy.
• Arranges disposal of surplus materials.
• Develops systems for purchasing, scheduling, inventory control and traffic for uninterrupted production.
• Establishes plant purchasing procedures aligned with policies.
• Develops supplier requirements to improve timeliness and delivery.
• Implements visual inventory management on the production floor.
• Maintains inventories to ensure availability of materials and parts.
• Sets guidelines with suppliers to improve efficiency and cost savings.
• Assists in inventory budgets and management of inventories at approved levels.
• Handles changes during model year for orderly transition in parts flow.
• Supports Vendor Quality Assurance program.
• Resolves disposition of substandard or rejected materials.
• Coordinates product changes with suppliers and customers for start-up of production.
• Ensures on-time delivery of supplies for uninterrupted production.
• Implements computer technology for orderly manufacture and on-time delivery.
• Maintains Bill of Material and databases for manufacturing system software.

Connaissances

Leadership

People management

Communication

Time management

Results oriented

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Automotive manufacturing experience

Industrial/Supply chain knowledge

Presentation skills

Outils

ERP knowledge

PC software

Description du poste

*Must Have Experience in Complex Automotive Manufacturing Operations*

MATERIALS MANAGER SUMMARY:

The Materials Manager is responsible for on time shipment of finished goods, freight, inventory levels, storage of raw material and to acquire raw materials on time. They coordinate activities of personnel engaged in purchasing, distributing raw materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.

MATERIALS MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Materials Manager prepares instructions regarding purchasing system and procedures.
• Directs the preparation of and issuance of purchase orders and change notices.
• Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability and prepares market analysis reports.
• Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Arranges for disposal of surplus materials.
• Designs and develops systems and procedures to implement purchasing, production scheduling, inventory control and traffic which assures the availability of parts, materials and transportation for an uninterrupted flow of materials for production in accordance with delivery schedules, while maintaining minimum inventories.
• Formulates, establishes and administers plant purchasing procedures which are consistent with and supplement established corporate and division policies and procedures.
• Develops procedures and requirements for parts suppliers to improve timeliness of parts and materials delivery.
• Develops and implements visual inventory management systems on the production floor.
• Provides for the maintenance of purchased materials and supplies inventories to assure the availability of materials and parts required to fulfill the plant’s ongoing need for these parts.
• Sets guidelines and follows up with suppliers to improve the efficiency of suppliers to provide cost savings while maintaining the even flow of raw materials necessary to produce the finished product for our customer.
• Assists in the development of inventory budgets for the purpose of establishing acceptable inventory levels upon which performance can be measured and operating controls affected. Provides guidance to plant personnel for the management of inventories at approved operating levels.
• Develops procedures to handle engineering changes during the model year for the plant, suppliers and customer to provide for orderly transition in the flow of materials and production.
• Assists Plant Engineering and Plant Quality Manager in the Vendor Quality Assurance Program.
• Assists as required in resolving this disposition of substandard or rejected materials.
• Develops procedures to handle changes in product in order to coordinate the changes in parts and materials within the plant system, with suppliers and with customer, to insure timely start-up of production.
• Ensures supplies are delivered on time to provide uninterrupted production and shipment of finished goods.
• Effectively adapt and implement computer technology in developing orderly manufacture and on-time delivery of the plant’s product.
• Maintains Bill of Material and databases to support manufacturing system software.
• Utilizes and practices methods of continuous improvement.
• Complies with all Company Safety policies, procedures and rules.

EDUCATION:

• 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.