Materials Manager

Piston Automotive; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Wages

Paid Holidays & Vacation

Medical & Rx Plans

Dental & Vision Plans

401K with Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Vehicle and Product Discounts

Job summary

Piston Automotive in Louisville, KY seeks a Materials Manager to direct materials movement, production scheduling, and inventory control across warehousing, shipping, and customer service.

The role supervises Master Scheduler, Material Analyst, Customer Service Analyst and Warehouse Supervisor, and collaborates with Finance on physical inventory and month-end close; Ford experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration or a related field is required.
• Eight years of experience as a Materials Supervisor or Manager or a related role is required.
• Previous Ford Experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive day to day delivery, inventory, shipping issues.
• Prepare procedures and work instructions regarding material control systems.
• Lead and perform material planning activities from raw materials to finished goods.
• Leads, coordinates in conjunction with Finance and all departments preparation and execution of Physical Inventory
• Lead and support standard metrics.
• Develop a plan and system to monitor safety stocks, min / max levels, storage locations, material flow, etc.
• Develops and installs clerical and office procedures and practices, and studies work flow, sequence of operations, and office arrangement to determine expediency of installing new or improved office machines/software.
• Lead month-end close activities, including inventory reconciliation, receipts, adjustments, etc.
• Lead and monitor cycle count frequency, accuracy, recounts, adjustments and investigation of issues until resolved.

Skills

Material planning

Inventory control

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration or a related field

Eight years of experience as a Materials Supervisor or Manager or a related role

Previous Ford Experience

Tools

Office software

Job description

The Materials Manager directs and coordinates the activities of personnel engaged in movement and distribution of raw materials, equipment, machinery and supplies in and out of the plant. Additionally, directs and administers the production schedule, inventory / warehouse control, warehousing, shipping, logistics and customer service. Supervisory responsibility for the Master Scheduler, Material Analyst, Customer Service Analyst and Warehouse Supervisor. Responsible for maintaining hourly payroll through the payroll system. Respond to issues and requests to ensure no impact to delivery ratings. Issue, monitor, change and distribute weekly production schedules. Work with Material Analyst to file customer/supplier claims and arrange disposal of materials. Ensure customer web-sites are monitored and updated as mandated by the customer. Support and facilitate, with Material Analyst, supplier discussions to support production and customer schedules. Review customer systems to analyze data and make corrections/updates as required as well as back up and support any materials team member when required.

Piston Automotive

wasn’t just founded to make things. It was founded to make things better. And that begins with building better teams solely dedicated to achieving excellence at every level of execution through a combination of experience, expertise, and a deep seeded passion for what we do. Our assemblies consistently set the standard because our people consistently raise the bar.

Why Piston Automotive?

• Competitive Wages
• Paid Holidays & Vacation
• Medical & Rx Plans
• Dental & Vision Plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life & Disability Coverage
• 401K with Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Vehicle and Product Discounts

Responsibilities

• Own and drive day to day delivery, inventory, shipping issues.
• Prepare procedures and work instructions regarding material control systems.
• Lead and perform material planning activities from raw materials to finished goods.
• Leads, coordinates in conjunction with Finance and all departments preparation and execution of Physical Inventory
• Lead and support standard metrics.
• Develop a plan and system to monitor safety stocks, min / max levels, storage locations, material flow, etc.
• Develops and installs clerical and office procedures and practices, and studies work flow, sequence of operations, and office arrangement to determine expediency of installing new or improved office machines/software.
• Lead month-end close activities, including inventory reconciliation, receipts, adjustments, etc.
• Lead and monitor cycle count frequency, accuracy, recounts, adjustments and investigation of issues until resolved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration or a related field Eight years of experience as a Materials Supervisor or Manager or a related role.
• Previous Ford Experience

PREFERRED SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

APICS CPIM and CSCP are recommended.