Materials Manager

Overhead Door Corporation in; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Overhead Door Corporation is seeking a Materials Manager to oversee purchasing, planning, inventory control and MPS activities in a build-to-order environment. The role entails creating valid production schedules, coordinating intercompany movements, and driving material demand to support production.

Lead the purchasing function, negotiate pricing, and perform buy analyses within the commodity structure. Collaborate with Operations Directors to ensure on-time production and optimal inventory

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in discrete manufacturing planning, scheduling and purchasing.
• ERP/MRP planning experience with a strong understanding of supply chain processes.
• APICS certification highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop feasible production schedules for finished goods and components.
• Provide daily schedules to manufacturing for finished goods and subassemblies.
• Coordinate intercompany movements of materials and products.
• Drive material demand for Purchasing and ensure item availability.
• Manage purchasing leveraging commodity structure and vendors.
• Negotiate site pricing and perform cost-benefit analyses with sourcing structure.
• Act as Senior Buyer, supporting production at both factories.
• Determine customer order ship dates based on material availability and capacity.
• Lead efforts to reduce inventories while maintaining service levels.
• Maintain capacity plans and material forecasts for readiness.
• Review New Product Introductions and promotional calendars for demand.
• Interact with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Operations and manufacturing.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

Purchasing

Leadership

Analytical Thinking

Education

Bachelor degree in Business or Technical field

Tools

Oracle ASCP

Excel

Oracle ERP

Job description

The position will be responsible for purchasing, planning, inventory control and master production scheduling (MPS) activities for manufacturing operations in a build to order environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop valid, feasible production schedules for finished goods and component items based on equipment, labor and raw material availability.
• Provide daily production schedules to manufacturing for finished goods and build-to-stock subassemblies.
• Coordinate intercompany movements of materials/products
• Drive material demand for Purchasing, monitoring availability of purchased items to ensure support of production schedules.
• Manage the purchasing function to include leveraging the functionalized commodity structure, identifying alternate vendors and purchasing high volume items and materials.
• Working with the Operations Director, negotiate site unique pricing and develop cost benefit analysis' and make buy assessments with the commodity sourcing structure.
• Working in a dual role as a Senior Buyer, execute daily purchasing tasks to ensure timely and accurate support of production needs at both factories.
• Determine customer order ship dates (order promising) based on material availability/lead times, current production schedules and capacities. Resolve conflicts to support target ship dates.
• Lead Operational Effort to reduce inventories while maintaining customer service levels
• Maintain an accurate capacity plan and material forecast to ensure production readiness and customer fulfillment.
• Review New Product Introductions, and Promotion calendar to ensure that Supply Chain can support all program requirements.
• Interact frequently with sales, marketing, Supply Chain, Operations and manufacturing personnel to accomplish objectives.
• Effectively utilize the Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP) in performance of duties and responsibilities. Maintain accurate and timely information in the system as it pertains to the master scheduling function.

Materials Manager (Finance)

The Position

The position will be responsible for purchasing, planning, inventory control and master production scheduling (MPS) activities for manufacturing operations in a build to order environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop valid, feasible production schedules for finished goods and component items based on equipment, labor and raw material availability.
• Provide daily production schedules to manufacturing for finished goods and build-to-stock subassemblies.
• Coordinate intercompany movements of materials/products
• Drive material demand for Purchasing, monitoring availability of purchased items to ensure support of production schedules.
• Manage the purchasing function to include leveraging the functionalized commodity structure, identifying alternate vendors and purchasing high volume items and materials.
• Working with the Operations Director, negotiate site unique pricing and develop cost benefit analysis' and make buy assessments with the commodity sourcing structure.
• Working in a dual role as a Senior Buyer, execute daily purchasing tasks to ensure timely and accurate support of production needs at both factories.
• Determine customer order ship dates (order promising) based on material availability/lead times, current production schedules and capacities. Resolve conflicts to support target ship dates.
• Lead Operational Effort to reduce inventories while maintaining customer service levels
• Maintain an accurate capacity plan and material forecast to ensure production readiness and customer fulfillment.
• Review New Product Introductions, and Promotion calendar to ensure that Supply Chain can support all program requirements.
• Interact frequently with sales, marketing, Supply Chain, Operations and manufacturing personnel to accomplish objectives.
• Effectively utilize the Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP) in performance of duties and responsibilities. Maintain accurate and timely information in the system as it pertains to the master scheduling function.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years professional experience in discrete manufacturing planning, scheduling and purchasing using formal MRP-Supply Chain Planning and ERP system (preferably Oracle) with 2 years of leadership experience required.
• Heavy exposure or direct experience in material planning, purchasing and inventory management required.
• APICS certification highly desirable.
• Proficient skills with Microsoft Office Suite especially Excel.

Education

• Bachelor degree with emphasis in Business or Technical field required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years professional experience in discrete manufacturing planning, scheduling and purchasing using formal MRP-Supply Chain Planning and ERP system (preferably Oracle) with 2 years of leadership experience required.
• Heavy exposure or direct experience in material planning, purchasing and inventory management required.APICS certification highly desirable.
• Proficient skills with Microsoft Office Suite especially Excel.

Education

• Bachelor degree with emphasis in Business or Technical field required.