Materials Manager

Cad Engineering Resources Inc; Utica (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Cad Engineering Resources Inc. seeks a Materials Manager for a precision CNC metal parts facility in Metro Detroit. You will oversee all materials management through ERP systems to ensure timely delivery of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods to production schedules and customer demands.

The role requires 4+ years in precision metal parts manufacturing, strong ERP expertise, and proven leadership. You will own procurement, inbound/outbound logistics, supplier coordination, and continuous

Qualifications

• 4+ years of progressive manufacturing and operations experience in precision metal parts manufacturing.
• Experience with blueprint reading, metallurgy and raw material procurement, metal fabrication and CNC machining.
• Solid understanding of ERP systems.
• Experience managing shipping/packaging operations and outbound logistics.
• Experience applying Lean methodologies (TPS) in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all materials management activities through ERP to ensure on-time delivery and zero lates.
• Direct procurement, transportation, storage, and distribution of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
• Monitor material flow from receipt through production and warehousing stages.
• Ensure raw materials are ordered ahead of future orders and demand.
• Own the ERP system related to Materials, Inventory, and Purchasing.
• Coordinate with suppliers and customers to align demand signals and schedules.
• Upload delivery schedules into ERP and provide daily production counts and shipment confirmations to customers.
• Schedule trucking for pickups and deliveries with subcontract operations.
• Direct packaging team's daily priorities and review shipper picklists.
• Participate in LPAs and management audits; mentor direct reports.

Skills

ERP systems

Materials management

Leadership

Communication skills

Lean methodologies

Job description

Job Summary Of The Materials Manager

Our customer is seeking a highly skilled Materials Manager to join their team, which is a precision CNC machined metal parts manufacturing facility. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing all materials management activities through ERP systems. The Materials Manager will ensure timely delivery of raw materials, equipment, work-in-process, and finished goods to support production schedules and meet customer demands. The candidate must have experience working in a precision metal parts manufacturing environment and have a strong understanding of ERP systems.

Metro Detroit, Michigan

Day Shift - Pay: $60k-$80k per year

Job Summary Of The Materials Manager

Our customer is seeking a highly skilled Materials Manager to join their team, which is a precision CNC machined metal parts manufacturing facility. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing all materials management activities through ERP systems. The Materials Manager will ensure timely delivery of raw materials, equipment, work-in-process, and finished goods to support production schedules and meet customer demands. The candidate must have experience working in a precision metal parts manufacturing environment and have a strong understanding of ERP systems.

Responsibilities Of The Materials Manager

• Accountable for all materials management activities through ERP to ensure \"zero lates\" and on-time deliver performance


• Responsible for controlling and directing the procurement, transportation, storage, and distribution of raw materials and equipment, work in process, and finished goods


• Monitor the flow of materials and products from their initial receipt, through production and warehousing stages


• Ensure raw material is ordered ahead of future orders and demand


• Own the ERP system in relation to Materials/Inventory/Purchasing

Customer & Vendor Coordination

• Interact with suppliers and customers to ensure demand signals are understood and executed as customer build rates change with market influences


• Access customer portals to upload the latest delivery schedules into ERP System


• Send daily production counts and shipment pickup confirmations to customers


• Coordinate with raw material vendors, customers, and outsourced operation vendors to ensure smooth flow of operations


• Schedule truck for pickups and drop-offs of parts to and from subcontract operations

Shipping & Packaging Oversight

• Direct the packaging team's daily priorities and monitor progress throughout the day


• Review shipper picklists in ERP System and confirm parts are packed and staged for upcoming shipments

Continuous Improvement & Leadership

• Identify actual or potential areas of difficulty and recommend action to remedy these problems


• Assess and evaluate schedule execution across production processes and develop strategies that, when implemented, drive change that help the team meet delivery objectives, improve operational efficiencies, and overall cost effectiveness


• Coordinate with Quality on issues and participate in Layered Process Audits (LPAs) and management audits


• Develop and mentor direct reports for professional development and succession

Qualifications Of The Materials Manager

• 4+ years of progressive manufacturing and operations experience in precision metal parts manufacturing environment


• Must possess a keen understanding of precision metal parts manufacturing, including blueprint reading, metallurgy and raw material procurement, metal fabrication and CNC machining such as saw cut, lathe turning, milling, and grinding operations


• Experience planning operations in a low-volume, high-mix, high-process complexity parts manufacturing environment


• Must have a solid understanding of ERP systems and the specific process competencies and overall process complexity to build immediate creditability with colleagues, customers, and suppliers


• Hands-on experience managing daily shipping/packaging operations and coordinating outbound logistics, including scheduling trucking for pickups and deliveries


• Comfortable working directly in customer portals to manage delivery schedules and communicate shipment status


• Strong leadership with a focus on developing process and structure to drive operational improvement


• Excellent mentoring and communication skills while driving a sense of urgency


• Excellent computer skills, written and verbal communication skills


• Demonstrated working experience with customer EDI and forecasts, MRP, ERP, and DCP in a Business Operating System


• Fluent in the application of Lean Methodologies and tools (APQP, Standardized Work, OEE, 5S, and ToC) in a TPS environment

A successful candidate will be subject to a background check and must receive satisfactory results of the same, as a condition of joining the team.

By applying for this role, you confirm that all information submitted is accurate and complete. You further acknowledge that providing false or fraudulent information during the application process is cause for denial of an offer, revocation of any existing offer, or other adverse action, up to and including termination after the start of your commencement of work.

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