Materials Manager

Overhead Door Corporation; Williamsport (Lycoming County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Overhead Door Corporation is seeking an experienced supply chain professional to manage purchasing, planning, inventory control and master production scheduling in a build-to-order environment.

You will develop feasible production schedules, coordinate intercompany movements, and drive material demand to support production across multiple sites. Strong Oracle ASCP and Excel skills plus 8+ years in manufacturing planning are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years professional experience in discrete manufacturing planning, scheduling and purchasing using formal MRP-Supply Chain Planning and ERP system (Oracle preferred).
• APICS certification highly desirable.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and related analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop valid, feasible production schedules for finished goods and components 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 and products.
• Drive material demand for Purchasing and monitor availability to support production schedules.
• Lead purchasing efforts, sourcing strategy, and negotiate pricing and terms with suppliers.
• Execute daily purchasing tasks to support production needs with accuracy and timeliness.
• Maintain capacity plan and material forecasts to ensure production readiness and customer fulfillment.
• Review new product introductions and promotions to ensure supply chain can support requirements.
• Interact with sales, marketing, Supply Chain, Operations and manufacturing to meet objectives.
• Utilize ASCP to maintain accurate planning data in the system.

Skills

Production planning

Purchasing

Inventory management

Leadership

MRP/ERP systems

Education

Bachelor degree in Business or Technical field

Tools

Oracle ASCP

Excel

Job description

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.

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.

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.