Materials Operations Manager

Eaton; Rumford (RI); On-site; USD 113,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Variable incentive program

Job summary

Eaton is seeking a Materials Operations Manager at its Rumford, RI facility to lead materials flow, inventory control, and scheduling in support of the Master Production Schedule. The role drives on-time delivery, leverages Lean principles, and coordinates with Network Planning to optimize the SIOP process.

Ideal candidates have a strong background in supply chain within manufacturing, with several years of leadership and experience in Power BI and MFG/Pro. This role requires U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum of five (5) years combined experience in Materials, Operations, Customer Service and/or Supply Chain Management within a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of one (1) year manager of people experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage materials flow and transactions inventory to support the plant's operations by deploying lean material flow.
• Administration of Indirect and MRO purchasing function according to Eaton standards.
• Generate short-term production scheduling aligned by the plan defined by the Network.

Skills

Materials management

Inventory control

Forecasting

Production scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

CPIM certification

Tools

Power BI

MFG/Pro

Job description

Eaton's IS AER FED division is currently seeking a Materials Operations Manager. This position will be located at our Rumford, RI facility.

Required

The Materials Operations Manager is responsible for managing the internal materials & scheduling processes required inside an Eaton factory in order to drive the maximum adherence to the Master Production Schedule provided by the Network Planning team through the SIOP process. In this role, you will manage and direct supply chain personnel in the procurement, receipt, disbursement, and inventory control of material to ensure on-time delivery of customer orders while maintaining assigned inventory levels. This role is directly or functionally responsible for the following core processes:

• Scheduling production in the short-term horizon based on the S&OE processes.
• Maintaining Inventory Accuracy through accurate cycle counting.
• Movement of materials through the facility.
• Internal receipts, storage, distribution and transportation.
• Logistics activities for the site.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $113000 - $165000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What You'll Do

• Manage materials flow and transactions inventory to support the plant's operations by deploying lean material flow.
• Administration of Indirect and MRO purchasing function according to policies and practices determined by Eaton standards.
• Generate short-term production scheduling aligned by the plan defined by the Network.
• Monitor execution of production schedule defined by the Network (schedule work on factory floor, monitor execution of the production plan).
• Escalation of material availability to the COE and Network teams.
• Drive forecast attainment aligned with the MPS resulted from the SIOP plan.
• Execute shipment schedule aligned with the customer priority dates aligned with the network and customer service team.
• Champion and deploy continuous improvement leveraging tools such as internal assessments (MMA,OPA), visual management, standard work and value stream mapping.
• Maintain target inventory levels and meet OTD goals for both internal and external customers and overall freight targets (including premium freight) aligned with the plan defined by the network.
• Own plant data health activities including but not limited to routings and WMS system, MRO, shipping and receiving, part movements, production scheduling.
• Point of contact to escalations related to execution of the overall SIOP plan.

Qualifications Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five (5) years combined experience in Materials, Operations, Customer Service and/or Supply Chain Management within a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of one (1) year manager of people experience.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, now or in the future.
• This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Rumford, RI will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of seven (7) years experience in supply chain management.
• Minimum of three (3) years of manager of people experience.
• Minimum of one (1) year of Power Bi design experience.
• Minimum of one (1) year of working in MFGPro.
• CPIM certification.

Skills

• In-depth knowledge of plant manufacturing processes and value streams from raw materials to finished product.
• Technical knowledge of forecasting techniques, bill of material structuring and scheduling execution.

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