Materials & Supply Chain Manager

Day & Zimmermann Company; Texarkana (TX); On-site; USD 92,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Day & Zimmermann Company is seeking a Manager, Materials in Texarkana to lead material management across the plants division. The role coordinates with Program Management, Inventory, Planning, Warehousing, and Quality to maintain optimal stock levels and improve production efficiency.

The successful candidate will drive cross-functional collaboration, strategic planning, and risk mitigation to meet site and customer expectations in a high-stakes manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in business, management or equivalent.
• 5+ years progressive experience in shipping hazardous material, planning, and leading people; ERP use required.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% as part of the role.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Schedule Management: design and execute scheduling for parts, commodities, and services to production objectives; engage in sourcing and ensure on-time delivery.
• Lead Time and Risk Analysis: build lead time models; identify single points of failure and mitigate risks to uninterrupted production.
• Quality Integration: coordinate with Supplier Quality and Incoming Inspection to evaluate quality and optimize material flow.
• Supplier Performance and Continuous Improvement: support supplier evaluations via scorecards and drive cost/delivery improvements.
• Cost Analysis and Purchasing: provide cost analyses and purchasing strategies reflecting lead times and carrying costs.
• Interdepartmental Workflow Optimization: establish Turn-Around-Times for BOMs, QAPs, drawings, and documents; uphold SLAs.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Communication

Financial acumen

ERP proficiency

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/management or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Day & Zimmermann Company is seeking a Manager, Materials in Texarkana to lead material management across the plants division. The role coordinates with Program Management, Inventory, Planning, Warehousing, and Quality to maintain optimal stock levels and improve production efficiency.

The successful candidate will drive cross-functional collaboration, strategic planning, and risk mitigation to meet site and customer expectations in a high-stakes manufacturing environment.