Onsite Materials Leader: Inventory, Planning & Supply Chain

MechoSystems; New Durham (NJ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match (up to 5%)

Life insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Paid sick time

Paid vacation time

Eleven paid holidays

Volunteer day

Job summary

Springs Window Fashions is hiring for Mecho, a division of Springs Window Fashions LLC, as Materials Manager in Edison, NJ. This onsite role leads materials management across a multi-plant network, focusing on planning, inventory control, receiving, and distribution while driving continuous improvement.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 7+ years in supply chain within manufacturing, and 2+ years of people management, with strong ERP/MRP and data-analysis skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience within supply chain functions in a manufacturing environment.
• At least 2 years of people management experience, including planning, receiving, material handling, and inventory control.
• Demonstrated leadership capability in a fast‑paced, customer‑centric manufacturing operation.

Responsibilities

• Direct Material Buyer/Planners’ activities to enable the plant operation to execute to or above customer expectations while optimizing inventory, plant priorities, and freight expense.
• Drive high adherence to system utilization to optimize the use of MRP functionality and reporting tools to enable an efficient workflow in Planning and Scheduling buying processes.
• Communicate effectively with all team members including cross-functional teams, internal customers, and external suppliers.
• Control inventory levels within specified goals at the SKU and aggregate level while developing strategies to improve inventory turns and PFEP alignment.
• Manage supplier performance in Power BI and work with Procurement to cooperatively improve supplier performance and collaboration.
• Ensure materials are available to support customer requirements while minimizing freight costs.
• Monitor and mitigate material shortages; identify and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure the team keeps system material availability dates updated and accurate.
• Monitor capacity requirements both short- and long-term.
• Ensure and communicate overall product line customer service levels.
• Manage the backlog by facility to ensure service and utilization objectives are achieved.
• Maintain 95% on time shipment service.
• Work with Procurement on reducing lead times, minimums, and price break quantities.
• Ensure buyer/planners provide forecasts to major suppliers.
• Follow up on rejects to ensure they are expeditiously dispositioned.
• Continuously look for inventory optimization opportunities.
• Monitor and report aged inventory to identify opportunities to reduce and prevent excess.
• Set, monitor, and report line responsibility for inventory levels.
• Ensure obsolete inventory is dispositioned and consumed, sold, or scrapped.
• Ensure the team creates work orders, purchase orders, and material movements in a timely manner and in accordance with customer service and inventory objectives.
• Review all ECOs/ECNs and take appropriate action.
• Ensure the team monitors and maintain the accuracy of system planning and purchasing parameters.
• Maintain integrity and accuracy of Anaplan planning parameters.
• Review procedures and practices to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Help mentor and cross-train Planner/Buyers.
• Provide the best experience to all contacts by consistently following our Core Value and Cultural Behaviors.
• Support special projects for senior management as assigned.

Skills

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Office

PC-based applications

Data analysis

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, or related field

Job description

Springs Window Fashions is hiring for Mecho, a division of Springs Window Fashions LLC, as Materials Manager in Edison, NJ. This onsite role leads materials management across a multi-plant network, focusing on planning, inventory control, receiving, and distribution while driving continuous improvement.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 7+ years in supply chain within manufacturing, and 2+ years of people management, with strong ERP/MRP and data-analysis skills.