Sr. Manager, Materials

Day & Zimmermann Company; Texarkana (TX); On-site; USD 107,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Manager of Materials, where your expertise will drive operational success and enhance customer satisfaction. In this pivotal role, you'll oversee all material functions, ensuring efficient movement and delivery while managing budgeting and cost control activities. With over 7 years of experience in materials management, you'll lead process improvements to reduce costs and waste, ultimately boosting profitability. This is an exciting opportunity to attract and develop talent while aligning material strategies with the organization's vision. Make a significant impact in a company dedicated to protecting American freedoms and powering the world.

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in materials management or related field.
• Strong understanding of business strategy and operational success.

Responsibilities

• Oversee material functions ensuring timely delivery and scheduling.
• Manage budgeting and cost control activities for financial goals.
• Lead improvement plans to enhance material processes across sites.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Team Collaboration

Communication Skills

Customer Needs Analysis

Continuous Improvement

People Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Business

Job description

About Day and Zimmermann

At our Day & Zimmermann Munitions Plants, we know the stakes and We do what we say! We're the team working behind the scenes to make sure our nation's front lines have safe, high-quality ammunition. As a trusted premier manufacturer of ammunition to the U.S. Military, some of our capabilities range from production of direct and indirect fire, components, to special projects and beyond. With more than 120 years of experience behind us, it's no surprise that our teams consistently exceed expectations! Come join in on our purpose - We put people to work, we protect American freedoms, and we help our customers power and improve the world!https://dayzim.com

As the Sr. Manager, materials here's the work you'll do:

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Material for D&Z Plants is responsible for overseeing all material functions to ensure efficient movement, delivery, planning, and scheduling of materials to meet both internal and external customer needs. This role ensures the accuracy of records, manages key business systems, and drives process improvements to enhance cost efficiency, cycle time, and customer satisfaction.

• Oversee all material functions, ensuring timely and accurate movement, delivery, planning, and scheduling to meet project and customer requirements.
• Maintain accurate records of all transactions and inventory balances, ensuring compliance with contractual and internal operational standards. Ensure key business systems are operating at optimal accuracy to meet both contractual obligations and internal constraints.
• Manage budgeting and cost control activities to support financial performance goals.
• Lead and implement improvement plans to standardize and enhance material processes across all D&Z Plant sites, reducing costs, eliminating waste, and improving cycle time, with the goal to improve profitability and customer satisfaction.
• Attract, retain, and develop employees by evaluating performance, ensuring alignment with goals and objectives, and fostering professional growth.

This role is for you if you have these skills:

• Transform customer needs into actionable strategies that drive positive business outcomes.
• Skilled in influencing, collaborating, and achieving results through teamwork. Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Possess a high level of analytical skills with the ability to identify issues, gather data from multiple sources, analyze information, and develop effective solutions. Capable of making sound decisions based on facts and strategic thinking.
• Possess a strong understanding of business strategy and effectively aligns material processes and practices to support the organization's vision and goals. Demonstrates the ability to prioritize initiatives that drive operational success.
• Continuous Improvement - Proven ability to identify and implement change necessary to support the organization's overall long-term goals and vision.
• People Management - Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to identify and develop talent, establish goals, and hold employees accountable.

And if you have these qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS), preferably in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or Operations/Material Management.
• 7+ years experience in material accountability or related field, including materials management, budgeting, logistics, or supply chain operations and change management.

In compliance with this state's pay transparency laws, the salary range for this role is $107,200 - $160,800. Final offer amounts may vary based on experience, location, and other factors.