Strategic Materials & Logistics Manager

Socket.dev; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) plan with employer matching

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Richardson, Texas is seeking a Sr. Materials Manager to lead a 15+ person materials organization and direct production control, scheduling, inventory, logistics and 3PL performance to ensure on-time delivery and regulatory compliance.

You will own inventory plans, drive continuous improvement, and partner with manufacturing to balance capacity, changes in priorities, and long-term capability to support New Product Introduction through End of Life.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum of 7 years’ experience
• ERP experience
• Capacity Planning or equivalent experience
• Leadership (with direct reports) experience
• Aerospace industry experience
• Experience driving product flow and on time delivery
• Program management experience
• Collins organizational change management experience
• Energetic management & planning experience
• SAP experience

Responsibilities

• Development and ownership of the inventory plan (Raw, WIP, and Finished Goods) aligned with AOP/SFP objectives, including defining action items to achieve targeted outcomes
• Ensure on-time delivery (OTD) of materials to production lines (on time starts) and customers by managing planning, staging, and fulfillment processes
• Support quarterly analysis of Excess & Obsolete (E&O), PFEP, (Effective Material Planning (EMP) and Entitlement, including the development and execution of resulting action items
• Coordinate with the manufacturing team to manage changes in production priorities or order modifications
• Champion continuous improvement for material planning, receiving, storage, staging, and WIP control
• Assess workload requirements to ensure adequate staffing is in place to support business operations and facilitate training and development of employees
• Manage the material strategy to support the New Product Introduction to End of Life
• Oversee the end-to-end materials process for the site, including planning, detailed scheduling, logistics, and delivery commitment, and lead strategic inventory initiatives
• Accountable for inventory control (e.g., cycle counting) ensuring stock is maintained at an appropriate level and meet site NITO targets
• Play a key role in the manufacturing automation strategy, material release strategy, handling methods, kitting strategy and material movement methods for all parts from storage location through to final delivery
• Support business SIOP process and S&OE execution performance
• Monitor and report on key metrics for the site, ensuring alignment with organizational goals(Inventory, NITO, Inventory accuracy, MPS Adherence)
• Represent materials in the Program Management Team (PMT) and tier meetings with the value stream leaders/program managers.
• Support business travel up to 10%

Job description

Collins Aerospace in Richardson, Texas is seeking a Sr. Materials Manager to lead a 15+ person materials organization and direct production control, scheduling, inventory, logistics and 3PL performance to ensure on-time delivery and regulatory compliance.

You will own inventory plans, drive continuous improvement, and partner with manufacturing to balance capacity, changes in priorities, and long-term capability to support New Product Introduction through End of Life.