About this role
Job Summary:
The Materials Manager is responsible for production control, supplier scheduling, inventory management, logistics and the management of multiple direct reports on the Materials team.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Adhere to all safety requirements and report all unsafe acts and conditions immediate to ensure the safety of all employees.
- Create a world class team of “A” players through constant coaching, delivering candid feedback and taking appropriate actions in a timely manner.
- Manage department associates to create a team-based environment, with open/candid communications and direct accountability to ensure the department operates at a very efficient level.
- Confer with other members of management personnel, subordinate members of supervision, and general workforce to establish and follow production and quality control standards, develop budgets and cost control measures.
- Deliver world-class delivery, inventory and supplier performance with a focus on quality, on-time delivery and competitive costs.
- Utilizing lean manufacturing and six-sigma techniques to eliminate all non-necessary inventory to reduce working capital and drive toward single piece flow.
- Drive toward the implementation of pull scheduling via the use of Kanban.
- Monitoring all department and plant metrics to ensure all resources are working on the greatest “value adding” opportunities.
- Monitor process quality (hands on) to ensure all deliverables are achieved by department associates.
- Review and analyze production, quality, shipping, sales and other appropriate operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications and/or shipping and/or receiving problems.
- Develop the annual business plan/tactical plan and ensure all department objectives are achieved as set in the plan alongside management team
- Plan and implement ideas for the optimum utilization of equipment, personnel, and supplies to achieve departmental objectives in the most cost-effective manner possible.
- Interview candidates and make hiring recommendations for vacancies within the department in accordance to applicable laws. Train and develop employees in the department as necessary.
- Conduct annual performance reviews for direct reports, complete the review form and make recommendations for rate increases. Recommend wage adjustments, promotions, demotions, terminations, layoff, etc.
- Maintain oversight of all hourly personnel actions within Materials Department.
- Recommend and take corrective action in compliance with quality audits, issues, etc.
- Lead Manufacturing floor in Material Visual Controls.
- Lead in developing Pull System, Kan Bans, and Lean Manufacturing techniques.
Required Experience, Education, Skills, and Abilities for Consideration as a Candidate:
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field; or 5 plus years related experience and/or training; equivalent combination of education and experience break down supply chain base
- Strong computer proficiency (Microsoft Outlook, TEAMs, Excel & Word) required
- Must demonstrate good management skills and be capable of evaluating and staffing Materials organization
- Experience in negotiations
- Experience in utilizing MRP systems, D365 strongly preferred
- Experience in developing a system to eliminate material line shortages and multiple schedule changes
- Experience in managing inventory levels and increase inventory turns
- Poses a solid understanding of Manufacturing’s relationship to materials (receiving, min/max, WIP, manufacturing stage, finished goods)
- Poses a solid understanding of finished goods management and floor layouts to improve maximum floor efficiency
Preferred or Additional, Experience, Education, Skills and Abilities:
- APICS Certification
- Prior automotive experience
- Six Sigma experience
- Drive for Results
- Creative Program Solving
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Communication
- Accountability
- Supplier Management