Materials Manager

Position Description

The Materials Manager is responsible to manage and oversee the production and raw material scheduling, inventory control, customer service, indirect purchasing and logistics functions within the plant to ensure processes and procedures are in place to effectively meet customer demands.

This position will travel between our Goshen, Indiana and Kalamazoo, Michigan facilities. Must be able to regularly commute to both locations. 

Pay Range: $90k - $130k based on experience. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide forecasting information to controller and plant manager for planning.
• Investigate and communicate all customer complaints promptly.
• Lead the plant indirect materials purchasing function.
• Interact with and support the central purchasing function related to procurement of raw material, capital and tooling.
• Participate in the quoting process.
• Provide leadership in all levels of customer contact including inventory, EDI, Customer Service and delivery issues.
• Prepare and make presentations as needed.
• Identify barriers, establish priorities, evaluate practices and develop related plans to ensure successful production control operations.
• Manage the inventory control function and related activities to ensure that production and shipping targets are achieved.
• Monitor daily activities to ensure that all order scheduling and expediting priorities are determined and verify that all requested order status information is conveyed in a timely manner.
• Analyze order volume, order backlog status, late order status and inventory levels; make recommendations and take related actions to enable lead time, late order, inventory and labor budget goals to be met.
• Monitor shipping costs to confirm term compliance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Effectively lead, motivate and develop direct reports.
• Assist with resolving customer issues.
• Support a zero tolerance culture to address behavior and work conditions to achieve an injury-free workplace.
• Lead achievement of OE customer delivery performance of 100%. Achieve service delivery rates of 98%.
• Support successful launch of all new programs.
• Support a landfill-free initiative.
• Help drive the LCCS methodology throughout all operations to ensure achievement of all productivity targets.
• Support the successful implementation and execution of new process and systems technology to improve cost structure and provide superior customer service.
• Support the goals of all financial expectations as established by the business plan.
• Support the manufacturing strategy and footprint by plant.
• Support all activities required to ensure smooth operational integration of any acquisitions into the culture and processes.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervise, coordinate and coach the activities of the materials department.
• Evaluate and address employee performance issues while ensuring employees follow proper operating procedures, safety alerts and quality alerts.
• Ensure employees are trained to safely and properly perform their duties.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Production/Materials Management, Supply Chain or related field required.
• At least five (5) years in a role(s) performing responsibilities similar to those described above.
• May consider candidates with eight (8) years of directly relevant work experience in lieu of the required degree.
• At least five (5) years of experience at the supervisory/management level including full scope of leadership (hiring, training, coaching, performance management).

Skills and Abilities

• Experience in working with MRP and other inventory systems; PLEX experience is a plus.
• Competent in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Thorough understanding of throughput production methods.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Understanding and experience in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Methods.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• APICS Certification Preferred

What you will enjoy

• Culture that supports teamwork to deliver results.
• Workplace where teams care about each other and your voice is heard.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• 401(k) program with 4% company match
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance