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Materials Manager

The Materials Manager will oversee all operations associated with Materials Management to include production planning, inventory management, router maintenance, receiving, warehousing, material handling, obsolete inventory, and inventory accuracy while improving safety, quality, and productivity. Consistent execution with primary focus on BOM alignment and material flow by plan component coverage, validate routings, synchronize deliveries to takt time by controlling the operations to no line stoppages and control excess WIP.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure adequate supply of materials and capacity to enable on-time deliveries, minimize lead-time, and avoid manufacturing delay and stock out situations
• Oversee and manage material management through inventory reconcilations, cycle counting, and item setup-maintenance
• Oversee router creation and maintenance
• Direct and oversee all activities within the Warehouse and Distribution areas
• Train, motivate, and mentor staff to ensure readiness for promotions as opportunities arise
• Establish and maintain strong intra department relationships with colleagues across functional areas to achieve business objectives
• Establish and support a work environment of continuous improvement to grow profitability and market share
• Establish, monitor and ensure all inventory reviews for obsolescence, unit model phase out component settings and movement to PS warehouse
• Make certain staff has tools, instructions, priorities, and motivation to complete assigned tasks
• Research and suggest technological improvements which may entail automation that increase overall efficiency and safety as well as keeping Stulz at the forefront of the industry
• Oversee creation, training, and, maintaining ISO processes and work instructions that relate to planning, routers, and inventory control including warehouse material handling

Qualifications:

• Advanced knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, SAP/S4/HANNA preferred
• Advanced knowledge of SAP WM/IM and manufacturing software
• Leadership, managerial, and project management skills
• Familiar with ISO Quality systems and requirements
• Knowledge of products and technologies including current and potential requirements preferred
• Excellent analytical computer skills with Microsoft Office products
• Strong planning, organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Extensive experience in materials and supply chain management; high mix, low volume, make-to-order manufacturing preferred along with high mix, high volume, make-to-order (Repetitive Manufacturing)
• Expertise in MS Excel: data analysis, pivot tables, charting, and trending
• Able to understand and interpret engineering specifications and drawings

Education/Experience:

• BS/BA degree in Supply Chain, Business Management or related field and 7 years related experience, or MS/MA in Supply Chain, Business Management or related field and 5 years related experience
• 4 years experience managing others
• 7+ years of progressive experience in a discrete manufacturing setting
• Minimum of five (5) years of related Inventory Control

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• APICS CPIM (Planning & Inventory) preferred
• CSCP (Supply Chain) preferred

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and understand English instructions

Mathematical Skills:

• Descriptive statistics

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to an office environment in a manufacturing plant. Employee will at times be required to work with supervisor/managers on the production floor to understand material/supply needs.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to an office environment as well as a manufacturing environment. The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.