Title Materials Manager -

Department Operations

Responsible for all Supply Chain activities in consultation with the Plant Manager, the Materials function is responsible for developing a production plan from order and forecast data, triggers and responds to MRP, activates and manages the supply of component parts and raw material for production, tracks and manages inventory positions, assures proper and desired inventory levels, assures and maintains high levels of inventory accuracy, and monitors all levels of inventory to assure timely delivery of components and finished goods. The Materials function is also responsible for all back end customer supply chain activities including shipment and logistics planning, shipment coordination is the principle contact for all freight and third party logistics services, working closely with all internal entities to maximize shipments and deliveries to their final destination. The Materials position seeks to develop improved processes to streamliner supply chain activities and is deeply involved in ERP systems development and execution and assures material BOM accuracy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Oversees all aspects of Material management including Production Planning, Purchasing, Supplier selection and development, Inventory Management, Shipping, Logistics and 3rd party Warehouse and Transportation. Works closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance and key personnel in other sites to optimize all supply chain activities,  responsible for physical and financial inventory planning and accuracy and with the support of Engineering assures the accuracy of product structures, revisions and phase in/out activities as required. Assists the Plant Manager in the development of budgets, forecasts, production and logistics plans on a routine basis.