Supervisor, Materials

For more than 70 years, MasterBrand has been shaping the places where people come together, enriching lives and creating meaningful memories for our customers.

We are the #1 manufacturer of residential cabinets in North America, and our associates produce the most comprehensive portfolio of superior cabinetry products for the kitchen, bath and other parts of the home.

Come see why our associates love working at MasterBrand.

Job Description:

Position Summary 

This position will be responsible for all receiving, storage and replenishment activities supporting a $100m kitchen cabinet assembly plant.  Key element of this position will be developing and deploying best practices for day-to-day operations.  This includes receiving, storage, inventory control, customer backorder recovery, space planning, 3PL management, optimizing pick locations, establishing pick locations for new product launches, ensuring accurate transactions from team, and delivering on time to production.   The leader will be expected to accomplish this through effective mentoring, coaching and lean practices.   Key objectives will include safety, quality, productivity, cost, customer service and inventory accuracy.   

The position will lead an organization of 20-25 employees.   

 

Organizational Relationship 
Position reports to the Materials Manager 

 

Responsibilities 


* Performance of the receiving and put away team.  Including receiving, storage, inventory control, customer backorder recovery, space planning and 3PL management 



* Performance of the picking and replenishment team.  Including inventory control, on time delivery, escalation of quality defects 



* Meet objectives related to safety, quality, productivity, cost, customer service and inventory accuracy. 



* Implement best practices through MasterBrand defined lean practices including Kaizen events, value stream mapping, problem solving, A3 action planning and standard work. 



* Utilize a data driven approach to ensure workflow, customer service and storage optimization.  Anticipating issues and taking action to resolve bottlenecks and inefficient material flow. 



* Regularly audit current practices to challenge the teams, bring awareness to opportunities, and to make sure that continuous improvement becomes a mindset 

Key Competencies 


* Collaborates – building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives 



* Communicates Effectively – developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences 



* Decision Quality – making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward 



* Instills Trust – gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity 



* Develops Talent – develops people to meet bot...