Materials Manager

The position will be responsible for purchasing, planning, inventory control and master production scheduling (MPS) activities for manufacturing operations in a build to order environment.


* Minimum 8 years professional experience in discrete manufacturing planning, scheduling and purchasing using formal MRP-Supply Chain Planning and ERP system (preferably Oracle) with 2 years of leadership experience required.


* Heavy exposure or direct experience in material planning, purchasing and inventory management required.


* APICS certification highly desirable.


* Proficient skills with Microsoft Office Suite especially Excel.

Education



* Bachelor degree with emphasis in Business or Technical field required.



* Minimum 8 years professional experience in discrete manufacturing planning, scheduling and purchasing using formal MRP-Supply Chain Planning and ERP system (preferably Oracle) with 2 years of leadership experience required.


* Heavy exposure or direct experience in material planning, purchasing and inventory management required.


* APICS certification highly desirable.


* Proficient skills with Microsoft Office Suite especially Excel.

Education



* Bachelor degree with emphasis in Business or Technical field required.



* Develop valid, feasible production schedules for finished goods and component items based on equipment, labor and raw material availability.


* Provide daily production schedules to manufacturing for finished goods and build-to-stock subassemblies.


* Coordinate intercompany movements of materials/products


* Drive material demand for Purchasing, monitoring availability of purchased items to ensure support of production schedules.


* Manage the purchasing function to include leveraging the functionalized commodity structure, identifying alternate vendors and purchasing high volume items and materials.


* Working with the Operations Director, negotiate site unique pricing and develop cost benefit analysis' and make buy assessments with the commodity sourcing structure.


* Working in a dual role as a Senior Buyer, execute daily purchasing tasks to ensure timely and accurate support of production needs at both factories.


* Determine customer order ship dates (order promising) based on material availability/lead times, current production schedules and capacities.

Resolve conflicts to support target ship dates.


* Lead Operational Effort to reduce inventories while maintaining customer service levels


* Maintain an accurate capacity plan and material forecast to ensure production readiness and customer fulfillment.


* Review New Product Introductions, and Promotion calendar to ensure that Supply Chain can support all program requirements.


* Interact frequently with sales, marketing, Supply Chain, Operations and manufacturing personnel to accomplish objectives.


* Effectively utilize the Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP)...