Materials Manager

Materials Manager

The Materials Manager is responsible for executing purchasing, production planning, and inventory management activities for the entire site, with a focus on best practice processes and achieving an optimal supply chain relative to metrics of Quality, Cost, and Delivery as determined by the Operating Company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop strategic plan to achieve supply chain objectives, to include identifying and implementing spend strategies for the site.
• Responsible for supporting new product development and the ECN process as it pertains to purchasing and production planning.
• Responsible to maintain and development a material cost savings funnel in line with the Operating Company objectives. Responsible for driving identified and approved projects to completion.
• Manage sourcing projects and assume responsibility for Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
• Manage supplier performance through supplier scorecards working with Supplier Quality Engineer.
• Measure monthly and annual materials goals that support the site objectives.
• Utilize value stream mapping and other lean tools to streamline processes and minimize inventory.
• Participates in the S&OP process.
• Assist in product life cycle analysis process for the Kanban/ERP and own all direct material Kanban implementation and management.
• Maintain an assertive follow-up system to ensure plant production schedule compliance.
• Own, teach, and manage the execution of Plan for Every Part (PFEP), Every Part Every Interval (EPEI), Optimizers, and other lean production planning tools.
• Understand impacts to MRP & ERP with any future system changes.

Interface with Management, Supervision, Customer Service, Quality, Finance, Engineering and Operations.

• Evaluates and suggests Make/Buy decisions.
• Negotiate MRO/Indirect material contracts and other major capital purchases.
• Work directly with Operating Company Sourcing group on project implementation.
• May participate in Altra-wide global projects on an as needed basis.

Critical Competencies:

• Ownership of inventory management utilizing a Kanban system
• Strong negotiation skills, including a sound understanding of commercial, regulatory, and intellectual property elements of a contract
• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing methodology and its application
• Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of employees and managers, customers, and suppliers
• Ability to partner with shop floor Supervision to execute continuous improvement

Professional Experience/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field, or commensurate experience, required
• Experience in Production Planning within a plant environment, required
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a Material Manager/Supervisor role, required
• Experience of Kanban process, preferred
• Experience in managing suppliers of raw steel, castings, and ball bearings, preferred

Physical Demand and Work Environment:

Physical Demands – while performing the duties in this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit.

Work Environment – the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a 'U.S. Person', which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States, or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position.

Salary Range:

$115,000 - 130,000 USD The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation for all statewide locations across the United States. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors, including but not limited to the physical worksite location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education and internal peer compensation comparison.