Material Manager

Material Manager

To be a team member at ADB Companies, or as we call it, part of the A-Team, you must be ALL IN to support the company's mission, vision, and values.

OUR MISSION: We are a customer-centric partner providing innovative solutions. The safety, well-being, and career growth of our team members are the benchmarks of our success.

POSITION OVERVIEW: ADB is a Nationwide full turnkey provider of technology infrastructure solutions including Wireline, Wireless, Technology, P&I and Engineering. Our customer centric approach has ensured long term relationships with commercial clients, service providers, local, state, and federal government organizations. We recognize our team members as our greatest asset ensuring that their safety, well-being, and career growth are always our number one priority. Our ALL IN culture includes a focus on Safety, Wellness, Learning, Diversity and Inclusion, and giving back to our Communities.

ADB is seeking a Material Manager to oversee all material handling, logistics, and inventory management support of various utility construction materials and equipment within a warehouse and/or construction yard setting. This position directly oversees the material team ensuring the success of the material and inventory strategy. The ideal candidate will be customer and quality centric, have a complete buy-in to safety, with a strong work ethic, and ALL IN attitude to achieve results.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Direct manager of people including compensation management, performance, attendance, hiring, discipline, development, training, etc.
• Oversees the entire material and inventory processes and standards ensuring adherence from the internal construction teams, management teams, and subcontractors
• Creates and holds the team accountable to inventory KPI's ensuring objectives are met to include; turn around rations, accurate tracking, competitive pricing, etc.
• Oversees all vendor relationships and pricing; strong negotiation skills to ensure competitive pricing
• Ensures material coverage for operations team ensuring loading, unloading, and delivery times are always covered
• Oversees all financials related to materials and inventory including vendor payments, pricing, cost cutting initiatives and complex tracking of special projects
• Influential with leadership skills to ensure production/safety expectations are always met
• Has professionalism to communicate directly with customers, subs, vendors, etc. and problem solve through issues that may arise
• Effective trainer of others; leads by example and ensures all company safety, performance and conduct behaviors are followed
• Utilizes data analytics and reporting skills to provide complex reporting and/or real time information regarding materials and equipment
• Safety is the expectation; complete buy-in and adherence to the safety culture and expectations by leading by example and actively participating in pre-task, good catch and safety assessment standards within the organization
• Performs other position duties when requested

SUCCESS FACTORS:

• A strong belief in ZERO- Being Safe 100% of the time is the expectation
• Alignment with company mission, vision, and values
• A high level of customer centricity
• Strong work ethic with an ALL-IN attitude
• Strong attendance record
• Strong team player with the ability to adapt to diverse team members
• Ability to perform in a fast paced/high volume environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A high level of time management, accountability, and prioritization skills
• Ability to be organized, problem solve, and be solution oriented
• Self-motivated, goal- oriented, and driven to accomplish department goals
• Strong data tracking and analytics skills
• Proficient Microsoft Office experience (Excel, Outlook, Word, etc.)

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Must be able to work in a variety of physical positions like sitting, squatting, standing, walking, climbing, etc.
• May be exposed to uncomfortable or distracting sounds or noise levels while onsite
• This is a safety sensitive position; when working on site, will be required to wear common protective of safety equipment, such as safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, and steel toed boots.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

• 5+ years of experience within a Material Handling/Logistics and/or Inventory position required
• Previous experience managing a team required
• Previous experience within utility construction required
• Valid driver license with the ability to drive a company vehicle required (CDL strongly preferred)
• Forklift Certification strongly preferred (ability to obtain within 90 days of hire required)
• High School diploma or equivalent required

ADB Companies, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All candidates agree to complete a selection assessment and pre-employment drug screen.

Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.