Materials Manager

Job Position: Materials Manager

Location: Shelby Township, MI 48315

Pay Rate: $80,000


are seeking a highly skilled Materials Manager to join our team at our precision CNC machined metal parts manufacturing facility. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing all materials management activities through the OnRamp ERP system. The Materials Manager will ensure timely delivery of raw materials, equipment, work-in-process, and finished goods to support production schedules and meet customer demands. The candidate must have experience working in a precision metal parts manufacturing environment and possess a strong understanding of OnRamp or other ERP systems.

• Accountable for all materials management activities through OnRamp (ERP) to ensure "zero lates" and on-time delivery performance.
• Responsible for controlling and directing the procurement, transportation, storage, and distribution of raw materials, equipment, work-in-process, and finished goods.
• Monitor the flow of materials and products from initial receipt through production and warehousing stages.
• Ensure raw materials are ordered ahead of future orders and demand.
• Own the ERP system in relation to Materials, Inventory, and Purchasing.

Customer & Vendor Coordination

• Interact with suppliers and customers to ensure demand signals are understood and executed as customer build rates change with market influences.
• Access customer portals to upload the latest delivery schedules into OnRamp.
• Send daily production counts and shipment pickup confirmations to customers.
• Coordinate with raw material vendors, customers, and outsourced operation vendors to ensure a smooth flow of operations.
• Schedule the company truck for pickups and drop-offs of parts to and from subcontract operations.

Shipping & Packaging Oversight

• Direct the packaging team's daily priorities and monitor progress throughout the day.
• Review shipper picklists in OnRamp daily and confirm parts are packed and staged for upcoming shipments.

Continuous Improvement & Leadership

• Identify actual or potential areas of difficulty and recommend action to remedy these problems.
• Assess and evaluate schedule execution across production processes; develop strategies that drive changes to meet delivery objectives, improve operational efficiencies, and enhance overall cost effectiveness.
• Coordinate with Quality on any issues and participate in Layered Process Audits (LPAs) and management audits.
• Develop and mentor direct reports for professional growth and succession planning.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of progressive manufacturing and operations experience in a precision metal parts manufacturing environment.
• Deep understanding of precision metal parts manufacturing, including blueprint reading, metallurgy, raw material procurement, metal fabrication, and CNC machining (saw cut, lathe turning, milling, grinding operations).
• Experience planning operations in a low-volume, high-mix, high-process complexity manufacturing environment.
• Solid understanding of OnRamp or similar ERP systems and specific process competencies to build immediate credibility with colleagues, customers, and suppliers.
• Hands-on experience managing daily shipping/packaging operations and coordinating outbound logistics, including scheduling trucking for pickups and deliveries.
• Comfortable working directly in customer portals to manage delivery schedules and communicate shipment status.
• Strong leadership skills focused on developing process and structure to drive operational improvement.
• Excellent mentoring and communication skills while maintaining a strong sense of urgency.
• Strong computer skills along with written and verbal communication abilities.
• Demonstrated working experience with customer EDI and forecasts, MRP, ERP, and DCP in a Business Operating System.
• Fluent in the application of Lean methodologies and tools (APQP, Standardized Work, OEE, 5S, and Theory of Constraints) in a TPS environment.

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