What are the responsibilities and job description for the Materials Manager position at Collabera?
Job Title: Materials Manager
Job Location: Boston, MA 02210
Job Duration: 9 Months (Contract) (Possibility of Extension/Conversion)
Pay Range: 44.27/hr to 46.27/hr
Job Description:
- Materials Planner responsible for demand, supply, inventory planning and tactical execution for warehouse robotics equipment
- Responsible to perform complex analyses to determine demand-supply gaps, safety stock levels, forecast calculations and identify inventory excess/obsolescence
- Responsible to partner with and influence procurement, manufacturing and logistics teams to optimize processes and solve business problems/risks
Daily Schedule: M-F 8-4 or 9-5
Required Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or related field
- 7 years of experience in high volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environment
- 7 years of direct experience in supplier/supply chain management
- Global supply chain experience managing cross functional teams in a fast pace consumer electronics product company
- Knowledge and experience with Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma methodologies
- Knowledge of manufacturing supply chain and operations industry
- Experience with MS Excel, SQL and visualization tools
- Working knowledge of supply chain planning and execution concepts
Preferred Skills:
- Master’s degree
- Familiarity with world-class planning and forecasting methods and tools
- Exceptional ability to solve problems and coordinate with global team members
- Extensive negotiation experience with global suppliers with a proven track record in cost reduction
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Strong analytical skills and comfort pulling data and analyzing directly from databases (i.e. cost modeling, supply analysis)
- Knowledge of Oracle ERP, Agile a plus
Leadership Principles:
- Bias for Action
- Invent & Simplify
- Experience with Ambiguity
Top 3 must-have hard skills:
- Demand Supply Gap Analysis Experience
- Program/Stakeholder Management
- Advanced Excel Skills/SQL Preferred
Salary : $44 - $46
