What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Supervisor 2nd Shift position at FEHRER AUTOMOTIVE NORTH AMERICA LLC?
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- SUMMARY:
The Materials Supervisor oversees the materials, warehouse, and shipping department in lieu of the Supply Chain Manager during the off shift
- ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Oversee the materials management process, including inventory control, purchasing, and logistics
- Serve as the point of contact for Customers and Suppliers during the offshift hours, communicating with Management and the Production lines to ensure deliveries, coordination of tasks between all departments and outside entities.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure efficient and effective materials management
- Manage the materials team, including hiring, training, and performance management
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure materials are available to meet production schedules
- Monitor inventory levels and adjust purchasing and production schedules as needed
- Ensure compliance with all safety and environmental regulations
- Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce costs
- Prepare and present reports on materials management performance to senior management
- Ensure accuracy of inventory counts and investigate any discrepancies
- Report inventory levels to management
- Assist with inventory audits
- Identify and report any inventory or materials issues to management
- Maintain a clean and organized work area
- Performs additional duties as assigned.
- SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None
- QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Strong Leadership skills and the ability to motivate and develop a team
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Experience with inventory control and purchasing software
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Excellent time management skills.
- Strong problem solving skills
- Self-starter capable of working independently.
- Experience working effectively as part of a small team.
- EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
Minimum Requirement:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in supply chain management, logistics, or related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in materials management, with at least 2 years in a supervisory role.
- LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets basic instructions and required documents. Has the ability to respond and communicate complicated instruction and basic directions.
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
- MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to comprehend and apply principles of basic mathematics.
- REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage well through ambiguity and complexity
- Ability to execute and follow-through to completion and documentation
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is required to stand, walk, lift, and sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Prolonged periods of standing, walking, and physical activity.
- WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Normal amount of sitting and standing, above average mobility to move around an office and plant environment, able to conduct normal amount of work on a computer.
- Works with all levels of employees as well as executive management.
- Also works with Fehrer Germany, Supply Chain, Accounting and Finance teams.
- Works with multiple suppliers, vendors, and customers.
- Works with outside financial auditors.
