What are the responsibilities and job description for the Materials Manager position at Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.?
Position Purpose :
Manage plant material control functions, including forecasting, master scheduling, production planning and control, purchased item planning, MRO procurement, shipping and receiving, inventory control, and configuration control. Report to plant manager and support all logistical activities to provide optimum manufacturing performance.
Essential Functions :
Manage and maintain current product family, planning bills of materials to provide purchased parts and raw material availability in response to marketing forecasts. Organize the systematic update of planning bill composition and popularity percentages. Incorporate monthly marketing forecast quantities into the product family planning bill parents and adjust the range of the planning horizon.
Supervise the plant production scheduling functions, including master product scheduling and shop floor scheduling. Provide material availability to support on time deliveries of customer sales orders of at least 95%. Incorporate final assembly scheduling, work order management, and KANBAN within the CA-KBM software system.
Control plant inventory to optimize turnover and minimize investment. Administer cycle count program and WIP audits to obtain accurate inventory values and effectively utilize MRP II. Monitor safety stock levels and establish order policies to balance inventory availability with low levels of investment. Work with vendors to establish on time deliveries and JIT programs.
Direct the shipping and receiving function to provide error-free outbound shipments expeditiously. Ship customer sales orders complete and by the requested ship date. Support customer service with sales order status communications.
Analyze plant work center capacities through rough-cut and detailed capacity planning. Use the marketing forecast to drive standard hour requirements to plant machine and manpower resources. Recommend capacity adjustments to the plant manager, i.e., equipment and staffing levels. Identify constraints and maximize attendant throughput.
Hendrickson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Education and Training
Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or business management
APICS Certification (CPIM)
Minimum Qualifications
Ten years manufacturing experience with minimum five years in supervision in materials management.
Must have a thorough knowledge of MRPII
Must be proficient in analytical problem-solving techniques and possess strong written and oral communication skills
Good interpersonal skills and must be able to work with minimal supervision
Strong leadership and team-building qualities
Hendrickson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
