Materials Manager (Homebuilding / Construction)

Our partner in Wakarusa, Indiana is hiring a Material Manager to join their team! Our partner is a top modular homebuilding company in the nation! The Material Manager in this role is responsible for material management, vendor management, process management, and aids in cost management. The Material Manager plans, organizes, coordinates, controls, and supervises the purchasing department, warehouse, and inventory control activities and works closely with the manufacturing teams to establish scheduling and planning requirements. This requires working with other departments at the facility including Engineering, Production, Service, Sales, as well as working collaboratively with corporate office teams (procurement, accounting, etc..).

Duties / Responsibilities :

• Lead, manage, & develop the department of buying reps
• Work and communicate collaboratively with the rest of the facility leadership team & corporate
• Facilitate a culture that is focused on the team member experience and customer experience
• Must comply, honor, and operate under existing supplier contracts and company SOP’s
• Negotiate pricing with non-contract suppliers
• Manage Oracle Supply Chain and Manufacturing modules to improve business processes
• Manage the cycle count process to accurately update inventory quantities
• Manage and maintain the accuracies of inventory while using the ERP system :
• Queries and views items in the ERP system
• Manages and analyzes Demand and Supply Plans
• Utilize demand analysis and other forecasting methods to accurately forecast component needs
• Configures and manages planning set up, data collection and order promising
• Manages data collection processes and verifies collected data
• Manages items used in Demand and Supply Plans
• Operate and order within the defined supply terms (lead time, minimum order quantity, delivery, etc.)
• Work independently on assigned projects and tasks, effectively using other resources as needed
• Optimize on hand inventory to balance cost efficiencies while maintaining material for production needs
• Work with suppliers and other departments to eliminate waste & improve efficiency
• Holds suppliers accountable to quality and performance standards
• Manage, update, and maintain the organization of the inventory warehouse
• Manage the Issue Resolution process
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure :
• Material is being scanned in and out of proper locations or sub-inventories
• The accuracy of material backflush locations is being met
• Proper rotation of inventory (FIFO)
• Management and recording of Damaged, Slow Moving, & Obsolete Material
• Management of scrap materials and scrap material sales
• Manage the item creation and item enablement process as well as conduct inventory variance deep dives
• Lead and develop direct reports using KPI’s and performance reviews, to ensure proper communication and
• compliance with all company guidelines
• Other duties as assigned

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