What are the responsibilities and job description for the Materials Manager position at Kinedyne?
**Job Title:** Materials Manager
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Materials Manager to join our team at Kinedyne. This role will be responsible for leading the planning, purchasing, and inventory management functions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Optimize supply availability, inventory investment, cost, and risk of obsolescence by forecasting and developing plans for materials, components, and product storage at suppliers.
- Direct and coordinate the plant SIOP (Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning) process, Master Scheduling, and Production Planning to ensure efficient use of production and purchasing resources.
- Ensure import compliance and implement best-in-class master planning practices.
- Establish internal logistics plans and material delivery systems/routes to optimize efficiency.
- Maintain and coordinate activities to ensure vital plant metrics, including customer on-time delivery, backlog, days on hand inventory, and past due work orders/schedules.
- Recommend and assist in implementing goals and objectives for the Supply Chain staff.
Working Conditions:
- Primarily works in a climate-controlled office setting with occasional time spent in manufacturing and warehouse environments.
- Maintains a neat, clean, orderly, and safe work area.
- Minimal travel required.
Core Competencies:
- Building Effective Teams: Coordinating and leading teams for success.
- Customer Focus: Understanding customer needs.
- Drive for Results: Identifying key goals and using available resources to achieve them.
- Managing Vision and Purpose: Believing in a vision for the organization and enabling others to share it.
- Motivating Others: Supporting an environment where people want to and can perform their best.
- Priority Setting: Knowing what comes first.
- Sizing Up People: Recognizing strong talent and what they bring to the organization.
- Strategic Agility: Looking to the future and rising to meet it.
Other Key Skills:
- Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and sustain output from the team.
- Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, leadership, and team building skills.
- Ability to think and operate on the fly, assess situations, weigh options, and make sound business decisions.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field required.
- At least five years of experience in Supply Chain, including two years of supervisory/leadership experience.
- APICS, ASCM, or other supply chain certification preferred.
This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a seasoned professional to make a significant impact on our company's success. If you have the skills and experience we're looking for, please apply today.
