Materials Manager

Materials Manager

Job Description

Reports To: Plant Manager

Department: Materials

Division: Northern Division

Location: Arlington

Summary: Directs and coordinates activities of personnel engaged in distributing materials, equipment, and supplies in the organization by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plans, directs, coordinates, evaluates and provides leadership/development/mentoring for manufacturing and assembly operation;

• Ensures compliance with all appropriate safety, health, and other applicable regulations, and with ISO requirements;

• Manages the development of production schedules for all manufacturing processes within the facility;

• Manages shipping and receiving operations;

• Manages and controls inventories for the facility, including managing inventory accuracy, conducting cycle counting, conducting quarterly and annual inventories, etc;

• Manages warehousing operations, assuring that adequate inventories are available to support production needs and meet customer orders;

• Manages inventories at off-site warehouses if applicable;

• Coordinates transportation of resin, molded parts, and purchased parts between Mack facilities;

• Designs, implements, and maintains material handling processes and equipment throughout the facility;

• Identifies and implements improvement programs to reduce inventories, increase inventory accuracy, increase efficiencies, maximize use of existing facilities, and improve on-time delivery, while providing total customer satisfaction;

• Develops reports within ERP system to support plant and corporate business objectives;

• Other duties as assigned.

Competency:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs workflows and procedures.

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group-problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Customer Service - Responds promptly to customer needs; Meets commitments.

Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification.

Managing People - Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement; Solicits and applies customer feedback (internal and external); Improves processes, products and services.

Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Plans for additional resources; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks.

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.

Education/Experience:

Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university, plus two to four years related experience and/or training.

Language Ability:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Math Ability:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry; Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills:

Knowledge of Word Processing and Spreadsheet software; Three to five years experience with ERP systems required, preferably with MAPICS software.

Certificates and Licenses:

APICS certification

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Directly supervises employees in the shipping and receiving departments; Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws; Responsible for interviewing, hiring, and training employees; As well as planning, assigning, and directing work, and appraising performance; Rewards and disciplines employees, addresses complaints, and resolves problems.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing 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 individual is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; Is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic, or caustic chemicals; Possible risk of electrical shock and vibration.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, occasionally loud.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual 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 individual is frequently required to sit, talk, and hear; Occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, and climb or balance; The individual must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.