Materials Manager Jobs

Responsibilities:

• Manage and ensure an accurate inventory control system including stock room inventory and work in process inventory.
• Oversee performance against key metrics including material budgets, supplier on time delivery and quality.
• Support engineering in NPD activities via Supplier Selection, Supplier communications & collaborations, contract negotiations and prototyping.
• Manage and lead the purchasing team, material planning team, and stock inventory team responsible for providing the following multiple key functions for the Organization:
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written to provide effective and timely communications with/to varied audiences.
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong leadership, interpersonal skills and teamwork.
• Work in self-managed team environment with minimal direct supervision.
• General business skills – including the ability to understand requirements from a strategic perspective and translate those requirements to meet expectations and future needs.
• Ensures budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• Coordinate all activities to make sure the purchasing operations continue to have full alignment with all policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality to monitor & report supplier performance and develop new suppliers
• Be able to manage ambiguity and multiple, ad hoc requests (Flexible).
• Manage the Material operations and processes including purchasing, material planning, inventory control & kitting

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated leadership and team skills (ability to build and maintain cross-functional relationships based on win – win goals and objectives).
• Strong technical skills for following commodities: Machining, Casting, Raw Materials & Stampings
• Self Motivator
• Demonstrated effective personal computer skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the like.
• Demonstrated effective planning, organizing, computer, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to integrate and implement strategies with purchasing objectives.
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• Strategic focus; ability to analyze, formulate and implement strategies to improve value.
• Minimum 5 years industry background in Purchasing Management role or related disciplines
• Travel required (domestic US & Worldwide)
• Experience in, and the ability to interact credibly within management and functional areas.
• Demonstrated effective communications (oral, written, and electronic) and interpersonal skills.