Logistics/Materials Manager

About the Role

Manages, directs, and coordinates material operations. Through subordinate planner/schedulers, ensures production objectives are met within cost and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensures a safe working environment and that everyone goes home safe every day.
• Sets goals, supervises, and motivates planner/schedulers, customer contact representatives, and warehouse personnel to ensure adequate and continuous control over activities affecting quality.
• Interacts with team and other department managers to resolve issues and problems concerning customers and plant operations.
• Develops facility production plans and master scheduling of production through manufacturing.
• Manages inventory goals and purchasing budgets.
• Minimizes material handling by ensuring a ‘plan for every part.’
• Develops and implements procedures and policies.
• Develops and implements continuous process improvement plans.
• Manages all warehouse systems to ensure the accuracy and integrity of inventories, receipts, and shipments.
• Reviews debits, claims, and concerns involving OEMs; serves as a customer contact.
• Ensures TS16949 compliance for Materials areas of responsibility.
• Fully participates in the QOS/KPI continuous improvement process.
• Initiates action to prevent nonconformities relating to product, process, and quality system and identifies and records any problems.
• Performs individual assignments as directed by the supervisor; maintains effective work relationships within the department, the Corporation, and the community.
• Performs administrative activities for effective department management, including employee selection and development, pay administration, budget administration, and goal setting.

Requirements

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Materials Manager/Supervisor, preferably in the automotive industry.
• Broad background in manufacturing technology and line operating experience.
• Practical, hands-on experience with warehousing and logistics.
• Working knowledge of the AQP process.
• Training in problem-solving techniques.
• Knowledge and understanding of inventory control, master scheduling, MRP, and capacity planning systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of AS/400 basic operations, BPCS software, and MRP Pull Systems, with willingness to obtain additional training if needed.

Physical Requirements

• Regular and predictable attendance.
• Ability to travel, including overnight or extended travel, air travel, and long automobile trips.
• Occasionally lifts up to 50 pounds and frequently carries up to 30 pounds.
• Maneuvers in, around, under, and about factory and/or laboratory equipment on a regular and continuous basis.
• Some work time is spent standing, walking, lifting, and bending.
• Works at telephone answering equipment and at a computer.
• Works within an automotive components manufacturing office and laboratory setting and may be exposed to heat, cold, and fumes/chemicals.
• May be required to travel to plant and/or customer sites worldwide.