Materials Manager

About the role

Performs tasks and provides services to support the plant’s overall business plans and objectives as directed.

Responsibilities

• Complies with established job safety practices, policies and procedures as specified in plant and corporate directives for the safe performance of the work assignment.
• Maintains a safe and secure work environment. This includes correcting unsafe acts/conditions, participating in monthly safety meetings, performing monthly safety inspections, and investigating accidents, as required.
• Supports and follows the SQF (Safe Quality Food System) guidelines of the food safety system.
• Follows company policies, standard operating procedures (SOP), practices and Sonoco’s Global Code of Conduct.
• Aids in identifying and developing qualified suppliers that can ensure exceptional quality, delivery and cost reductions.
• Sources and procures products and services.
• Captures and coordinates production and delivery requirements to meet operating needs.
• Aids in negotiations with suppliers and works with manager to make final procurement decisions.
• Solves procurement issues in a fair and ethical manner.
• Works with accounting and suppliers to resolve invoicing issues.
• Maintains and updates database on suppliers and items used in one or more operations.
• Manages expediting activities through supplier contacts, and tracks material receipts.
• Processes return material transactions and works with suppliers to get errors corrected.
• May take physical inventory of inventoried items on a monthly basis and cost the inventory. May monitor warehousing inventory at multiple locations. May participate in inventory accuracy programs i.e. cycle counts.
• Manages ODM inventory. Works with plants to keep their inventory levels at a minimum.
• Provides updated material prices to the appropriate department to be used in quotations.
• Provides trend analysis in pricing or availability of assigned materials to Manager.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• Provides updated material prices to the appropriate department to be used in quotations.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies and operating instructions.
• Sets up and maintains SDS' from suppliers as needed.
• Solicits, reviews, and analyzes requests for quotations for assigned items from suppliers or potential suppliers.
• Develops stocking levels for critical inventory items.
• May coordinate the purchases for multi plant operations including follow up on the delivery schedule.
• Maintains and updates procurement policies