Materials Manager
Company: Ingersoll Rand
Location: West Chester
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
Summary of PositionThe Materials Manager is a key position for
the business and will be responsible for identifying, defining and
leading opportunities to improve operational and cost
effectiveness, production planning and customer satisfaction
through delivery of improved product availability. -The Materials
Manager is an integral operations partner providing leadership to
help improve customer service levels (Fill Rate), production
planning effectiveness, working capital (Inventory Turns) and
achieve cost reduction (Sourcing savings). This role is responsible
for driving business solutions and practices that leverage
(Company) and best practice Order-to-Cash frameworks to develop a
demand driven Materials approach. -The Materials Manager will
organize and implement strategic initiatives and standardized
approaches in Order Management, Demand Planning/Management,
Procurement/Sourcing, Materials/Inventory Management and
Distribution & Logistics. This position will be leading Production
Planning/Scheduling, Strategic & Tactical Purchasing,
Warehouse/Materials Management and Logistics.Success for this role
will be measured by ongoing improvement of delivery, working
capital and ongoing cost reduction in terms of total cost of
ownership and the development of the Materials team. -Essential
Duties and Responsibilities
- Deploy demand driven Materials strategy, processes and tools
that supports operational excellence and the business's long-range
plans.
- Work closely with business leaders and their teams to achieve
operational objectives in cost, quality, delivery and inventory
turnover.
- Develop and challenge resources to improve performance through
systems utilization and process improvement.
- Lead and improve Demand Planning to align financial,
operational and material plan.
- -Lead and improve Material / Inventory Management best
practices including Planning, Purchasing Methods, Warehouse
Management and Advanced Replenishment Methods.
- Lead and improve Distribution & Logistics practices and network
optimization including trade compliance (Import/Export),
distribution management and transportation management.
- Leads initiative to ensure continuity of supply throughout the
operation to achieve uninterrupted supply of quality components and
assemblies.
- Responsible for maintaining scorecard of relevant suppliers
(local and global) in the key categories such as quality, delivery
and costs.
- Develop and implement continuous improvement plans or
Corrective Actions as needed.
- Coach and mentors his/her Materials team to improve engagement
with key stakeholders and to establish communication channels
between the cross functional teams.
- Organizes and prioritizes work assignment to complete
assignments / tasks on time, with quality and demonstrate the
ability to anticipate problem areas in advance.
- Be accountable for defining resource needs and works within
budget and staffing parameters to accomplish objectives for area of
responsibility.
- Performs other duties as assigned -Skills / Experience:
- Seven plus years of experience in Operations, Materials
(Procurement, Materials, Logistics) and Continuous Improvement with
a proven track record of strong performance results.
- Three plus years of managing Operations, Materials and/or
Continuous Improvement teams.
- Strong knowledge of relevant Materials best practices,
multi-step strategic sourcing processes and/or category management
strategies and use of ERP / MRP systems.
- Strong knowledge of leading key business processes such as
Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP).
- Experience in managing and successfully completing complex and
expansive projects.
- Strong organization and time management skills.
- Solid quantitative skill set and ability to analyze and use
data to make sound business decisions.
- Strong problem-solving skills; the ability to ask the right
questions, help frame logical conclusions and arrive at effective
solutions.
- Strong verbal and written communication competencies.
-Education Requirements / Certifications
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering discipline or
Materials preferred or relevant work experience required.
- APICS Certification in Production and Inventory Management
(CPIM) desirable
- A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in the integrated
functions of manufacturing
- Experience with rate-based or flow line (non-MRP) and job shop
manufacturing environments.
- Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP and lean
manufacturing processes.
- Experience with visual management systems.
- Experience operating warehouse equipment and any necessary
certificationsFamiliarity with Microsoft Office products and other
inventory control/shipping softwarePandoLogic. Keywords: Materials
Manager, Location: West Chester, PA - 19383
Keywords: Ingersoll Rand, Wilmington , Materials Manager, Executive , West Chester, Delaware
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