Job Description

Job Title: Materials Manager

Location: Airway Heights, WA 99001 (Onsite)

Duration: Direct Hire

Pay Rate : $90K Annually - $130K Annually (based on experience)

Shift Time: 1st Shift

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership of Supply Chain Management activities for a manufacturing location.
• Supply Chain Management activities will include materials planning; scheduling; inventory control; cash flow management; information flow and coordination and asset management .
• Work with suppliers, business unit managers, purchasing, production planners, I/T and other appropriate resources to strategically plan and coordinate the flow of materials and information from customers through procurement to delivery.
• Matrix management responsibilities with business units and support groups for production planning, shipping, receiving and inventory functions.
• Provides direct leadership and management of Purchasing and Supplier Quality functions.
• Lead and manage all procurement and materials management activities including order placement, supplier reduction/evaluation/certification, supplier follow up, price negotiation and compliance with government procurement regulations.
• Responsible for Production Planning’s manufacturing resource-planning activities. These activities need to help achieve sales and RONA objectives and maintain 100% on-time customer deliveries.
• Matrix responsibilities for personnel involved with the MRP database to achieve and maintain a high degree of data accuracy, integrity, and ownership.
• Accountable for location/division materials metrics and Standards of Performance.
• Help define and implement automated systems to plan and track material flow from customers through procurement to delivery to support a supply chain management strategy.
• Ensure all the location/division’s material management policies are consistent with the inventory control objectives of the Corporation.
• Facilitate corporate purchasing and materials initiatives including common part numbers, supplier managed inventory, consolidated purchasing agreements, supplier reduction and supplier quality certifications.
• Advise on supplier-managed inventory or supplier-based contracts with customers.
• Support internal or external audit requirements relative to the planning, procurement or inventory control functions.
• Prepare and manage department budget within established guidelines.
• Effectively create and sustain procurement to delivery material and system cost reduction programs.
• Provide professional development for all materials team members.
• Explain and support company policies and procedures.
• Actively support and implement lean principles.
• Facilitate Kanban, materials requirement planning techniques

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• 5 years applicable purchasing/materials management experience in a world-class, high volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience in state-of-the-art materials management systems including supply chain management, cash flow and asset management, JIT, MRPII, cellular manufacturing and with APICS/CPM certification preferred.
• Possess analytical and technical skills required to understand business practices and recommend proper automation opportunities.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills for effective interface with all internal and external contacts.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft PC software (e.g., spreadsheets, word processing, databases and presentations).

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