Manager, Material Planning and Logistic - Beatrice, NE
Job Description
Materials Manager
Full Time – Senior Management
Beatrice, Nebraska
Key Responsibilities
- Overall responsibility for all material and production planning, including inventory management activities within the facility
- Create and implement best practice material planning and inventory management vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures, to aid and improve operational performance
- Review opportunities to improve operational and financial performance, and ensure minimal operational disruption and maximum customer satisfaction
- Contribute to overall business strategy and annual budget process
- Manage and update material and production planning and inventory management policies, procedures, guidelines, and all associated documents
- Oversee and manage inventory integrity and identify opportunities to reduce inventory levels
- Ensure IT systems in place are effective, accurate, and maintained; review opportunities to standardize and streamline IT systems utilizing current or new systems
- Ensure plans, schedules, and performance metrics are accurate and readily available for timely reporting to all appropriate business partners
- Provide leadership to Materials department; coach and develop direct reports and manage high performing teams that deliver continuous improvement, added value, and cost reductions
- Set department objectives and monitor ongoing progress and performance
- Ensure all functions within scope of responsibility operate in accordance with health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety of all team members and visitors
- Complete performance reviews, manage attendance, holidays, disciplinary issues, and procedures as appropriate
- Establish strategy and best practices for staff to ensure achievement of overall business objectives
- Partner with the senior management team to translate strategy into specific annual performance goals and departmental objectives, which include the development and tracking of KPIs
- Prepare the annual material/production planning and inventory budget and forecasts, as well as ensure compliance with customer and legal requirements; manage the budget from identification to completion of projects
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, partnering with stakeholders to ensure material/production planning and inventory management objectives are being met
- Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on material/production planning and inventory management activities
- Ensure performance of suppliers, logistics partners, transportation companies and identify and implement improvements and cost savings where possible
- Ensure on time, high quality delivery to all customers
- Maintain excellent relationships with customers and monitor performance and progress of deliveries to ensure customer satisfaction while optimizing costs
- Review environmental strategies that impact future ways of operating and implement key strategies when and where possible
- Perform other duties as assigned
Required Skills
- Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience in a key leadership/management role within a manufacturing facility, automotive/aftermarket manufacturing experience required
- Previous experience of leading material/production planning and inventory management within an automotive or manufacturing environment, with expert knowledge and understanding of automotive processes, components, and supply chain management in an aftermarket and OE environment
- Expert knowledge of technical regulations and legislation related to field
- Proven leadership and management skills, with the ability to optimize team performance and development
- Excellent relationship management skills, with the ability to engage, negotiate, and manage key stakeholders, customers, and external providers
- Proven analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
- Advanced Excel experience required
- Knowledge of raw materials, distribution of goods, and manufacturing processes
- Knowledge of lean techniques
- Strong business acumen, preferably withing management principles, strategic planning, critical thinking, budgeting, resource allocation, and human resources
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, or related discipline, or a combination of education and experience
- Lean Certification preferred
- Six Sigma Greenbelt/Blackbelt preferred
- APICS Certification preferred