Assistant Materials Manager

Tennant • Louisville, KY

230d • $83,500 - $125,100

About The Position

The Assistant Materials Manager is part of the Materials Management plant team responsible for procurement of raw materials, production planning, inventory control, and shipping teams in Tennant North America plants. The Assistant Materials Manager will lead and complete monthly Sales and Inventory Operations' Planning (SIOP), and work collaboratively with Business Unit, Global Supply, Operations, and Finance leadership ensuring SIOP cycle completion. This individual will also be responsible for the direct management and leadership of the Production Planning Team and coordinating and/or leading Materials Continuous Improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business and/or equivalent of 5 years of experience in Materials Management, Operations and/or Supply Chain
• Lean and/or Six Sigma Continuous certified, and/or 3 years of experience in Continuous Improvement projects
• Prior Sales and Operations Planning experience preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel functions, including VLOOKUP, pivot tables, conditional formatting, data validation, and basic data analysis tools for organizing, analyzing, and presenting data effectively
• Prior Supervisory and/or Management experience required
• Prior SAP experience required

Responsibilities

• Responsible for compiling SIOP monthly data and working with Business Unit, Global Supply, Operations, and Finance on alignment and consensus for the future months' production plans
• Reporting out on SIOP and preparing executive SIOP decks
• Responsible for inventory level reporting and forecasting for annual and monthly forecast, reporting out and driving actions for optimal inventory levels
• Leading and collaborating with stakeholders on Materials department process improvements and continuous improvement projects
• Learn and maintain knowledge of all materials department functions, lead and coordinate training efforts for the department
• Leads and manages Materials Team
• Assist in metric development and drive accountability

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k)
• Profit sharing
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Voluntary benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree