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“TWG”•Tulsa, OK

7d•Onsite

About The Position

TWG is the industry's foremost producers of quality winches, hoists, gear drives and electronic monitoring systems for global industrial applications. The seven brands comprising TWG include Tulsa Winch, Rufnek, Greer, dp Winch, Gear Products, Pullmaster and LANTEC. Operating from the Jenks, Oklahoma facility are the Tulsa Winch, Rufnek, Greer, dp Winch and Gear Products brands with Pullmaster and LANTEC brands operating from the Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. By drawing upon the talent of our dedicated employees and the strengths of these brands, TWG has become known around the world for providing innovative products and solutions designed and manufactured to high quality standards and delivered to our customers on time. The products and solutions produced by TWG find their way into diverse applications including onshore oil and gas, the utility industry, commercial and governmental towing and recovery, construction and offshore cranes, marine applications including fishing and cargo handling, forestry and mining applications and a myriad of other construction applications. We feel that our success is directly attributable to the creativity, commitment and enthusiasm of our employees.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a supply chain, logistics, or related field; 5-8 years’ experience in materials management, procurement, or related supply chain fields; or equivalent combined of education and experience.
Must be able to travel as required and /or directed.

Nice To Haves

APICS CPIM or CSCP accreditation preferred.

Responsibilities

Understand MRP impacts on delivery schedules and maintain MRP data, part setup, and manufacturing lead times for assigned parts.
Coordinate changes to part data, routings, and schedules in response to ECN’s.
Enter and maintain production work orders and delivery schedules for all MRP demands.
Level-load schedules to establish more consistent production rates.
Track progress of work orders, production rates, and performance to schedule.
Monitor inventory for non-moving materials, adjustments, and scrap transactions for assigned parts.
Expedite parts needed for projected production shortages with Commodity Managers.
Coordinate schedule changes with Commodity Managers, Buyers, Sales and Engineering.
Perform capacity planning to identify and resolve resource overloads.
Provide management reports and presentations as assigned.
Negotiates material components from manufacturing representatives or other sellers based on quality, cost, service, and delivery standards.
Confers with new suppliers to seek out more cost-efficient products and establish and maintain a mutually beneficial relationship, foster feedback and continuous improvement, using scorecards and analytical tools.
Creates and reviews material requisitions and purchase orders for materials on a consistent and timely basis to support plant operations and meet/exceed inventory goals.
Coordinate and take ownership for programs that will assist the operation in meeting/exceeding inventory objectives while ensuring build schedules can be produced as needed.
Take corrective action with suppliers for defective or damaged materials and communicate with shipping, receiving and QA personnel to determine and control conditions of goods and services
With authority to follow ISO procedures, initiate action to prevent problems, document quality problems, contribute to problem solutions, verify implementation of solutions, control further processing when a problem is identified, protect the environment, including preventing pollution, analyzing or identifying areas for correction or improvement.

Benefits

a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
medical, dental and vision insurance
wellness programs
health savings account
health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
company paid short-term disability and long-term disability
company paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance
supplemental employee and dependent life insurance
optional accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance
adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance
commuter benefits
parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence
paid time off
business travel services
employee discounts
an employee assistance program that includes company paid counseling sessions and legal services