Division Materials Manager

Parker Hannifin•Akron, OH

About The Position

The Division Materials Manager leads Materials Management activities for the division in support of the Parker WIN Strategy. The role develops and executes strategies in a lean enterprise environment focused on talent leadership, customer experience, risk mitigation, and cash generation. Reporting to the Division Supply Chain Manager, this position leads materials management team members and works with suppliers, business units, procurement, planners, IT, and other resources to strategically plan and coordinate materials and information from customers through order fulfillment. The role manages strategic planning and materials management practices, including forecasting, supply planning, inventory control, demand management, and Sales and Operations Planning. It promotes safe work practices, develops team capability, supports customer service and production continuity, and uses data, automation, and information technology to improve planning accuracy, material visibility, operational efficiency, and division performance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required; preferably in Supply Chain or Operations Management, Business, or Engineering.
APICS/ASCM certification, such as CPIM, CSCP, or CLTD.
6–8+ years of applicable supply chain and materials management experience in a manufacturing environment, including experience leading a team.
Experience identifying and implementing automation, reporting, analytics, and process-improvement opportunities to improve planning accuracy, material visibility, operational efficiency, and division performance.
Demonstrated ability to lead strategic materials initiatives, communicate priorities clearly, manage competing demands, and drive sustainable results in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated proficiency in SAP, MRP, and Microsoft programs.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills for effective interaction with internal and external contacts.
Ability to innovate and embrace lean enterprise principles and practices.

Responsibilities

Promote and foster a safe work environment.
Drive talent development within the materials function to increase the division supply chain team's capabilities and skills.
Be accountable for 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.
Deploy SIOP and capacity expansion practices.
Ensure division materials management policies align with the Corporation's inventory control objectives.
Work with Division management to resolve master-schedule conflicts caused by changing priorities, engineering changes, material shortages, scrap or repairs, labor shortages, and machine availability.
Facilitate Kanban and materials requirements planning throughout the division.
Facilitate PFEP and Visual Market Management, including MTS/MTO stocking strategy, Kanban, FIFO lanes, spike-order management, lot sizing, and lead-time reviews.
Drive inventory-reduction initiatives while maintaining required customer service levels and production continuity, including Clear to Build deployment and compliance and receipt, WIP, and finished-goods flow.
Manage obsolete, excess, slow-moving, and nonconforming inventory through root-cause analysis and corrective action.
Deploy planning information standards, including master planning, optimizer, Heijunka/locked schedule in sequence, tracking adherence linked TIB, and Order Book OTP/OTR processes.
Manage material accuracy, compliance, cycle counting, and physical inventory.
Implement strategic planning practices and a lean approach to materials management, material flow, and inventory control.
Complete demand forecasting and supply planning to ensure material and product availability at minimum cost.
Collaborate with business partners to optimize customer experience through buying and reselling strategies and warehouse management.
Establish and implement standard reorder and delivery procedures.
Balance supply with demand through Sales and Operations Planning implementation and execution, using the minimum amount of Parker capacity.
Use forecasting tools to create effective demand-management processes.
Use data analysis and information technology to improve division performance.
Ensure part-data accuracy in the item master.

Benefits

Competitive compensation.
Participation in an annual incentive program.
Benefit and retirement plans.
Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary optional life, accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance.
401(k) plan with company matching contributions at 100% of the first 5% of pay.
Company-provided defined-contribution retirement plan with an annual contribution equal to 3% of pay.
Career development and tuition reimbursement.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability programs.
Adoption assistance.
Care.com membership.
Financial planning assistance at no cost.
Supplemental identity protection, legal protection, and pet wellness programs available at competitive rates.
Paid time off and 13 company-paid holidays.