Material Planning and Logistics Manager

Mann+Hummel • Wichita Falls, TX

89d

About The Position

The Material Planning & Logistics Manager position supervises and coordinates team members in the departments responsible for planning and procurement of materials in production, receiving, storing, and preparing product for shipment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree Required.
• 5 years of experience in a logistics capacity or similar with 3 years supervisory experience.
• Manufacturing/industry Distribution experience required.
• Lean Manufacturing experience desired.
• Experience or knowledge of raw materials planning/production scheduling process.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems, SAP, SAGE, etc.

Responsibilities

• Lead the location specific logistics, materials, and production planning initiatives.
• Assure adherence of safety specifications and processes in the logistics areas that use powered industrial trucks and manual material handling equipment.
• Oversight of Logistics/TMS support- carrier related concerns.
• Lead and support of material handling improvements.
• Use Lean manufacturing methodologies in the value chain to drive continuous improvement.
• Work with Sales, Inventory, Operations, Planning lead to drive inventory reduction projects.
• Ensure level loading of the production planning processes for inventory optimization.
• Support development and maintenance of PFEP, replenishment, and flow of material strategies into standardized processes.
• Measure and own Logistic Key Performance Indicators such as inventory turns, material variance, on-time delivery (fill rate).
• Study and standardize procedures to improve efficiency of workers.
• Interview and hire new employees.
• Partner with Manufacturing to ensure coordination of other functions such as production planning, raw and finished goods inventory management.
• Leads the communication collaboratively within the site support functions and sales team.
• Conduct annual performance reviews and provide continual feedback on both positive and constructive performance.
• Ensure teams have processes in place to control non-conformance materials to initiate corrective actions, ensure that the commodities are inspected for conformity with other specifications and checked for defects.
• Ensure that all activities regarding the transport logistics and/or production logistics and/or logistics planning are performed in time and budget.
• Ensure that the project stages are adequately managed and deadlines are met, ensure that the customer and supplier conditions and requirements are considered.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree