Materials Manager I

Regal Rexnord•Fremont, CA

13d•$130,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Materials Manager is responsible for executing purchasing, production planning, and inventory management activities for the entire site, with a focus on best practice processes and achieving an optimal supply chain relative to metrics of Quality, Cost, and Delivery as determined by the Operating Company.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field, or commensurate experience, required
Minimum 5 years of experience in a Material Manager/Supervisor role, required
Strong negotiation skills, including a sound understanding of commercial, regulatory, and intellectual property elements of a contract
Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing methodology and its application
Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of employees and managers, customers, and suppliers
Ability to partner with shop floor Supervision to execute continuous improvement

Nice To Haves

Experience in Production Planning within a plant environment, preferred
Experience of Kanban process, preferred
Experience in managing suppliers of raw steel, castings, and ball bearings, preferred

Responsibilities

Develop strategic plan to achieve supply chain objectives, to include identifying and implementing spend strategies for the site.
Responsible for supporting new product development as it pertains to purchasing and production planning.
Responsible to maintain and develop a material cost savings funnel in line with the Operating Company objectives.
Responsible for driving identified and approved projects to completion.
Manage sourcing projects.
Manage supplier performance through supplier scorecards working with Supplier Quality Engineer.
Measure monthly and annual materials goals that support the site objectives.
Utilize value stream mapping and other lean tools to streamline processes and minimize inventory.
Participates in the SIOP process.
Assist in product life cycle analysis process for the Kanban/ERP and own all direct material Kanban implementation and management.
Maintain an assertive follow-up system to ensure plant production schedule compliance.
Understand impacts to MRP & ERP with any future system changes.
Interface with Management, Supervision, Customer Service, Quality, Finance, Engineering and Operations.
Evaluates and suggests Make/Buy decisions.
Negotiate MRO/Indirect material contracts and other major capital purchases.
Work directly with Operating Company Sourcing group on project implementation.
May participate in RRX-wide global projects on an as needed basis.