Materials Manager

The Overhead Door•Williamsport, PA

About The Position

The Materials Manager is responsible for purchasing, planning, inventory control, and master production scheduling (MPS) for manufacturing operations in a build-to-order environment. The role also serves in a dual capacity as a Senior Buyer, executing daily purchasing activities to support production needs at both factories. The position works closely with the Operations Director and personnel in sales, marketing, Supply Chain, Operations, and manufacturing to ensure production readiness, customer fulfillment, and timely support of production requirements.

Requirements

At least 8 years of professional experience in discrete manufacturing planning, scheduling, and purchasing using formal MRP-Supply Chain Planning and ERP systems.
At least 2 years of leadership experience.
Heavy exposure to or direct experience in material planning, purchasing, and inventory management.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in Business or a technical field.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Oracle ERP systems.
APICS certification.

Responsibilities

Develop feasible production schedules for finished goods and component items based on equipment, labor, and raw material availability.
Provide daily production schedules to manufacturing for finished goods and build-to-stock subassemblies.
Coordinate intercompany movements of materials and products.
Drive material demand for Purchasing and monitor purchased-item availability to support production schedules.
Manage purchasing activities, including use of the functionalized commodity structure, identifying alternate vendors, and purchasing high-volume items and materials.
Work with the Operations Director to negotiate site-unique pricing, develop cost-benefit analyses, and make buy assessments within the commodity sourcing structure.
Execute daily purchasing tasks as a Senior Buyer to support production needs at both factories accurately and on time.
Determine customer order ship dates based on material availability and lead times, current production schedules, and capacity.
Resolve conflicts to support target ship dates.
Lead operational efforts to reduce inventories while maintaining customer service levels.
Maintain an accurate capacity plan and material forecast to support production readiness and customer fulfillment.
Review new product introductions and the promotion calendar to ensure Supply Chain can support program requirements.
Collaborate with sales, marketing, Supply Chain, Operations, and manufacturing personnel to accomplish objectives.
Use Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP) to perform duties and responsibilities.
Maintain accurate and timely information in the system for the master scheduling function.