Materials Mgr

Parker Hannifin•Greeneville, TN

17h

About The Position

The Materials Manager provides leadership for Supply Chain Management activities at the Greeneville, Tennessee location, with the goal of maximizing favorable business impact. The role oversees materials planning, scheduling, inventory control, cash flow and information flow, coordination, and asset management. It leads procurement and materials management activities, including order placement, supplier evaluation and certification, supplier follow-up, price negotiation, and compliance with government procurement regulations. The position has matrix responsibilities for production planning and manufacturing resource planning, and for personnel involved with the MRP database. It supports division sales objectives and 100% on-time customer delivery by maintaining accurate and reliable planning data, monitoring shipping and receiving, investigating discrepancies, and addressing process deficiencies. The Materials Manager uses corporate tracking systems, including phconnect, PFEP (Plan for Every Part), and S&OP (Sales and Operations), and is accountable for location materials metrics and standards. The role helps define and implement automated systems to plan and track material flow from customers through procurement to delivery. It ensures location materials policies align with corporate inventory-control objectives, coordinates with divisional materials personnel, and facilitates corporate purchasing and materials initiatives. Responsibilities also include supporting audits, managing the department budget, driving cost-reduction programs, developing materials team members, supporting company policies, benchmarking supplier management practices, and implementing lean principles and kanban throughout the division.

Requirements

At least 5 years of applicable purchasing or materials management experience in a world-class, high-volume manufacturing environment.
Extensive managerial experience in state-of-the-art materials management systems, including supply chain management, cash flow and asset management, JIT, MRPII, and cellular manufacturing.
Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or materials management.
Analytical and technical skills to understand business practices and recommend appropriate automation opportunities.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills for effective interaction with internal and external contacts.
Working knowledge of Microsoft PC software, including spreadsheets, word processing, databases, and presentations.

Nice To Haves

APICS/CPM certification preferred.
Certification in materials management and quality preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead Supply Chain Management activities for the Greeneville, Tennessee location, including materials planning, scheduling, inventory control, cash flow management, information flow and coordination, and asset management.
Lead and manage procurement and materials management, including order placement, supplier reduction, evaluation and certification, supplier follow-up, price negotiation, and compliance with government procurement regulations.
Provide matrix leadership for production planning's manufacturing resource-planning activities to support division sales objectives and maintain 100% on-time customer deliveries.
Provide matrix leadership for personnel responsible for the MRP database to maintain data accuracy, integrity, and ownership.
Monitor shipping and receiving performance, investigate discrepancies, and resolve or eliminate process deficiencies.
Use corporate tracking systems including phconnect, PFEP (Plan for Every Part), and S&OP (Sales and Operations).
Manage location materials metrics and standards of performance.
Help define and implement automated systems to plan and track material flow from customers through procurement to delivery.
Ensure location materials policies are consistent with corporate inventory-control objectives.
Work with divisional materials personnel to maintain continuity in purchasing and supplier management processes.
Facilitate corporate materials initiatives, including common part numbers, supplier-managed inventory, consolidated purchasing agreements, supplier reduction, and supplier quality certifications.
Advise on supplier-managed inventory or supplier-based contracts with customers.
Support internal and external audit requirements related to planning, procurement, or inventory control.
Prepare and manage the department budget within established guidelines.
Create and sustain procurement-to-delivery material and system cost-reduction programs.
Provide professional development for materials team members.
Explain and support company policies and procedures.
Benchmark supplier management systems and implement appropriate best practices.
Actively support and implement lean principles at the division.
Facilitate kanban and materials requirement planning techniques throughout the division.