Materials Manager

Regal Rexnord•Milwaukee, WI

About The Position

Scope of Role: The Materials Manager is the primary point of coordination and interface within the supply chain and overall operations organizations, with ownership of the production planning and purchasing functions. Responsible for providing comprehensive supply chain leadership with primary focus on production planning and forecasting, supplier management, material cost management and strategic sourcing. This key function will work closely with the plant manager to create and execute a production plan each month, and will contribute to improvements in supplier management, on-time delivery, and forecast accuracy. This position leads the effort to achieve and maintain alignment in the value chain between the suppliers and the end customer in all form, fit, function, price and delivery requirements.

Requirements

BA or BS degree required in a technical competency, minimum in a business/industrial related field, OR equivalent experience
3-5 years experience in planning and materials management, purchasing; experience in strategy development
Proven ability to build and develop teams
Outstanding analytical skills with the ability to use a structured approach to understand, analyze, and solve complex problems
Strong written communication and excellent oral presentation skills, and the ability to present convincingly at senior levels
Highly committed team player, flexible, and able to work to tight deadlines
SAP experience

Nice To Haves

APICS, CPIM, CPM, ISM or ASQ Supply Chain Certification (preferred)
Six Sigma or LEAN certification (preferred)

Responsibilities

Responsible for implementing, managing and improving all processes related to the materials department including procurement, material handling, scheduling, inventory management, receiving, shipping, production scheduling, forecasting, demand management, etc.
Responsible for setting operations performance expectations and capacity review metrics in conjunction with the manufacturing team to improve service levels.
Implements production scheduling processes and drives adherence to plan.
Develops, coordinates, and executes strategic sourcing initiatives under agreed-upon time frames to improve the supply chain including supplier performance and supplier development.
Primary person to establish monthly revenue, inventory and capacity requirement forecasts
Implements and improves planning parameters to drive material flow, reduce set-up occurrences and run efficient work order sizes.
Coordinates with Sourcing and Quality teams to ensure efficiency of the Supply Chain to achieve delivery and quality metrics.
Responsible for leading Physical Inventory counts and cycle count efforts.
Other duties as assigned