Materials Manager ( Night Shift)

Assurant•Irving, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Materials Manager is responsible for ensuring the smooth flow of materials and products necessary for production and operational success within the depots. In addition to managing the entire lifecycle of materials, from procurement to distribution, ensuring that production processes run smoothly, maintains optimal inventory levels to prevent shortages or excess, which can disrupt production or tie up capital unnecessarily, and implement strategies to reduce costs while maintaining quality and supply continuity. This is accomplished through the development of lean processes and procedures that meet internal and external customer requirements and the effective leadership of Inventory Control resources through clear and precise communications of responsibilities and goals. This is an onsite role within our Irving, TX facility. The schedule is Monday - Thursday 5 pm to 4:30am. Candidates must have the flexibility to attend training for 2-3 weeks during day shift before beginning their assigned night schedule.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any business or related discipline
Minimum seven (7) years’ experience required in a logistics/distribution, fast paced, high volume manufacturing environment with at least five (5) years of data interpretation/analysis and logistics experience and 2 of inventory management experience
Minimum of five (5) years leadership experience with at least five (5) years’ experience managing supervisory personnel

Nice To Haves

APICS CPIM designation
Working knowledge and understanding of MRP/ERP systems, WIP & Planning, Preferred knowledge with Oracle
Experience with Microsoft Great Plains
Highly skilled inventory control leader with extensive strategic and tactical experience, results-oriented, high energy, high urgency, and embraces effective change
High level of customer interaction; frequent interruptions and re-prioritization of projects based upon customer needs, working under deadlines, creative thinking, working on multiple projects simultaneously, and ability making decisions based on various levels of information
Working knowledge of Visio
Ability to interact and understand IT issues related to business processes and systems changes
Knowledge of inventory and warehousing processing procedures
Experience in, manufacturing, automation, electronics, systems integration, life cycle modeling, new product introduction, process development and deployment, leveraging Lean/6 Sigma tools, project and resource planning, and systems implementation

Responsibilities

Effective operation by working with the supervisors to complete customer priorities based on demand schedules, assigning tasks/projects as needed, coordinating the flow of work, oversee completion of work, monitor key performance metrics (KPI), managing labor efficiency across the area of responsibility, mentor/coach leaders and manage headcount
Ensure adherence to company policies and process standards, while maintaining employee morale and overseeing the training of new and existing staff for the department
Establish, track, and analyze departmental reports/measurements and present findings as appropriate
Work with senior management to establish department and company goals, and rely on experience, judgment and innovation to achieve them
Identify process improvements for the department along with the design of KPIs and coordinate new model introductions
Create and utilize reports to accurately represent product flow and task completion rates and percentages
Develop and utilize reporting to ensure SLAs are achieved
Manage cycle counts and inventory control processes to ensure inventory accuracy maintained
Liaison between teams, shifts, and departments, and partners with vendor/customer/client representatives while fostering true partner relationships that allow us to manage change and growth within the individual business
Monitor inventory of stock and ensure adequate levels are maintained
Provides technical and operational support during the business development process and new customer acquisition
Maintain a clean, organized and safe work environment for personnel to work in while ensuring all safety and environmental regulations are followed
Develop and establish document controls to ensure accuracy of inventory
Hires, develops, evaluates, and (when necessary) disciplines and discharges subordinates’ personnel or makes authoritative recommendations in such matters
Develops function-specific orientation and training programs for area personnel
Establishes standards for effective job performance and evaluates subordinates according to such standards