Materials Manager

MasterBrand Cabinets • Howard Lake, MN

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About The Position

As the Materials Manager, you will lead materials planning processes and inventory management throughout the facility to improve material flow consistent with the requirements of a lean manufacturing environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related educational discipline preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in materials management in a high-volume manufacturing environment preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in a supervisory role, exhibiting positive leadership traits and talent development.
• Demonstrated problem solving capability.
• Ability to communicate effectively to all levels within the organization.
• Ability to provide leadership to peers and subordinates on all subjects related to materials
• A familiarity with MRP systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suites, with emphasis in Excel.
• A working knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement processes.
• A change agent with superior people and project management skills

Responsibilities

• Leads all materials management activities at the Howard Lake facility.
• Develops and executes a materials strategy to improve customer service, increase inventory turns and reduce excess inventory with focus on eliminating customer back orders.
• Improve material flow within the manufacturing facility through the development of a streamlined logistics process to minimize cost, optimize resource utilization, and reduce work in process.
• Provide leadership for Warehousing and Receiving personnel.
• Responsible for inventory record accuracy, cycle counts, and scrap accuracy transactions.
• Lead and manage physical inventory process as well as auditing plant scrap.
• Work closely with General Manager and operations on daily materials movements.
• Responsible for Materials KPIs
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager