Materials Manager

Lydech Thermal Acoustic Solutions (TAS)•Hamptonville, NC

12h

About The Position

The Materials Manager is responsible for production control, supplier scheduling, inventory management, logistics, and managing multiple direct reports on the Materials team. The role focuses on strong delivery, inventory, and supplier performance through quality, on-time delivery, and competitive costs. It also leads lean manufacturing, pull scheduling, Kanban, and material visual controls while ensuring department plans, objectives, and operational standards are achieved. The manager oversees department staffing and development, performance reviews, personnel actions, budgets, cost controls, and efficient use of equipment, personnel, and supplies. The role reviews operational reports and process quality to identify and address nonconformities, shipping or receiving problems, and material shortages. The position works with management, supervisors, and the workforce to support production and quality standards and improve materials operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, or more than five years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Strong computer proficiency, including Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Excel, and Word.
Demonstrated management skills and ability to evaluate and staff a Materials organization.
Experience in negotiations.
Experience using MRP systems; D365 is strongly preferred.
Experience developing systems to eliminate material line shortages and repeated schedule changes.
Experience managing inventory levels and increasing inventory turns.
Solid understanding of Manufacturing’s relationship to materials, including receiving, min/max, work in process, manufacturing stages, and finished goods.
Solid understanding of finished-goods management and floor layouts to improve floor efficiency.

Nice To Haves

APICS certification.
Prior automotive experience.
Six Sigma experience.
Drive for results.
Creative problem solving.
Interpersonal relationships.
Communication.
Accountability.
Supplier management.

Responsibilities

Adhere to safety requirements and promptly report unsafe acts and conditions.
Coach, provide candid feedback to, and develop Materials team members; take appropriate personnel actions in a timely manner.
Manage department associates and foster teamwork, open communication, and accountability.
Work with management, supervisors, and the workforce to establish and follow production and quality standards and develop budgets and cost-control measures.
Deliver strong delivery, inventory, and supplier performance, emphasizing quality, on-time delivery, and competitive costs.
Use lean manufacturing and Six Sigma techniques to eliminate unnecessary inventory, reduce working capital, and move toward single-piece flow.
Drive implementation of pull scheduling through Kanban.
Monitor department and plant metrics to direct resources toward value-adding opportunities.
Monitor process quality to ensure department deliverables are achieved.
Review production, quality, shipping, sales, and other operational reports to identify causes of product-specification nonconformity and shipping or receiving problems.
Develop the annual business and tactical plans and work with the management team to achieve department objectives.
Plan and implement effective use of equipment, personnel, and supplies to meet departmental objectives cost-effectively.
Interview candidates and make hiring recommendations; train and develop department employees.
Conduct annual performance reviews for direct reports and recommend rate increases and other personnel actions, including wage adjustments, promotions, demotions, terminations, and layoffs.
Maintain oversight of hourly personnel actions within the Materials Department.
Recommend and take corrective action in response to quality audits and issues.
Lead manufacturing-floor material visual controls.
Lead development of pull systems, Kanban, and lean manufacturing techniques.