Materials Manager

Stoughton Trailers, LLC•Stoughton, WI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Materials Manager will lead a team of Material Control Supervisors across all sites to deliver and control all material being utilized in the production and assembly of trailers and chassis products. This role involves establishing and implementing plans for material presentation, delivery, and management from receipts to shipments, as well as collaborating with the Supply Chain team and Suppliers to implement Kanbans and lean methods. The position also requires establishing and implementing plans for material storage, and developing methods and best practices for inventory forecasting, purchasing, and material control systems. The Materials Manager will prepare customer delivery reports, supervise production scheduling, and coordinate with various departments to ensure on-time delivery. A key responsibility is ensuring inventory accuracy through an inventory control system in conjunction with Finance, and achieving financial objectives by managing the materials budget and analyzing variances. The role also includes participating in MRB and CAR meetings, collaborating on cost reduction targets, and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment in compliance with regulations. The position requires regular attendance, adherence to company policies, and teamwork. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, management, or other related discipline
At least 5 years progressive experience in management of materials and logistics within a design and manufacturing environment.
Experience in Lean, total quality, six sigma, or other similar environments.
Working knowledge and understanding of ERP/MRP systems and their use in a manufacturing environment, forecasting, order policy codes, etc.
Working knowledge of line side inventory, pull systems (KanBan), and supplier managed inventory.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
Ability to demonstrate solid written and oral communication skills.
Maintain and provide current understanding of industry best practices and technology trends.
Identify tools, processes and metrics to optimize supplier value.
Ability to contribute in a cross functional collaborative environment.
Good technical writing, documentation, and record keeping skills.
Financial skills including cost modeling, cost analysis, make vs. buy analysis.
Ability to leverage metrics and other tools to drive supplier performance

Nice To Haves

APICS certification a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of Material Control Supervisors across all sites to deliver and control all material being utilized in the production and assembly of trailers and chassis products.
Establish and implement plans for material presentation, delivery, and management of material from receipts to shipments.
Work cross functionally with Supply Chain team and Suppliers to implement Kanbans and lean methods to manage material from supplier site to assembly.
Establish and implement plans for storage of material within each site utilizing lean principles.
Establish and implement methods and best practices related to the systems and process that support inventory forecasting, purchasing, and material control.
Prepares customer delivery reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends and uses information to proactively communicate potential late deliveries.
Establishes and supervises production scheduling activities by monitoring material inventories, tracking progress of production and reviewing factors that affect schedules.
Coordinate and work with quality, engineering, machining, and assembly operations to ensure 100% on-time delivery by establishing and monitoring schedule to proactively identify and address any issues.
Responsible for accuracy of inventory counts by implementing and managing, in conjunction with Finance, an inventory control system, capable of identifying discrepancies in inventory counts and taking corrective action to guard against inconsistencies in the future.
Achieves financial objectives by working with management group to prepare the materials budget, schedule expenditures, analyze variances and initiate corrective actions.
Participates in MRB and CAR meetings to resolve quality issues working with both internal and external resources.
Collaborate with Purchasing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Process Engineering, and Quality to achieve cost reduction targets.
Maintains a safe and healthy work environment by implementing, maintaining, and aligning company policies that adhere to local, state and federal environmental, health and safety regulations.
Attend scheduled work hours on a regular and timely basis. Maintain good attendance.
Comply with all company policies and procedures.
Work and communicate as a team. Contribute to a team effort.
Other duties may be assigned as required by the Company.