Materials Manager

Griffith Foods • Lombard, IL

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Griffith Foods is hiring a Materials Manager to provide key leadership in the coordination and management of payroll activities in the United States and Canada. This is your opportunity to establish and lead raw material inventory, working capital strategies to support customer requirements and corporate objectives. As a Materials Manager, your responsibilities will include: Ensuring materials arrive on time, balancing inventory (NWC) with manufacturing schedules. Ownership and maintenance of MRP Planning and Inventory parameters in ERP for Purchased items. (i.e. Coverage groups, Safety Stocks, etc.) Ownership and maintenance of raw material inventory strategy and execution. Ensure daily execution on: RM availability to support production schedules, proactive communication of issues that may affect production plan and/or sales orders. Lead the At-Risk Inventory process to drive down Loss on Inventory costs by identifying materials at-risk due to expiration, lost business, slow-movement, or excessive days on hand. Owning, measuring and driving improvement over OEE lost due to material delays. The Materials Manager position is well-suited for you if you: Have extensive data literacy experience- data analysis, ad hoc reporting, AI experience is a plus. Have experience building models in inventory strategy Have experience in configuring and making changes to configurations in ERP systems. Are strategic and tactical- not just responsive Have planning and materials management experience in a manufacturing environment. Are able to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or Business.
• 3+ years of progressive experience in supply chain management in a manufacturing environment
• 3+ years inventory management and planning experience
• 3+ years experience in Systems: order processing, ERP platforms, planning, forecasting, and Microsoft tools necessary
• Willingness and ability to work onsite in LOMBARD, IL OR OSWEGO, IL OR AVON, OH 1-2 days per week
• Have extensive data literacy experience- data analysis, ad hoc reporting, AI experience is a plus.
• Have experience building models in inventory strategy
• Have experience in configuring and making changes to configurations in ERP systems.
• Are strategic and tactical- not just responsive
• Have planning and materials management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Are able to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers.

Nice To Haves

• APICS certification desirable
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365

Responsibilities

• Ensuring materials arrive on time, balancing inventory (NWC) with manufacturing schedules.
• Ownership and maintenance of MRP Planning and Inventory parameters in ERP for Purchased items. (i.e. Coverage groups, Safety Stocks, etc.)
• Ownership and maintenance of raw material inventory strategy and execution.
• Ensure daily execution on: RM availability to support production schedules, proactive communication of issues that may affect production plan and/or sales orders.
• Lead the At-Risk Inventory process to drive down Loss on Inventory costs by identifying materials at-risk due to expiration, lost business, slow-movement, or excessive days on hand.
• Owning, measuring and driving improvement over OEE lost due to material delays.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts, EAP, Health Advocacy, Financial Planning, Parental Leave, Care.com, Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance, Education Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement, Safety Reimbursement, Lifestyle Spending Account, Group Life & AD&D, Voluntary Life Insurance, Short Term & Long Term Disability, 401(k) Plan with Company Match, ESOP, PTO, Holiday’s & Leaves, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Home & Auto Insurance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Long Term Care + Life Insurance & Legal Assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees