Materials Manager

Nellson Nutraceutical•Anaheim, CA

2d•$95,000 - $124,000•Onsite

About The Position

Join NELLSON and Become Part of a Winning Team of Professionals! We currently have an immediate opportunity for a Materials Manager to join the POWDER DIVISION at our ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA location. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: Responsible to manage all aspects of materials flow, procurement, planning, scheduling, and cost to ensure that customer orders are fulfilled on time and in full at a 98.5%+ KPI level.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in business, management, or other related discipline and/or work experience equivalent.
At least 7 years progressive experience in management of materials, purchasing, procurement and logistics within a design and manufacturing environment
Working knowledge and understanding of ERP/MRP systems and their use in a manufacturing environment
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, intermediate level of Excel and PowerPoint
Ability to demonstrate solid written and oral communication skills
Demonstrated written and verbal communication, knowledge of Microsoft 365 software applications, mechanical aptitude and MRP systems required.

Nice To Haves

Desired experience in total quality, six sigma, or other similar environments

Responsibilities

Oversees Procurement and Scheduling/Planning teams and develops, implements, and manages the overall planning process incorporating line capacity, material flow and associated cost elements to drive most efficient, productive, and cost-effective frozen schedule to the production floor
Ensure team distributes weekly production schedule and work orders are released in a timely manner.
Establishes and supervises production scheduling activities by monitoring material inventories, production progress and other factors that can affect the schedule
Review planned vs completed production, perform root cause analysis to provide insight on areas of opportunity and implement correction to reduce actual to plan variances
Analyzes current customer demand, future sales forecasts, capacity throughput and material flows in order to collaborate with cross functional teams and develop and execute a “build-to-order” / “build-to-forecast” 6 month rolling plan. Plan will address future labor, line, and inventory requirements to support best economic strategy for production meeting customer demand
Establish and implement best practices to support proper procurement, inventory, and scheduling processes
Collaborates with Customer Service to develop and maintain a rolling 4-week customer delivery schedule upon capacity and material constraints. Proactively communicates any potential late deliveries to CSM to share with customers
Develop and execute a procurement strategy that meets Nellson’s growth and supply & demand requirements while maintaining a proper DOH Inventory KPI as directed by Director of Supply Chain
Establish, implement, and manage system to evaluate, monitor and report supplier and buyer scorecard performance
Coordinate and work with Quality, Engineering and Production to ensure 100% on-time delivery by establishing and monitoring schedule to proactively identify and address any issues.
Participates as a member of the Operations team in making cross-functional operational decisions
Participates in MRB and CAR meetings to resolve quality issues working with both internal and external resources
Collaborate with 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
Maintain and provide current understanding of industry best practices and technology trends
Identify tools, processes, and metrics to optimize supplier value
Back-Up to Master Scheduler when out of office
Adhere to established company policies, procedures, terms and conditions and legal matters that affect purchasing policies