Supply Chain Manager

Materion Corporation • Brewster, NY

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About The Position

At Materion, everyone is included, respected and offered opportunity to grow. Join us! Summary The Supply Chain Manager in Brewster will oversee the Production Planning, Customer Support, and Shipping/ Receiving/ Warehouse teams and will perform supply and inventory planning activities that complement the business strategy, while contributing to transforming the culture into one focused on proactive behaviors that improve performance and productivity. The passion to influence and build relationships is crucial. In this role the focus will be on optimizing the Supply Chain environment in Brewster and provide transparency into its performance. This individual will work closely with peers from the other plants for best practice sharing and implementation and will focus internally on stabilizing a functional and reliable supply chain. The individual in this role will report to the Director of Supply Chain & Global Customer Service. Reporting to the individual in this role will be the (3) Production Planners, the Customer Service Supervisor, and the Inventory/Logistics Supervisor. Collaborate closely with the Operations team and build a partnership, while providing support and transparency regarding supply/demand constraints, shipping/ receiving capabilities, and ensure appropriate flexibility of the Supply Chain capabilities in line with the plant’s requirements. Act as the main point of contact for the plant’s strategy topics related to Supply Chain. Manage and coordinate the local Supply Chain team. Ensure development path for the team members and coordinate and support the projects and initiatives within their departments. Interface with and/or escalate to Supply Chain Director and the Plant Manager on employee issues and concerns as needed. Drive continuous improvement and best practice projects in all areas – Customer Service, Receiving, Shipping, Warehouse, Planning – and engage the team members to be active contributors to the positive changes. Collaborate with the team members in planning and the warehouse in managing the inventory levels. Ensure days on hand and overall inventory goals are met; actively mitigate risk of excess of stockout. Own On-Time-Delivery performance, non-PM Inventory Turns, and other best practice key performance indicators as requested by plant and division management. Also perform an operational forecast based on Sales and Finance input. Prepare the environment for the deployment of a Sales and Operations Planning process. Act as the subject matter expert related to SAP process and execution of all supply chain functions end to end, perform analysis and corrections of master and transactional data for efficiency increase. Drive gradual improvements and guide the team to become more knowledgeable ERP system users. Support the precious metal inventory and other business processes related to precious metal alongside Operations and Finance team as needed. Other tasks as assigned/ needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably with an emphasis in Business, Supply Chain or Operations, or related field
• An ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in manufacturing industry, with experience in one or more of the following preferred: supply chain management, inventory control, logistics, production planning, project management
• Knowledge and hand on experience with ERP systems specifically related to materials requirements planning, distribution planning, production planning, or inventory control. Experience with SAP is a must
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the ability to analyze and turn data into information and action
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across all levels and functional teams, in a matrix organization, and to influence and drive accountability across peers
• Effective problem solving/ critical thinking skills to drive solutions related to complex supply chain models
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders in all levels of the organization
• Change agent, fast-paced and energetic individual; detail-oriented who possesses the ability to follow through on issues
• Proven record of success in a dynamic, customer-focused environment

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Production Planning, Customer Support, and Shipping/ Receiving/ Warehouse teams
• Perform supply and inventory planning activities that complement the business strategy
• Optimize the Supply Chain environment in Brewster and provide transparency into its performance
• Collaborate closely with the Operations team and build a partnership, while providing support and transparency regarding supply/demand constraints, shipping/ receiving capabilities, and ensure appropriate flexibility of the Supply Chain capabilities in line with the plant’s requirements
• Act as the main point of contact for the plant’s strategy topics related to Supply Chain
• Manage and coordinate the local Supply Chain team
• Ensure development path for the team members and coordinate and support the projects and initiatives within their departments
• Interface with and/or escalate to Supply Chain Director and the Plant Manager on employee issues and concerns as needed
• Drive continuous improvement and best practice projects in all areas – Customer Service, Receiving, Shipping, Warehouse, Planning – and engage the team members to be active contributors to the positive changes
• Collaborate with the team members in planning and the warehouse in managing the inventory levels
• Ensure days on hand and overall inventory goals are met; actively mitigate risk of excess of stockout
• Own On-Time-Delivery performance, non-PM Inventory Turns, and other best practice key performance indicators as requested by plant and division management
• Perform an operational forecast based on Sales and Finance input
• Prepare the environment for the deployment of a Sales and Operations Planning process
• Act as the subject matter expert related to SAP process and execution of all supply chain functions end to end, perform analysis and corrections of master and transactional data for efficiency increase
• Drive gradual improvements and guide the team to become more knowledgeable ERP system users
• Support the precious metal inventory and other business processes related to precious metal alongside Operations and Finance team as needed
• Other tasks as assigned/ needed

What This Job Offers

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