About the Role
Our injection molding client is in search of Materials Manager. The succesful candidate will leads, manages and monitors inventory levels, on-time shipment of finished goods, warehousing/shipping of goods, and the procurement, receipt, and storage of raw materials. Has complete ownership of material movement and storage from start to finish.
Additional responsibilities include:
Establishes inventory objectives and assumes responsibility for inventory turns (stock rotation). Reviews, identifies, and minimizes obsolete inventory. Recommends disposition within established guidelines
Develops, manages, and maintains departmental plans, budgets, and master production schedule by utilizing input from sales forecast customer demand, material availability, capacity planning to ensure management goals and objectives are met. Provides input for production planning function
Oversee production schedule to ensure cost efficiency and timely customer shipments
Commitment to continuous improvement and work place safety
Required Skills and Qualifications:
10 years of experience in the automotive industry
Working Knowledge of SAP
Ability to manage the acquisition of raw material through to the production and shipment of finished goods
Must have strong leadership skills with a strategic approach to making improvements to product and system flow
Ability to lead by example whenever necessary and promote a team approach to problem solving
Knowledgeable of employment related legislative requirements
Must be self-motivated and display the skills required to develop and motivate employees
Capable of working under pressure and with short completion times on projects
Required to possess a mature, consistent attitude towards the responsibilities of the job