A successful Materials Manager candidate will have the business acumen to spearhead corporate initiatives at a site level to ensure proper alignment with corporate supply-chain goals. This position oversees the planning, procurement, storage, control, and distribution of materials and products according to company needs and customer requirements. Minimum qualifications include a thorough understanding of the supply chain cycle, manufacturing industry, organizational structures, and key metrics. Whereas, advanced interpersonal skills are necessary to interface across all levels of our organization, and with suppliers and contractors.
Responsibilities of the Program Manager:
Develops and implements strategies and processes for an efficient procurement and management of materials.
Oversees the Buyers' ordering of materials, supplies, and equipment from suppliers to ensure all customer requirements are met when purchasing product, including approved part numbers, suppliers, and flow-down requirements in alignment with corporate standards and targets.
Evaluates, selects, and establishes relationships with suppliers, and negotiates the contracts for the payment terms, goods, and services.
Responsible for materials availability, supplier's on time performance with required dates, and raw material inventory turns.
Monitors shortage reports and proactively communicates purchased material shortages to all relevant parties so that On-Time Kit metrics and Purchase Price Variance (PPV) goals are met.
Oversees, evaluates and drives supplier performance improvements in both the supply-chain programs and with normal day-to-day purchasing activities.
Coordinates Corrective Action activities between our Emerald Technologies-Brea site and our suppliers.
Manages the Materials Department staff comprised of Buyers, Inventory Analysts, and Stockroom personnel.
Qualifications of the Program Manager:
Bachelor's Degree is desirable with college level courses in Business, Finance or related fields.
A minimum of 3-4 years of experience buying electronic components and/or PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards).
At least 2 years of experience leading a team, preferably within the electronic manufacturing services market sector.
Must have a demonstrated knowledge of materials management accounting processes, cost benefit analysis, inventory control systems, supply suppliers, product lines and source of products.
Strong knowledge of supply-chain management principles, inventory control and procurement practices.
PC literacy with good working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Outlook software.
Working knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP), and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
Mathematical skills are required with the ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentages.