The Materials Manager is responsible for all material, externally and within the plant including planning, releasing, shipping of raw material, and shipping of finished goods to customers. The Materials Manager schedules production together with the production departments and ensures material and machine availability to fulfill customer demands. The Materials Manager will work closely with Purchasing, IT, Production and Finance to ensure that all transactions are timely and accurate.
Responsibilities
Leads the Material Management, Logistics and Production Control Team to ensure that the business plan goals and objectives are met.
Establishes and implements departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures
Drives all activities together with the SAP team to implement strong business systems for inventory control and production planning
Assures compliance with rules and regulations
Works closely with the Business and Purchasing Manager regarding all material related issues
Works closely with the Quality Department to assure control over Drives product internally and externally
Works cross-functionally with production, engineering and quality to assure flawless execution in production
Assures appropriate documentation of processes, equipment and systems
Works closely with Purchasing and Finance to guarantee a systematic capital purchasing in the most efficient and effective way
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree preferred
3-5+ years of Materials Management experience within a manufacturing plant
Previous experience working with an ERP system (SAP or something similar)