Help shape how materials move through Dematic's operations. As Material Manager, you'll lead material planning and procurement strategies that support production, improve inventory performance, and strengthen supplier on-time delivery. This is an opportunity to bring together people, processes, and suppliers to solve challenges and drive meaningful operational improvements.
Tasks and Qualifications:What You Will Do In This Role:- Develop and implement direct material procurement strategies across categories to improve material availability and support production requirements.
- Lead the Plan for Every Part (PFEP) initiative, partnering with Procurement and the global Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) team to align material strategies and inbound forecasts with business needs.
- Own inventory planning and financial management, including inventory expenditure plans, purchase projections, material reserves, and inventory forecasts.
- Drive supplier performance and continuous improvement, improving on-time delivery, reducing lead times and inventory, and leading Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR) and 8D improvement efforts with Supplier Quality and Procurement.
- Develop risk mitigation strategies to prevent material shortages, manage expedite costs, and authorize air and land expedites when needed to protect production.
- Establish and track key performance metrics that strengthen material availability, supplier performance, inventory effectiveness, and service to internal and external customers.
- Partner closely with Procurement and Supplier Quality to balance category strategies, operational requirements, and inbound material quality while advancing key quality objectives.
- Improve the use of SAP and other standard business tools, including maintaining accurate master data and strengthening processes across the tactical organization.
- Ensure adherence to KION quality, compliance, environmental, health, and safety requirements, while promoting a strong culture of safety and accountability.
- Develop and strengthen the team, building capabilities and nurturing a talent pipeline to support current and future organizational needs.
What We Are Looking For:- More than 5 years of experience in material planning processes, demand forecasting, and inventory management.
- Preferably more than 3 years of experience in managing people.
- Experience with international suppliers is a plus.
- Demonstrated skills in transactions and reports in SAP.
- APICS CPIM certification is desirable.
- Knowledge of lean six sigma and continuous improvement efforts is preferred.
- Proficient in advanced Excel.
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