Assurant

Materials Manager

Assurant • $74K — $124K *
Irving, TX 75061In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business or a related discipline
  • Minimum seven years' experience in logistics/distribution within high-volume manufacturing
  • At least five years of data interpretation/analysis and logistics experience
  • Minimum of five years of leadership experience managing supervisory personnel
  • Strong background in inventory management with hands-on experience

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with supervisors to prioritize customer demands and oversee task assignments
  • Ensure adherence to policies and maintain employee morale through effective training and support
  • Track, analyze and present departmental performance metrics
  • Work with senior management to set and achieve department goals
  • Identify and implement process improvements and design KPIs
  • Create reports to represent product flow and completion rates accurately
  • Manage inventory control processes ensuring accuracy and maintain stock levels

Benefits

  • Onsite role at the Irving, TX facility
  • Monday to Thursday work schedule from 6 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Supportive company culture fostering leadership development
  • Involvement in continuous improvement initiatives and collaborative work environment
Full Job Description
The Materials Manager is responsible for ensuring the smooth flow of materials and products necessary for production and operational success within the depots. In addition to managing the entire lifecycle of materials, from procurement to distribution, ensuring that production processes run smoothly, maintains optimal inventory levels to prevent shortages or excess, which can disrupt production or tie up capital unnecessarily, and implement strategies to reduce costs while maintaining quality and supply continuity. This is accomplished through the development of lean processes and procedures that meet internal and external customer requirements and the effective leadership of Inventory Control resources through clear and precise communications of responsibilities and goals.

This is an onsite role at our Irving, TX facility with a schedule of Monday - Thursday from 6 AM to 4:30 PM.

What will be my duties and responsibilities in this job?
  • Effective operation by working with the supervisors to complete customer priorities based on demand schedules, assigning tasks/projects as needed, coordinating the flow of work, oversee completion of work, monitor key performance metrics (KPI), managing labor efficiency across the area of responsibility, mentor/coach leaders and manage headcount
  • Ensure adherence to company policies and process standards, while maintaining employee morale and overseeing the training of new and existing staff for the department
  • Establish, track, and analyze departmental reports/measurements and present findings as appropriate
  • Work with senior management to establish department and company goals, and rely on experience, judgment and innovation to achieve them
  • Identify process improvements for the department along with the design of KPIs and coordinate new model introductions
  • Create and utilize reports to accurately represent product flow and task completion rates and percentages
  • Develop and utilize reporting to ensure SLAs are achieved
  • Manage cycle counts and inventory control processes to ensure inventory accuracy maintained
  • Liaison between teams, shifts, and departments, and partners with vendor/customer/client representatives while fostering true partner relationships that allow us to manage change and growth within the individual business
  • Monitor inventory of stock and ensure adequate levels are maintained
  • Provides technical and operational support during the business development process and new customer acquisition
  • Maintain a clean, organized and safe work environment for personnel to work in while ensuring all safety and environmental regulations are followed
  • Develop and establish document controls to ensure accuracy of inventory
  • Hires, develops, evaluates, and (when necessary) disciplines and discharges subordinates' personnel or makes authoritative recommendations in such matters
  • Develops function-specific orientation and training programs for area personnel
  • Establishes standards for effective job performance and evaluates subordinates according to such standards


What are the requirements needed for this position?
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in any business or related discipline
  • Minimum seven (7) years' experience required in a logistics/distribution, fast paced, high volume manufacturing environment with at least five (5) years of data interpretation/analysis and logistics experience and 2 of inventory management experience
  • Minimum of five (5) years leadership experience with at least five (5) years' experience managing supervisory personnel


What other skills/experience would be helpful to have?
  • APICS CPIM designation
  • Working knowledge and understanding of MRP/ERP systems, WIP & Planning, Preferred knowledge with Oracle
  • Experience with Microsoft Great Plains
  • Highly skilled inventory control leader with extensive strategic and tactical experience, results-oriented, high energy, high urgency, and embraces effective change
  • High level of customer interaction; frequent interruptions and re-prioritization of projects based upon customer needs, working under deadlines, creative thinking, working on multiple projects simultaneously, and ability making decisions based on various levels of information
  • Working knowledge of Visio
  • Ability to interact and understand IT issues related to business processes and systems changes
  • Knowledge of inventory and warehousing processing procedures
  • Experience in, manufacturing, automation, electronics, systems integration, life cycle modeling, new product introduction, process development and deployment, leveraging Lean/6 Sigma tools, project and resource planning, and systems implementation


Pay Range:
$ 74.600,00 - $ 124.700,00

Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.

If there is no posting end date listed then this is a pipeline requisition, and we will continue to collect applications on an ongoing basis.

About Assurant

The Warranty Group is the world’s premier provider of extended service plans and related benefits, with operations in 33 countries and 1800 employees. We have $5 billion in assets with almost $2 billion in revenues (2010). Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Virginia Surety Company, Inc., is rated "A-" Excellent by AM Best Company, as is our UK based company, London General Insurance. By providing underwriting, claims administration and marketing expertise, The Warranty Group is a global single-source solution for manufacturers, distributors and retailers of consumer goods including autos, homes, consumer electronics, medical devices, furniture and appliances as well as financial institutions. We partner with our clients to drive revenue through customer acquisition and retention, while providing financial modeling and regulatory services. The Warranty Group is a unit of Onex Corporation (TSX:OCX), one of Canada's largest publicly-held companies with assets of $40 billion, revenues of $35 billion, and 212,000 employees worldwide(2011).

Assurant Careers

Joining Assurant means becoming part of a team that is committed to supporting your career growth and innovation in the insurance sector. As a global provider of risk management solutions, Assurant is where professional aspirations meet opportunities for real impact.

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At Assurant, you’ll be part of a culture that cherishes diversity and is grounded in our commitment to helping you thrive. We offer a variety of job opportunities that allow you to bring your whole self to work every day. From entry-level positions to leadership roles, Assurant is keen on hiring top talent to drive our mission forward.

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Learn more about Assurant
Size
15,600 employees
Market Cap
$6.4 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Net Income
$441.8 million
Founded
1892
5 Year Trend
+6.2%
Revenue
$10 billion
NASDAQ
AIZ
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