Job DescriptionMaterials Manager Tacoma Vinyl & Pultrusion CompositesLocation: Tacoma, WA 98424
Compensation Range: $109,000 - $135,000 (depending on relevant experience and qualifications) plus bonus
Work Schedule: The typical work schedule for this position will be primarily day shift hours Monday-Friday. Flexibility is required as needed to meet the needs of the business & our customers
As a member of the location leadership team, you will manage Purchasing, Receiving, Distribution, and Scheduling's functional areas. You will be responsible for the inventory accuracy, inventory turns, timely receiving and flow of material to the line, safety within the receiving/handling team, and preventing stock-outs. You will also assist in tracking and reporting internal supply manufacturing costs, along with the cost of product calculations, waste costs, and month-end financial close documents.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities- Managing efficient and effective purchasing behavior, min/max analysis, inventory turns improvement, etc.
- Inventory Cycle Counting including root cause and corrective action (BOM analysis and discrepancies, receiving and transfer errors, etc.)
- Managing the scheduling process for the plant including managing efficient and effective use of plant resources, collaboration with production on capacity planning, and maximizing customer on-time performance
- Safety training, near miss/incident root cause and corrective action, adherence to safety policies
- Budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis will be required to support the requirements of location management.
- Ensure adherence to internal controls across, purchasing, receiving, scheduling, and materials handling.
- Timely and efficient flow of material within the plant inclusive of flow analysis, coordination with manufacturing leadership, equipment/storage solutions, kanbans, etc..
- Analyze and review purchasing, costing accuracy, and manufacturing waste.
- Support and assist in expense budgeting for materials, supplies, and other expenses.
- Work with strategic procurement team on insuring plant needs on lead time and pricing are met, coordination of relationships and vendor negotiating for local suppliers.
- Clear x-functional communication including timely highlights of material risks/shortages, working across functions on solutions for materials flow, substitutions, etc..
- Key metrics include cycle count accuracy, receipts within 24 hours, inventory days of supply, safety incident rate, and # number of stock-outs.
- Active member of the location Management Team, and participation in location Gemba Walks, Safety Committee & daily Operations Meetings.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong mathematical and analytical skills and solid computer skills
- Expert level Excel skills for data analysis
Qualifications- Bachelor's Degree is strongly preferred, preferably in Business, Accounting, or related field
- Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM/APICS) certification is a plus
- Five plus years of inventory management experience
- Three years of experience with oversight of multiple departments
Job Specific Requirements- Knowledge of Plant Scheduling, Purchasing & Logistics, including the expense data and physical movement of supplies.
- MRP/ERP systems knowledge/experience
