* This company is specifically seeking candidates with military experience. *
The Materials Manager will be responsible for all purchasing and production planning for a Plant. Responsibilities will include, but not limited to, sourcing, negotiating prices, vendor selection and certification including international purchasing. He/She will be responsible for production planning, both long and short term warehousing and shipping operations, and for all systems related to materials and for inventory management.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop production plans that balance customer requirements and demonstrated capabilities
- Identify gaps between demonstrated capacity and customer requirements. Work with the Azusa team to develop recovery and/or gap closure plans
- Manage Azusa warehouses and warehouse staff
- Oversee Azusa traffic, purchasing, planning, and logistics staff
- Work with external suppliers – this includes setting up VMI programs, negotiating prices and payment terms, developing second sources, phasing out poor performers and ensuring that our vendors are able to meet on time delivery, quality and cost objectives.
- Ensure that material flows from internal and external suppliers are available to achieve the production plan.
- Ensure that finished goods inventory levels are within the min/max targets
- Drive Pull and Lean methodologies including Plan For Every Part (PFEP), Material Supermarkets, and Vendor Managed Inventory
- Ensure that production requirements and schedules are properly communicated to the production floor
- Work with internal customers to forecast requirements and develop min/max targets that will balance inventory levels with market requirements
- Work with internal customers to develop and implement production schedules
- Drive lean methodologies for warehouse management, inventory levels, and materials flow.
