Manager Materials

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• Responsible for the development, monitoring and maintenance of the supply chain including supplier selection, development, supplier agreements, supplier qualification, supplier performance and continuous improvement.
• Develop commodity strategies and identify gaps in current or potential supplier base.
• Responsible for planning finished goods and purchasing raw materials, supplies and equipment.
• Develop and plan approaches and procedures to utilize ERP information to efficiently optimize purchases of materials to support business plan.
• Manage inventory and purchases to control/balance cost, availability, and working capital metrics.
• Monitor and report critical inventory control metrics, and develop controls or countermeasures to meet business plan as required.
• Ensure daily interaction with other departments to ensure schedules and goals are met.
• Manage maintenance, repair and operations parts and equipment buying.
• Utilize broad knowledge of markets, suppliers, industries and technologies to deliver annual cost savings and increased efficiencies.
• Partner with R&D, engineers, project and product managers/staff to identify, analyze and perform financial analysis for cost savings opportunities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Manage, control and recommend budgets within approved guidelines.
• Develop and revise departmental policies, procedures and guidelines to meet business needs, supervise direct reports to prescribed company administrative policies and procedures.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Management and Manufacturing

Retail