Manager Materials-Plant

Manager Materials-Plant

HHI Form Tech LLC

Dauch is looking for a Manager Materials-Plant to join our team in Fraser, MI. The Manager Materials-Plant manages and oversees Supply Chain Management (SCM) programs and systems to ensure the efficient movement of all direct and indirect inventory. Ensures the most cost effective, efficient, and safe method of transportation for products and services. Manages and oversees planning, scheduling, transportation, data integrity, trade compliance, and material handling for assigned facility.

Develop and implement plans to meet or exceed key SCM objectives such as customer delivery, inventory management, and inventory accuracy. Develop and maintain local SCM policies and procedures.

• Manages material handling team by training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, and disciplining associates; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring; adhering to policies and procedures.
• Achieves materials management operational objectives preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining materials management system improvements; implementing change.
• Meets materials management financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.

• Meets forecasts and current orders by overseeing production planning and scheduling systems; optimizing labor, equipment, and inventory resources; examining and resolving schedule deviations and problems.
• Manages inventory by determining and maintaining optimum inventory and cost levels based on PFEP inventory recommendations.
• Stores and ships product by enforcing warehousing policies and procedures; implementing inventory movement systems; maintaining transportation and shipping procedures; examining and resolving delays.
• Maintains safe and secure work environment by establishing and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
• Provides management control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Oversees API, customs, data integrity, cycle counting, and material handling floor activities.
• Build a relationship with our trading partners.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, or related field
• 5+ years of materials management experience in a manufacturing environment, including direct responsibility for inventory management and inventory control processes.
• A minimum of two years' experience in scheduling and coordinating the efficient distribution of products to satisfy customer demand in a Tier 1 or Tier 2 environment
• Solid and extensive experience analyzing inventory metrics, forecasting material requirements and implementing inventory optimization strategies
• Strong knowledge of ERP/PLEX systems and inventory management software.
• High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others; including, but not limited to, all levels of management, associates and customers
• Working experience with business-related computer systems including Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong level of planning and organizational abilities
• High level of analytical ability to troubleshoot where problems are complex
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing process; including but not limited to, Kaizen, lean manufacturing and pull systems

• Minimum 6 years' experience in manufacturing experience in the automotive industry
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a union environment

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