Materials Manager

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Bechtel is building a semiconductor manufacturing plant in New Albany, Ohio. We are partnering with the North America Building Trades Unions and suppliers to create several thousand new jobs and work with local education organizations to implement new training programs that will support the future talent pipeline. Bechtel Manufacturing & Technology, Inc. offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers in the semiconductor manufacturing, electric vehicle, and data center markets.

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the M&T global business unit also includes colleagues working in Arizona, Ohio, Texas, India, and additional project locations around the world.

In this role, you will lead a team and support material planning and/or material coordination for a project. Planning involves providing work process and system expertise during the early project stages. Coordination will include communicating material availability, accuracy, and timeliness to the correct location. Your team will ensure the location receives the required materials to complete the project.

• Manage a team of Lead materials coordination or planners on a large project or works within business line Supply Chain department in a functional role in a small to medium sized GBU
• Provides expertise, advice, and direction for project and field materials management activities to ensure the overall organizational effectiveness among all functions responsible for the materials management process
• Reviews the initial master schedule, detailed timing and sequence of each functional group, and actual progress of each group to confirm that materials meet required delivery dates
• Reviews any schedule revisions for impacts and participates in the development of contingency planning
• Interfaces between Construction and Supply Chain to identify, requisition and establish delivery dates for material requirements resulting from design changes, rework, contingency/work arounds, scope changes, or materials missed in Engineering takeoffs
• Reviews plans at the jobsite for adequacy of material warehousing, maintenance, control, and handling
• Coordinates with Construction and Field Supply Chain the plans for material identification, material availability in support of installation plans, and equipment requiring special handling at the site
• Formulates specialized training and career development programs necessary to assure that all assigned material management personnel are properly trained and qualified

Requires bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and 13-15 years of relevant experience or 17-19 years of relevant work experience

• Extensive knowledge of materials management, planning, coordination, warehousing, material control, and handling on large construction projects.
• Strong leadership experience managing materials planners/coordinators and providing technical direction to project and field materials management teams.
• Ability to analyze project schedules, material requirements, and delivery dates, identify potential impacts, and develop contingency plans.
• Strong cross-functional coordination skills, with the ability to interface effectively between Construction, Engineering, and Supply Chain to ensure materials are available to support installation and project execution.

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