Materials Manager

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Indirect Labor - Full-Time Management Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester, NH, US

5 days ago Requisition

The Materials Manager is responsible for leading the Planning and Procurement functions supporting the Performance Cable Systems & Materials Division. This position ensures the timely and cost effective availability of raw materials, components, and purchased products required to meet customer demand and manufacturing requirements.

The Materials Manager oversees material planning, MRP, purchasing, sourcing, supplier negotiations, supplier performance, and supply continuity. This position works closely with Sales, Customer Service, Manufacturing, Logistics, Quality, Finance, and other functions to balance customer requirements, material availability, inventory levels, cost, supplier performance, and supply-chain risk.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lead the planning process to ensure material availability supports customer demand and manufacturing requirements.
• Oversee MRP activities and ensure planning parameters, lead times, order quantities, safety stock, and other planning data are accurate and effectively maintained.
• Translate customer orders, forecasts, production requirements, inventory levels, and supplier capabilities into effective material plans.
• Monitor material requirements and proactively identify shortages, excess or obsolete inventory, and potential supply constraints.
• Partner with Sales, Customer Service, and Manufacturing to align material plans with customer requirements and production schedules.
• Establish and monitor planning performance measures, including material availability, shortages, inventory levels, inventory turns, and supplier delivery performance.

• Direct purchasing activities to obtain required materials at competitive total cost while meeting quality, delivery, and service requirements.
• Develop and implement purchasing strategies aligned with company objectives.
• Oversee purchase orders and supplier commitments to ensure materials are delivered according to established requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing terms, order quantities, lead times, and overall material costs.
• Monitor material and commodity pricing and communicate significant changes and potential business impacts to management.
• Support budgeting and financial planning related to material spend and procurement activities.
• Identify, evaluate, qualify, and develop suppliers to support business requirements, cost objectives, capacity needs, and supply continuity.
• Lead supplier negotiations involving pricing, payment terms, lead times, minimum order quantities, capacity, delivery requirements, and other commercial considerations.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with strategic suppliers.
• Monitor supplier performance related to quality, delivery, cost, and service, and coordinate corrective actions when necessary.
• Conduct supplier meetings and business reviews and communicate supplier performance and risks to appropriate leadership.
• Develop alternate sourcing strategies for critical materials and suppliers.

• Identify and mitigate risks related to material availability, supplier capacity, lead times, quality, transportation, market conditions, and other supply disruptions.
• Develop contingency plans for critical materials and suppliers.
• Provide management with visibility into material availability, supplier commitments, purchasing activity,…