Assistant Materials Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Materials Manager in all areas of the organization.
• Provide direct supervision for all shipping and receiving personnel in the plant and Warehouse.
• Provide direct supervision for all Traffic personnel in shipping.
• Provide support to Material Planners.
• Ensure direct receiving of materials by the established company and customer standards.
• Provide guidance, problem solving, and training for all direct reports.
• Ensure all received material is accurately labelled and tagged (i.e. bar coding inventory system).
• Direct the receiving functions, material movement, and personnel on a daily basis in the plant and in the warehouse.
• Monitor window times and measure attainment.
• Ensure orderly flow of materials to all assembly areas.
• Ensure scanning is utilized in shipping and receiving.
• Ensure proper tracking of customer returnable containers.
• Monitor, organize, and authorize freight activities by contracted carriers.
• Maintain and enhance daily trucking activies to maximize efficiency.
• Responsible for storage and inventory control of all product within all storage locations.
• Maintain and enhance process to manage all inventory procurement activities to/from our warehouse.
• Plan and organize all locations to follow proper FIFO.
• Responsible for daily review of all inventory adjustments and holding weekly inventory review meetings.
• Issue, review and authorize DMN report for all nonconformances. Follow up for closure of all DMN’s.
• Halt production or shipping process and follow the non-conforming procedure in the event of a nonconformance.
• Actively participate in team meetings and monthly employee meeting.
• Lead all physical inventory activities.
• Monitor manpower requirements for Shipping and Material handling (make adjustments as necessary).
• Perform performance reviews for shipping supervisor and lead-hand(s).
• Track customer delivery performance and Internal Delivery Performance in appropriate database.
• Monitor and complete all violation disputes in customer websites (Ford & GM).
• Track and document corrective actions in DMN database.
• Track all instances of customer/vendor premium freight in internal delivery performance database.
• Maintain and enhance current process to monitor vendor warehouse inventory.
• Manage and enhance warehouse consignment inventory, where necessary.
• Review and update process flows, job instructions for department, as necessary.
• Complete annual MMOG audits and update customer websites, as necessary.
• Complete annual CTPAT audits and update customer websites, as necessary.
• Create and Extract Power BI reports for operations, as necessary.
• Create and manage SAP, IMS, and Power BI extracts to appropriate SQL and Excel Databases.
• Create and Manage existing SQL/Excel database programs used for Operations.
• Create Excel Pivot Table summary reports utilizing data extracts.
• Work with IT to coordinate revision and implementation of new processes.
• Manage and enhance current error proofing processes to improve production reporting accuracy, inventory control, and disposition of non-conforming material.
• Support and enhance the current Excel based Production Schedule.
• Manage and enhance use of barcodes throughout the manufacturing and warehouse areas.
• Manage and enhance the current Excel based WMS used to replenish material at manufacturing facility.
• Participate in Launch Readiness meetings, as required.

• Completion of Supply Chain Management degree or related field (i.e. business management).
• 3+ years of experience in a Materials supervisory role in the automotive industry.
• Extensive use of ERP systems (SAP)
• Expert computer skills in the areas Excel, SQL, and Power BI.
• Understanding of finance and accounting principles.
• Self motivated, able to work under limited supervision.
• Comprehensive understanding of lot traceability.
• Ability to work in a very busy environment.
• Must have production, planning, shipping, and warehousing experience.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy. The total cash compensation range for this position is expected to be: $84,000.00 - $

As part of our commitment to ensuring our employment practices are fair, accessible, and inclusive of persons with disabilities, recruitment-related accommodations for disabilities, are available upon request throughout the recruitment and assessment process for applicants with disabilities.