Materials Manager

Location: Saint Croix Falls

Materials Manager

The Materials Manager is a key function to drive production planning, inventory control and supplier performance across Ducommun. The Materials Manager has direct organizational responsibility for all elements of material management.

Who are we?

Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission-critical military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.

Our facility in St. Croix Falls, WI offers a range of ammunition handling & delivery systems supporting the full spectrum of small and medium caliber weapons.

Job Summary

Materials Manager

• Ensures effective materials management including material storage and inventory control, shipping and receiving, production planning, and supply chain.

• Investigates current supply chain trends and solutions and implements where appropriate.

• Through materials management practices and sales & operations planning, manages key external and internal supply chain elements such as PPV (Purchase Price Variance), supplier performance, material on-time and quality, inventory turns, etc.

• Work with the program team and supply chain team to develop and agree on cost targets for new components prior to customer quote.

Support S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning)

• Key member of S&OP process and meetings including program/production rundown reviews to communicate schedule status, needs and concerns, mitigation planning and actions as required.

• Work with production control and master scheduling, S&OP leader and supply chain members to ensure end-to-end forward looking supply chain process and execution, including demand, sales order entry, production planning, inventory management, and material preparation.

• Provide leadership in developing, improving and implementing sound materials management and flow to minimize lead time and inventory while achieving sales plan and customer service requirements.

Inventory Management and Delivery Performance

• Through materials management practices and sales & operations planning, manages key external and internal supply chain elements to achieve recurring improvement to days sales inventory level.

• Develops metrics for managing inventory costs, delivery times, service levels, and quality.

• Manages and participates in cross-functional teams to resolve delayed customer shipments, component shortages, overtime, priorities, and identified problems.

New Product Support and Introduction

• Key member of new product launch to support program management for flawless new program launch in terms of cost, delivery and quality.

• Partner with program management, manufacturing, engineering, commodity leaders, and operation supply chain teams to ensure proper coordination and effective prioritization with suppliers for NPI launches.

Fiscal Management

• Generate cost, quality and timing targets for new component launches and define/execute action plan in order to achieve target AOP (Annual Operating Plan).

• Manage material, inventory and other costs to support AOP

Internal Communication and Collaboration

• Support and promote company core values of honesty, professionalism, respect, trust and teamwork and utilize the Ducommun Way methodology to achieve objectives.

• Works internally within the supply chain collaborating with supply chain management, S&OP and production scheduling functions.

• Works collaboratively with SBU & operations center leadership and teams to continuously assess operating plan and functional results to apply necessary business improvement methodologies.

• Actively lead/participate in cross-functional business projects improving customer satisfaction to reduce cycle time,…