Sr. Materials Manager - The Toro Company

Who Are We?

The Toro Company in Tomah, Wisconsin prides themselves on being a place for people to grow. The plant in Tomah stands out because it's a place that puts an emphasis on quality. Everyone at our facilities in Tomah knows that their step in the process is contributing to the finished product for the customer. All our locations build the intricate network of machinery that contributes to The Toro Company. We contribute to building communities, cities, and the world.  

We invite you to apply and join a team of highly skilled, and highly passionate people.

Major Function:

This role reports to the Director of Operations and establishes the long-term materials planning strategy for the assigned site and optimizes daily execution levels to achieve ideal supply continuity.  This position drives best practices across the Materials organization.  Functional areas supported by this leadership position include planning, scheduling, production control, inventory management, warehouse operations, shipping, receiving and overall material flow throughout the site.

This position collaborates with other members of the plant leadership team to identify and address materials related issues and lead the supply planning process as part of the Integrated Business Planning system, which includes collaboration and alignment with other business and functional leaders.

What Will You Do?  

In order to grow and build a successful career with The Toro Company, you will be responsible for:  

• Drive SAP system design, deployment, and operational competency

• Develop robust Integrated Business Planning and SIOP process

• Manage capacity versus load to optimize utilization of plant capabilities and manufacturing efficiency

• Support lean systems implementation to include PFEP, Kanban, Pull, warehouse and market design, and material delivery loops delivering best practice resource deployment in Materials

• Research, recommend, and implement advanced technology to drive productivity in materials systems to include automated storage/retrieval, picking/put-away efficiency, mobile computing advancements, and advanced material handling solutions

• Drive continuous improvement in working capital measurements through inventory management initiatives that drive out waste, minimize excess/obsolete, complement lead time reduction, and improve overall turns

• Implement and scale up best practices to deliver on-going materials productivity

• Provide advanced materials analytics to guide local site leadership to areas of opportunity and synergy

• Ensure the Planners have all models scheduled in an efficient, logical manner to optimize site capacity and to accurately reflect the schedule in SAP

• Ensure all needed materials to support Master Schedules are planned, expedited, stored, and distributed in the most cost-effective manner

• Drive major performance goals including schedule attainment, work in process levels (WIP), finished goods level, service fill rates, inventory turns, inventory accuracy and budget controls

• Ensures service parts are, scheduled, produced and shipped per the required due date to maintain a 95% or higher fill rate

Note: The responsibilities and tasks outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the company .

What Do You Need?  

To be considered for this role, an individual should meet the following minimal requirements:  

• Bachelor’s degree (BA, BS) in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business or similar field, or 10+ years of demonstrated accomplishment in achieving Materials and Manufacturing excellence

• Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in Material Requirement Planning Systems or a minimum of ten years combined experience of at least two of the following areas:  Production Scheduling, Production Control, Inventory Control, Material Expediting or Warehouse Management.

• Strong organizational, interpersonal and team building skills.  Must have direct supervisory experience.

• Strong management, communication, and leadership skills.  Should be motivated with a positive attitude, with ability to work in a group/team setting

• Progressive experience in manufacturing environment demonstrating growth in position and/or responsibility

• Experience implementing various material sig