Director of Materials (DMS)

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The Director of Materials (DMS Director) is responsible to create, articulate and support Pall’s DMS (Danaher Materials System) strategy throughout the materials teams globally, with responsibility for the APAC/EMEA/NA region. The DMS Director with do this by working with and providing direction for Materials Mangers on-site to tailor and then execute the material strategy based on regional/market nuance, with a goal to create a responsive end-to-end supply chain environment working with our Strategic Sourcing partners. The DMS Director is responsible for the management of the Materials Managers, providing support for their teams and direction on processes to ensure standards and alignment to the Pall’s Global Strategy for DMS and Commodities.

This role is responsible for production planning standards, tactical procurement standards, Plan for Every Part (PFEP), partnering with sourcing for Plan for Every Supplier (PFES) and global commodity strategies, as well as warehouse and inventory management. This role will focus on deployment and training of Danaher Business System (DBS), DMS and Problem-Solving Process (PSP) tools within the materials organization, developing standards, best practices, and continuous improvement, mentoring and developing the planning, purchasing, receiving, warehouse and shipping teams, and overseeing compliance with Pall's supply chain policies and expectations.

This onsite position is part of the global operations organization and will be located in DeLand, FL.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Deploy site goals and targets by aligning global targets for materials managers

• Develop PFEP standards & planning strategies aligned to global commodity strategies and feedback to the sourcing team to support and influence supplier decisions that impact inventory & service levels for a holistic end-to-end planning process.

• Manage Purchase Price Variance (PPV) funnels, project management, and project execution by working with site buyers and material managers to deliver yearly PPV savings.

• Align global material planning from global forecast to raw material procurement through the S&OP process.

• Support & Maintain the Global AOS deployment.

• Drive the use of Kanban, DMS, and Inventory Management at Gemba (IMAG) Tools & Standards throughout the Materials Organization, ensuring problem-solving processes and resolution.

• Assign SMART inventory goals to materials teams globally, working with finance and sourcing and using Pall Industrial DMS tools and best practices.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• A bachelor’s degree in business management, operations management, supply chain management, or engineering.

• 5 + years of experience in materials planning and procurement in an international manufacturing and supply chain environment.

• 5+ years of experience in inventory management, logistics, demand planning, and scheduling. To include a solid understanding of procurement “best practices,” including, but not limited to, Supplier PULL Systems, VMI, Supplier Assessment, and Vendor Rating, including Suppl