Senior Materials Manager

The Materials Manager II is the primary point of coordination and interface within the supply chain and overall operations organizations located at the Auburn, AL site. This senior-level role is responsible for providing comprehensive supply chain strategic, process, and tactical leadership to optimize inventory levels while meeting customer shipment expectations. Primary focus spans across inventory optimization, materials planning & scheduling, strategic sourcing, supplier management, SIOP and forecasting duties.  

Responsibilities 

• Leads a team of Planning and/or Purchasing professionals to define and execute a materials strategy from materials requirement planning and PO through receipt and production/shipment readiness 
• Manages and is responsible for all aspects of the plant’s inventory performance metrics, including availability, inventory value, Excess & Obsolete, and Days on Hand. 
• Sets and manages the inventory strategy, plan for every part & monitors performance 
• Key contributor to the SIOP process for materials availability, inventory forecast, and scenario planning. Supports process of translating demand forecast into supply and SKU-based forecast 
• ·Supports Plant Manager in achieving plant targets by assessing materials risk and implementing countermeasures to close gaps.  
• Improves SAP effectiveness by ensuring master data accuracy and correct planning parameters is set to enable automation of planning & scheduling process.  
• Improve data/process to improve accuracy of customer commit/ATP dates.  
• Responsible for supplier strategic initiatives, OTD and performance monitoring, and cost-out execution. Ensures corrective actions are in place to increase supplier OTD and quality. 
• Works with the site and business leadership to develop strategic roadmaps, forecasts, and action plans to support annual KPI improvements and Policy Deployment. 
• Implements, manages, and improves all processes related to the materials department including but not limited to procurement, material handling, scheduling, inventory management, receiving, shipping, production scheduling, forecasting, demand management. 
• Engages in and leads active problem solving, driving team to true root cause and corrective action. Facilitates and coaches to build a culture of problem solving. 
• Leads physical inventory counts and cycle count, responsible for overall inventory accuracy 
• Establishes, deploys, and monitors standard processes, policies & procedures, taking the necessary steps to ensure compliance. 
• Develops and leads a team of Planners & Buyers towards best-in-class materials management by performing full range of managerial responsibilities, including, hiring, coaching, developing employees, planning, assigning, directing work, and performance management. 
• Performs other duties as assigned.  

Experience and Skill Required 

• Bachelor’s degree required in a business/industrial related field. 
• Minimum of 7 plus years of experience in direct material inventory planning and strategy development, including 3 years of team leadership and supervisory experience. 
• Experience in industrial manufacturing with mix of MTS/ATO/MTO models preferred. 
• Functional knowledge of ERP system logic, especially Materials Requirement Planning (MR