This Materials Manager will be Responsible for managing all aspects of materials related issues. Will maintain accurate control over all goods in inventory. Will handle all transactions related to procurement, planning, scheduling, cost, warehousing, Shipping, & receiving, to ensure that customer orders are fulfilled on time up to the specifications of company design & its customers. This position is also responsible to develop and manage all supplier relationships.

Duties and Responsibilities

If you are interested in this position, please email your resume in a word document to Careers@Rogers-Group.com

• Will develop, implement, deploy and manage cross-functional, fully integrated materials planning processes that discerns make versus buy, capacity planning, scheduling, inventory, material and all cost elements.
• Will perform analysis of customer demand, sales forecasts & historical material usage to develop and execute build to order & build to forecast plans.
• Will Coordinate with cross-functional business teams to develop the best economic strategy for production planning in support of customer demand.
• Will Establish and deploy methods according to best practices related to systems and process that support inventory forecasting, purchasing & materials control.
• Will prepare customer delivery reports by collecting information, analyzing & summarizing information including trends. Then will use the information to proactively communicate to potential late deliveries. Then take all steps necessary to get delivery on time if possible.
• Will continuously supervise production scheduling activities by monitoring material inventories, tracking progress of production & reviewing factors that affect schedules.
• Develop and execute a sourcing strategy to meet the company’s business growth and sourcing requirements.
• Must identify, develop and manage effective relationships with existing and potential suppliers of goods and services to meet the established cost, quality and delivery targets.
• Establish, implement, and manage system to evaluate, monitor and report supplier scorecard performance.
• Adhere to established company policies, procedures, terms and conditions and legal matters that affect purchasing policies.
• Coordinate and work with quality, engineering, machining and assembly operations to ensure 100% on-time delivery by establishing and monitoring schedule to proactively identify and address any issues.
• Responsible for accuracy of inventory counts by implementing and managing, in conjunction with Finance, an inventory control system, capable of identifying discrepancies in inventory counts and taking corrective action to guard against inconsistencies in the future.
• Achieves financial objectives by working with management group to prepare the materials budget, schedule expenditures, analyze variances and initiate corrective actions.
• Participates in resolving quality issues working with both internal and external resources.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Process Engineering and Quality to achieve cost reduction targets.
• Maintains a safe and healthy work environment by implementing, maintaining and aligning company policies that adhere to local, state and federal environmental health and safety regulations.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Leads by example and motivates people to create a challenging, empowering, and collaborative working environment.
• Good technical writing, documentation & record keeping skills.
• Good analytical problem-solving ability.
• Financial skills must include cost modeling, cost analysis and make vs. buy analysis.
• Ability to leverage metrics and other tools to drive supplier performance.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS degree or equivalent in business, management or other related discipline.
• At least 4 years progressive experience in management of materials and sourcing within a design and manufacturing environment.
• Experience in total quality management, Six Sigma, or similar environments.
• Working knowledge and understanding of ERP/MRP systems in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Access.
• Ability to demonstrate solid written and oral communication skills.
• APICS certification is a plus
• Ability to obtain a security clearance may be required