Materials Manager

1 week ago

Jasper, Tennessee, United States Mueller Water Products Full time
Job Title: Materials Manager

Mueller Water Products is a leading manufacturer of flow control devices for the water and gas distribution industries. We are seeking a highly skilled Materials Manager to join our team in Kimball, TN.

Job Summary:

The Materials Manager will be responsible for providing and supporting critical functions including purchasing and inventory control. This individual will work with supply chain and manufacturing to support lean inventory and procurement strategies for purchased material. The Materials Manager will ensure all purchased materials, goods, and services are in timely support of the planned business needs and master production schedule.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Oversee facility Buying, Planning, Scheduling, Inventory Management, Material Handling, Shipping, and Receiving.
  • Own and implement strategies to improve the operations of the materials department.
  • Ensure seamless communication and feedback with company sales team and other functional groups.
  • Root cause problem solving to drive process improvement.
  • Ensure accurate and timely development of schedules for all shop floor processes.
  • Own and update metrics to communicate health and challenges of Buying, Planning, Scheduling Inventory Management, Material Handling, Shipping, and Receiving groups.
  • Provide recommendations regarding materials to other functional groups to help the facility drive towards excellence.
  • Oversee and advise on maintenance of ideal inventory levels to ensure on-time deliveries, while maximizing turns, and minimizing carrying costs.
  • Manages and reviews inputs (Sales, Inventory, Operations, and Inventory Planning process (SIOP), cycle counting, physical inventory, profit planning) and controls (min./max. levels, lead times, etc.) of the ordering process to ensure inventory levels (purchase parts, WIP, finished goods, consignment, in-transit etc.) meet division and corporate expectations.
  • Oversee daily operation of offsite warehouse to support the primary function of the plant as well as direct shipments to customers.
Requirements:
  • Demonstrated success in leading large functional teams to meet challenging goals.
  • Experience using an ERP system to efficiently plan and procure material.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Able to communicate at various levels within the organization.
  • Demonstrated ability to successfully achieve goals through influence at high levels of an organization.
  • Ability to consistently provide positive and negative feedback to external process partners and peers in written and verbal form.
  • Comfort in expediting material and implementing solutions to short-term and long-term supply issues.
  • Ability to identify employees' strengths and limitations and give both spectrums of feedback (positive and constructive).
  • Have influence with peers at staff level to understand & achieve alignment and common goal(s).
  • Efficient in 5S, Standard Work, Value Stream-Mapping.
  • Experience with risk awareness and mitigation.
  • Advanced financial acumen.
  • Demonstrated past of developing and managing KPIs and metrics.
  • Ability to drive continuous improvement and eliminate waste.
  • Experience with material and information flow.
  • Experience with PFEP and choosing correct replenishment plans.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in 6 Sigma continuous improvement methodology.
Education/Experience:
  • BS/BA degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or technical field.
  • 10-15 years supervisory/managerial experience.
  • Demonstrated experience leading large manufacturing teams to success through strategy and wide degree of creative latitude.
  • Successfully managed purchasing and planning of SKUs.
  • Global acumen (how business is done globally), global supplier experience.
  • Documented turn-around of employee situations (marginal to meeting expectations).
  • Experience with enterprise-sourcing purchasing systems.
  • Advanced Excel and Microsoft Suite skills.
Preferred:
  • Experience leading and strategizing in a start-up environment.
  • Master's Degree in related discipline.
  • JDE E1 or similar ERP experience.
  • APICS, CPP, CPPM, PMP professional certifications.
Physical Requirements:
  • Ability to remain in stationary position or standing position for prolonged periods and alternate between.
  • Ability to repeat gross or fine manipulation that may include the use of wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
  • Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including, but not limited to, safety glasses, steel-toed or metatarsal-guarded shoes, and/or ear plugs, while working in an industrial and/or manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to constantly communicate with others to exchange information in person, via phone, or via use of computer.
  • Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects up to 25 pounds in weight in all directions.
  • Ability to occasionally reach overhead or at or below shoulder level.
  • Ability to occasionally stoop, crouch, or kneel.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other category protected by law.

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