Manager, Materials Management

Position Overview

The Materials Manager will direct and control the movement of materials in, through and out of the facility. Manage key materials related functions such as material planning, production scheduling, and inventory control.

Essential Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains communications to satisfy the needs of the plant while facilitating a consistent and coordinated interface with customers and suppliers (via the sourcing team) on quality, delivery, cost, safety and other performance objectives.
• Leads the Production scheduling team, Logistics functions, Materials Analyst, & Cycle counters to support the plant strategy and project initiatives.
• Accountable to implement and maintain the materials playbook, materials management assessments, and ERP rules management
• Responsible for the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning process (Step 3)
• Supports monthly capacity planning and make/ buy decisions
• Works closely with the Central Buying team to bridge plant initiatives and strategy. Supports cost out opportunities and supplier replenishment, claims, spot buys, outside vendor operations, etc.
• Supports intercompany trade processes, metrics, and initiatives
• Provides functional leadership in cross-functional teams working towards continuous process improvement, elimination of waste and simultaneous engineering.
• Deploys lean techniques, standard work, and other cost reduction activities throughout the materials organization.
• Supports compliance to corporate initiatives and corporate commodity strategies to achieve synergy across the operation.
• As a member of the leadership team, sets overall plant policies and procedures to ensure safe, effective operations consistent with Cimarron Values.
  
  

Basic Qualifications (Including Educational Requirements)

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum 5 years experience in supply chain
• Minimum 2 years managerial experience
• Must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or Master's Degree
• 7 years experience in Supply Chain Management.
• Engineering or Manufacturing experience
  
  

Position Criteria

• Self-directing and self-motivating.
• Decisive
• An active change agent
• An individual with a strong sense of urgency.
• An individual with a strong customer focus
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams
  
  

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to stand, sit and/or walk on a hard surface as well as safely bend, stoop, reach, climb steps and use ladder.
• Lift up to 25 pounds.
• Vision abilities required: close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Vision to accurately read all related distribution documents and computer monitor screens.
• Travel 20%
  
  

Other Skills/Abilities

• Demonstrated record of success in positions of increasing materials management responsibility and will be exceptional at developing, managing and leading directly or indirectly the full complement of financial, operational and administrative responsibilities of the organization.
• Must be committed to the development of the Materials team professionally through consistent and meaningful feedback, coaching, and recognition.
• Proven reputation for financial acumen, strategic thinking, business judgment, quantitative analysis ability, and leadership skills.
• A strong understanding of manufacturing and a keen appreciation for the issues confronting an evolving, dynamic, with operational complexities is required.
• Must possess the intellectual skills to guide the organization from the Materials standpoint, and this intellect must be complemented by a strong process orientation, a demonstrated track record of being a user, as well as a provider of information, and a qualitative orientation toward all business practices.
• Must be well organized, persistent, and metrics-driven; and possessing strong leadership and relationship instincts.
• Energy, creativity, focus, multi-dimensional thinking, strong work ethic and interpersonal skills are required.
• An entrepreneurial, open-minded individual with excellent communication skills is a must.
• Ability to possess the highest levels of maturity, ethics and professional integrity.
  
  

EEO

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, religion, sex, age (40 and over), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including supervisors and co-workers.

Furthermore, it is Company policy to provide equal opportunity to individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable laws. This policy of non-discrimination shall include, but not be limited to: recruiting, hiring, promotions, demotions or transfers, layoffs, recalls, terminations, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, selection for training, and recruitment or recruitment advertising.

The Company will provide reasonable accommodations to any employee with a known disability who is otherwise qualified to perform the essential functions of his/her job, unless such an accommodation would present undue hardship on the Companys business operations or unless doing so causes a direct threat to the health and safety of the employee or others in the workplace. An employee who believes that he/she requires a reasonable accommodation because of a disability must notify Human Resources.

The Company is committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at the Company are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications.