Mgr, Sr Inventory Control

Overview

Mgr, Sr Inventory Control

The Opportunity

Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, L.P. is seeking a skilled individual for our Sr Inventory Control Mgr position at our DTTP - Waller, TX location. The Inventory Control Manager is responsible for managing activities of those engaged in the movement of raw or finished materials, storage, production scheduling and inventory control activities. Oversee materials function to achieve inventory compliance, cycle counting, safety, quality, cost environmental goals. This role has duties common to all managers, such as interviewing and hiring staff members or overseeing the training of staff members. Responsible for making recommendations and supporting continuous improvement, 5S and Lean manufacturing concepts, while actively encouraging associate involvement. If you meet the qualifications listed below, then we invite you to apply for our open position by visiting our website at http://careers.daikincomfort.com and submit your resume.

About DTTP

Daikin Texas Technology Park- has a footprint of 4.23 million square feet under a single roof, and is the third largest factory in the United States. Opened in 2017 as the manufacturing, logistics, and engineering center for Daikin's American subsidiary Goodman, the plant makes heating and air conditioning products sold under the Goodman, Amana, and Daikin brands.

Why work with us?

  >  Benefits are effective on day one for all full-time direct hires

  >  Training programs are available to help guide team members and develop new skills

  >  Growth Opportunities - there are immense opportunities to grow your career

  >  You will be part of a Global Company - our family brands are backed by Daikin Industries, Ltd. 

Responsibilities

May include:

• Manage plant materials function on a day to day basis to achieve inventory, cost, safety and production goals
• Lead, Coach, Train, Develop, and evaluate Materials Management Team in all aspects; including areas of responsibility such as Leadership, Receiving, Material Warehousing and Retrieval, and Employee Development 
• Collaborate with production departments and additional teams to support cycle counting and inventory accuracy
• Maintain accurate inventories (location, quantity, and count) and use records to be aware of inventories at all times
• Understand product transitions, pilots and engineering changes and the effects on inventory balances
• Monitor the flow of materials and products from their initial receipt, through production and warehousing stages and identify actual or potential areas of difficulty, and recommend action to remedy these problems
• Must be able to investigate and determine root cause of system and process issues causing inventory inaccuracies
• Plan and develop Budgets including, Staffing, Inventory Plans and Operational Costs
• Pro-actively develop working relationships, rapport and trust with area leaders, employees and internal customers
• Recommend materials handling equipment and procedures to be utilized
• Plan, develop and implement policies, procedures, required metrics, goals and objectives in line with and in support of company policies and objectives
• Audit Materials Systems, procedures and process daily documents and maintain evidence of all audits and subsequent corrective actions
• Lead and participate on various project teams to create, develop and implement systems, processes and productivity improvements that contribute to overall on-time, high quality, cost efficient production while ensuring safe work practices are being followed 
• Ensure all Cycle Counts are timely, complete and accurate. Required to supervise cycle count daily and ensure adherence to the SOX procedures and processes
• Participate in additional projects to support ongoing business needs

Nature & Scope:

• Provides Direction and Serves as a resource to others in resolving complex problems and issues
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish assigned tasks and goals
• Takes on duties and tasks that have substantial variety and complexity

Qualifications

Knowledge & Skills:

• Working knowledge of supply chain, material management and plant manufacturing processes and systems, including MRP, quality management systems, and production planning and scheduling
• Strong Leadership, employee development, performance management skills and ability to provide clear and concise objectives to the team and delegation skills
• Ability to effectively lead the materials organization to improve processes, systems, and overall performance
• Proficient with MS Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint Includes spreadsheets, generating graphs/pivot tables, presentations
• Attention to detail, analytical ability including ability to interpret information and make sound recommendations
• Effective organizational and time management skills including ability to prioritize
• Must have strong problem solving and influencing skills and proven ability to overcome objections
• Ability to work as a team player to solve problems, contribute ideas and make continuous improvements
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills including business acumen, including meeting facilitation and presentations
• Must possess a positive attitude and good interpersonal skills to interact daily with internal and external employees as well as Senior leaders and executive staff
• Strong influencing skills & ability to collaborate and lead change with various partners cross-functionally
• Understanding of Mapics preferred, or understanding of MRP from use of other systems and able to learn MAPICS planning system
• Ability to promote an environmentally healthy and safe work environment
• Able to work flexible and demanding schedules in a fast paced environment

Experience:

• 5 plus years of experience managing materials function for a large, high mixed volume manufacturing plant is required
• 5 plus years within a leadership role/capacity
• Continuous Improvement experience (Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis)
• Experience working with MAPICS is preferred

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in BA, ME, or IE is required
• CPM or MAPICS certification is preferred

Physical Requirements/Work Environment:

• Must be able to perform essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations. High volume manufacturing environment with forklift traffic. May have higher noise volume in areas – hearing protection required.

Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified applicants will not require employer-sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.

The Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of a person’s race, color, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), creed, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, uniform service member or veteran status, ancestry, disability, physical or mental disability (including HIV/AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, request for protected leave, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age (over 40), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will comply with all federal and state regulations and statutes pertaining to individuals with disabilities.

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