Materials Management Manager jobs in Waukesha, WI

Company Description

Whether you're just beginning your career or have years of experience—you've come to the right place! Working at Alto-Shaam means you’re a part of a passionate team working together towards one goal.

Since 1955, Alto-Shaam has pioneered industry-leading commercial foodservice equipment that anticipates and responds to our customers' needs. Our solutions help foodservice businesses like Sendik’s Food Market and Saz’s Hospitality Group enhance their menus while providing a greater return on their investment.

Our world-class products are made in a world-class facility. Alto-Shaam’s headquarters and manufacturing space is dynamic, clean and safe for all.

As a family company, we also take care of our people by providing market-leading benefits:

• Earn an annual bonus on your gross income, which has averaged 15% over the past five years
• Low premiums for full coverage healthcare with wellness participation
• 11 paid holidays and generous earned PTO
• Advancement opportunities to grow through our career ladders program
• Tuition assistance to pursue a degree or certification
• Fitness reimbursement for gym memberships, classes, or training sessions
• Biannual performance reviews with yearly merit increases
• Annual free lunch with the company president to celebrate your work anniversary

Job Description

Delivers leadership and growth to the management of materials within Alto-Shaam’s Operations. This is done with a focus on delivering in a manner that is customer-oriented, at the customer's pull, with processes that make the product flow. Functions of this role include Stockroom, Receiving, and Material Handling functions.

The ideal Individual champions the production floor execution of Alto-Shaam’s Materials Management Excellence strategy. They collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure that production schedules are achieved through lean inventory management while adhering to and improving materials management processes.

The ideal candidate for a Materials Management Manager would be able to do the following:

• Provides leadership to Receiving, Stockroom, and Material Handling employees to achieve business objectives while demonstrating Alto-Shaam Values.
• Drive results measured by Key Performance Indicators: Safety, 6S, Inventory Accuracy, Inventory Turns, Receiving Accuracy, Raw Material Replenishment, and Supermarket Fulfillment (Purchased and Manufactured Parts).
• Drive Continuous Improvement into the internal material flow process among components used in production, service parts, and assembly.
• Support growth and execution of Materials Management Excellence strategy.
• Collaborate with Purchasing Agents and Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) suppliers to optimize inventory storage, on-time delivery and resolve receiving discrepancies.
• Support Purchasing Agents’ objective of maintaining planning and procurement parameters to ensure the replenishment methods reflect current business conditions by ensuring proper receiving and material handling procedures are in place and executed.
• Develop and maintain KPIs in support of continuous improvement.  Leverage Alto-Shaam corrective action tools to drive performance improvement.
• Collaborate with Accounting to own and execute cycle counting activities, including the execution of root cause counter measures.
• Accountable for employee performance (PMPs), cross-training, and employee corrective actions.
• Cost-saving projects driven with a CI mindset.
• Apply Standard Work and create SOPs for Operations and people-related processes.
• Ensure all team personnel are adequately trained, supplied, and resourced.
• Must be organized and work with multiple projects simultaneously while meeting necessary deadlines.

Qualifications

For a candidate to be successful as a Materials Management Manager they must have:

• Minimum of five (5) years experience in Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain/Purchasing, or Engineering is required. Experience in materials management in a manufacturing environment is preferred. A bachelor’s degree is required, with a preference for Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or Engineering. 
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to gather complex statistical data and translate it into meaningful information.
  • Thorough understanding and demonstrated experience using best practices in Material Flow Management. 
  • Experience in Lean Six Sigma principles and measurable results of Continuous Improvement projects.
• High proficiency in Microsoft (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and SQL data queries is required.
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal, written, and presentation).
• Possess the ability to learn quickly, be highly motivated and to be a self-starter.
• Be honest, reliable, conscientious, detail oriented, have strong organizational skills and demonstrate professional conduct.

Additional Information

We are looking for team-members that exemplify and live our High FIVE values:

• High Quality:  Are you detailed-oriented and ensure the accuracy of your work?
• Family: Do you exceed expectations by being attentive and going above and beyond?
• Improve: Are you passionate about finding solutions to streamline and enhance the way you and your peers work?
• Voice: Are you a positive person who wants to make an impact on others?
• Empower: Are you a go-getter who takes initiative and pride in your work?

If you share our values, we want you to be a part of our Alto-Shaam family!