Manager Materials

Job Description

Manages materials planning, materials control, and warehouse functions and employees across one or more Business Units. Typically manages in multiple or very large locations.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties: (Approximate % of Time Spent)

• Champions service excellence, health, safety, environmental policies, standards and process improvement. Manages workloads and schedules all personnel, ensuring appropriate staffing levels for varying work levels. Manages departmental costs and approves overtime as necessary. Keeps abreast of department and corporate business plans, anticipates impact on warehouse operations and reacts accordingly. (~20%)
• Works closely with Planners to make sure inventory stocking levels are appropriate. Reviews usage and demand forecasts to jointly agree on stocking level adjustments to meet changing business needs. (15%)
• Works closely with Sales and Operations teams to ensure inventory and warehouses are located appropriately to support business activities. Proactively plans for facility expansion or consolidation to meet changing business needs. (~15%)
• Supervises receiving operations from suppliers and from other Archrock locations to ensure that items are received and stocked timely and accurately. Supervises fulfillment of Pick/Pack/Ship orders. Ensures items are processed in a timely manner, meeting established standards. Ensures that all items are packed to protect merchandise and are in boxes that meet shipping requirements. (~15%)
• Implements, manages and communicates performance measures and productivity standards for all warehouse tasks. Reviews individual progress and development on a regular basis, ensures that employees are receiving appropriate training and recommends ways of increasing productivity and improving quality. Administers employee feedback in accordance with Archrock Performance Management Program. (~10%)
• Ensures inventory accuracy through periodic cycle counts and annual physical inventories. (~15%)
• Provides leadership and communication of best practices to the team and management. Promotes team environment in daily activities. Practices open communication with all members of Warehouse team, Internal and external business partners. (~10%)
  
  

Non-Essential Duties: Performs other duties as assigned.

All employees shall be in compliance with the Archrock Health Safety and Environmental Policy and local, statutory and/or regulatory requirements at all times

Qualifications

Skills and Abilities:

Ability To

• perform all essential duties
• exhibit strong customer service, interpersonal, coaching and leadership skills
• demonstrate strong organizational, planning and scheduling, and process management skills
• demonstrate strong analytical abilities, mechanical aptitude combined with problem solving skills
• demonstrate strong writing skills and oral communication skills
  
  

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Warehouse Management processes and systems and MRP (Material Requirements Planning) preferred
• Subject matter knowledge of warehouse functions, procurement practices, freight, etc.
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.)
  
  

Minimum Education And Certification

• Bachelor degree with a business or Supply Chain emphasis preferred
  
  

Minimum Experience

• Seven or more years’ experience in warehousing and logistics with a proven track record of managing people, driving process improvements, and implementing cost savings
• Experience managing costs and budgets
  
  

Leadership

• Drives a culture of safety with the expectation of zero incidents
• Manages all resources (personnel, equipment, materials, facilities, funds and reputation) for assigned area
• Coordinates schedule and sets priorities in order to ensure task completion
• Assesses training needs and ensures that team members are receiving proper training and that training programs are utilized and improves training gaps
• Ensures that employees are setup to be successful through programs such as feedback and recognition
• Coaches and counsels Leads to improve supervisory, team building and problem resolution skills, as appropriate
• Responsible for performance management and employee development
• Manages hire, fire, job and salary change actions per delegation of authority and required approvals
• Implements, manages and communicates work standards and performance metrics for assigned team
  
  

Physical Demands: (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions)

• Must be fit for duty for the job tasks being performed
• Must meet the medical requirements necessary to wear PPE required by role
• Frequently required to display good manual dexterity and to reach with hands and arms
• Frequently required to talk and hear
• Frequently required to perform repetitive motions, sit while using PC and to stand and walk with good balance
• Occasionally required to stoop, twist, kneel, and squat
• Occasionally required to lift, move and carry up to 50 pounds and to push and pull up to 110 pounds
• Occasionally required to climb, stairs and slanted ladders and carry up to 30 pounds with one hand
• Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus
  
  

Problem Solving And Innovation

• Analyzes performance data on an on-going basis and develops recovery plans as needed
• Finds immediate solutions to prevent escalation and solutions to resolve conflicts between customer and company requirements
• Implements preventative and corrective actions in a timely manner
• Expected to drive process improvements and to teach others to identify opportunities, provide ideas, methods and innovations and to implement improvements to enhance safety, teamwork, efficiency and quality
  
  

Impact

• Full responsibility and impact on planning, scheduling and procedural change for assigned area
• Monitors and approves overtime
• Accountable for warehouse and team HSE performance, service quality, and customer satisfaction
• Assists with preparation of the budget for assigned area, manages to budget, reports variances and develops recovery plans as needed
  
  

This job description is a summary of essential job functions. It is not intended as an employment contract, nor is it intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. All employees are expected to perform tasks, as assigned by supervisor, regardless of job title or routine job duties.

About Us

Archrock is a premier provider of natural gas compression services to customers in the energy industry throughout the U.S. and a leading supplier of aftermarket services to customers who own compression equipment. With approximately 1,000 employees, our unmatched expertise and team of highly qualified, certified technicians are backed by more than 70 years of industry experience.

Archrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

About The Team

At Archrock, we value our people, over and above the generous compensation and benefits we offer. We strive to be good stewards of their careers. Career paths are well defined and room for growth is available to everyone. Employees have the flexibility and support to pursue different roles within the company. And in an operation that has locations across the United States they have the freedom to relocate if they desire.