Materials Manager

GD Energy Products – New Name, Same Legacy

The company you have known as Gardner Denver High Pressure Solutions has a new name – GD Energy Products. Now for more than 160 years, we have made it our business to lead the industry with unmatched products and services; and I can promise that while our identity may change, deep down, who we are as a company never will.

GD Energy Products is looking for a Materials Manager to work in Tulsa, OK.

When joining GD Energy Products, you will be eligible for many of our competitive benefits, including: vacation, 401K matching, paid holidays, sick days, full medical/dental/vision benefits, short/long term disability, maternity/paternity leave and many more!

Job Summary:

Optimizes the administration of materials and finished products by coordinating activities, including material supply, inventory control, traffic, and customs.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• 7 direct reports.
  
  

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Production Planning: Measures adherence to all planned schedules. Resolves any critical issues. Coordinates, evaluates, and implements engineering changes and establishes appropriate effective dates. Analyzes the final assembly schedules to determine parts availability and resolve conflicts with those schedules. Analyzes potential parts short falls and adjusts production schedules accordingly.
• Inventory Control: Plans and requisitions parts to achieve the Master Schedule and service requirements. Requisitions all purchases/inter-factory orders and expedites based on weekly MRP output. Evaluates and control MRP parameters, including order policies, multiple order quantities, scrap factors, safety stock, minimums, and maximums.
• Traffic: Coordinates shipping efforts, ensuring the plant(s) meets necessary production outputs on time.
• New Products: Develops and monitors compliance with requirements related to the introduction of new products.
• Policies/Processes: Develops order policies to maximize customer service and minimize inventory investments.
• Management: Develops and maintains a competent workforce through recruitment, training, coaching, and establishing goals and objectives.
• Other responsibilities as assigned or required.
  
  

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Directly supervises buyers, warehouse supervisor, data analyst, and the master scheduler.
• Indirectly supervises warehouse, shipping, and receiving personnel.
• Controls a monthly production budget of $5 - $8MM.
• Controls $15-$20 MM in active inventory.
• Coordinates with other GDEP facilities in bringing parts or executing STOs to meet production targets.
• Maintain strong professional relationships with suppliers.
• Travel as needed to visit suppliers.
  
  

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field preferred.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in the materials control field as a manager/supervisor is required.
• SAP experience is required.
  
  

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Must be able to travel up to 15%.
  
  

GD Energy Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, as well as any other characteristic protected by applicable law, regulation or local ordinance. For more information about your rights under the law, see http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf