What are the responsibilities and job description for the Materials Manager position at Lakepark Industries of Indiana?
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Plans and organizes activities of material control department to best utilize personnel to achieve short- and long-range goals.
- Provides for training of department personnel.
- Ensures that standard procedures are followed in connection with purchases of material and services.
- Participates in preparations of annual forecasts with the sales division.
- Devises methods and policies ensuring most efficient and economical movement of all material in and out of plants.
- Analyzes and evaluates inventory and delivery problems and recommends solutions.
- Coordinates functions related to production and inventory control, and reviews completed sales orders. Has authority to assign work assignments within department.
- Maintains liaison among plants, sales divisions, and warehouses to provide efficient Customer delivery service. Has authority to make decisions regarding materials and delivery.
- Participates in capital purchases.
- Authorized to purchase materials, supplies, and our processing not on established blanket orders. This is done through communication with corporate Materials Control.
- Lead and support LTA, MOS and Continuous Improvement programs.
- Performs other essential functions as assigned.
JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Prefer bachelor’s degree in business or operations and at least 8 years’ experience, preferably with an automotive supplier.
SPECIAL SKILLS: Ability to understand and execute contracts relating to materials purchases and deliveries.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Physical requirements include regularly spending time on the manufacturing plant floor, with prolonged standing, walking and exposure to typical production environments (noise, PPE use and occasional lifting).
Experience
Required- 8 year(s): Previous manufacturing and materials experience.
Education
Required- Bachelors or better in Operations Management
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred- Fork Lift / HI LO
Skills
Preferred- Visteon Portal
- Shipping / Receiving
- Plex Mfg Software
- Organizational
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Good Communication & Written Skills
- Forklift / HiLo
- Covisint
- Computer Literate
Behaviors
Preferred- Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
- Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject
- Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
- Loyal: Shows firm and constant support to a cause
- Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
- Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them
- Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
- Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
- Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Motivations
Preferred- Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
- Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
- Peer Recognition: Inspired to perform well by the praise of coworkers
- Financial: Inspired to perform well by monetary reimbursement
- Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
- Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
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