Materials Manager

The Materials Manager will oversee plant level activities within Receiving, Shipping, Inventory, Yard, and Parts (including local purchasing, in accordance with company needs and customer requirements). This is a local position but may require up to 10% travel to effectively fulfill the responsibilities of the role to other Sunbelt Solomon production locations and potentially to suppliers. This individual will routinely report to the local Plant Manager and executives on inventory levels, purchasing activities (shortages and part lead-times), RFID performance, receiving and ongoing efforts to improve performance. Additionally, the materials manager will be required to participate in site-wide Kaizen events as part of the team driving overall performance. Compliance with all safety requirements, product quality standards and company policies are essential functions of this role.

• Supervise parts room, receiving, shipping, and local purchasing.
• Supervise ALL material handling in yard and factory to ensure material availability for internal manufacturing production being aligned with production schedules
• Driving cost reductions in purchasing and implementing planning and material forecasting in purchasing to eliminate material shortages and stockout.
• Execution to receiving and storage standards.
• Responsible for building, analyzing, and distributing material forecasts for accurate capacity planning inclusive of execution to min/max requirements for inventory and part purchases
• Identify and execute continuous improvement projects ranging from the Yard Layout and 5S per lean principles to overall operational efficiency in all areas of responsibility
• Mobile equipment maintenance and replenishment
• Match units to orders.
• Local lead for physical inventory count processes
• Enforces strict safety guidelines and ensures environmental compliance is being adhered to.
• Balance safety, quality, cost, and delivery to achieve positive results in all areas.
• Collaborates with Service Center Manager to set daily, weekly, and monthly objectives and communicate these to department leads and employees.
• Responsible for tracking and reporting out on daily production metrics to Service Center Manager
• Analyze production data and reports to identify areas for improvement and implement strategies to increase efficiency and productivity.
• Identify and implement process improvements.
• Track employee absenteeism and timekeeping.
• Evaluate employee performance, provide feedback, and implement necessary corrective actions.
• Responsible for employee hiring, terminations and creating a business case analysis for increase in staff support in departments
• Ensure employees complete the required safety and compliance training by scheduled due dates.
• Collaborate closely with other managers to ensure production transitions between department groups are effective.
• Manage vendor and client communications.
• Oversees and manages assigned cost centers and process of inventory control
• Responsible for ensuring organizational business updates are effectively communicated in a timely fashion to supervisors, leads and employees.
• Other duties as assigned.