Our Materials Manager has responsibility for organizing and coordinating the day-to-day activities of Supply Chain. Responsibilities include material production management, inventory planning, outsourcing/vendor management, movement of materials, and purchasing and delivery of equipment, product, material, contractor service agreements, inventory, supplies, and equipment levels.
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Use MRP reports to place purchase/manufacture & assembly work orders, including outside processes where needed.
- Follow price lists/contracts where applicable and on new items ensure that we obtain best possible price, delivery and quality. Price should be monitored & at least equal to, or less than, standard cost.
- Work with QA to identify and develop new sources of supply.
- Use daily MRP reports to combine future requirements, re-schedule or cancel purchase/manufacture orders, or to subcontract items.
- Constantly review planning parameters (minimum order quantities, lead times etc.,) for items under your control.
- Follow up with vendors and workshop as required to ensure parts ordered arrive/are made on time and are available to assembly and/or shipment.
- Provide production/logistics support.
- Manage the inventory planning parameter/levels for items under your control and maximize the inventory turns.
- Assist engineering to develop project plans for customer orders and to provide regular status reports to team.
- Identify opportunities to reduce cost and work with the Supply Chain Manager to develop cost comparisons and to negotiate contracts.
- Use up excess inventory through material substitution when possible in agreement with technical support.
- Assess & provide business analysis and management reports.
- Maintain the business KPI(s) for respective product lines.
- University/College degree qualified
- 10+ years’ experience in purchasing environment.
- Ability to negotiate, motivate and communicate at all levels.
- Conversant with manufacturing systems, practices and processes.
- Understanding of computerized ERP systems. Basic understanding of engineering principles and manufacturing operations.
- Excellent communication skills and be able to establish good working relationships with fellow colleagues.
- Must be pro-active and be able to work on own initiative.
Preferred:
- Knowledge of Budget Control
- Must have a good commercial awareness when dealing with vendors.
