Job Opening: Material Manager
Summary: Schedule, direct and supervise all the planning of local, and foreign materials, such asraw material, components, tooling, and parts.
Inventory control (FIFO), storage, transport, import/export and reception activities of the materials, goods, and services you need for your current and future operations.
Oversee maintenance of inventory control systems that track purchase order status, inventory levels (minimum and maximum) and production requirements.
Support the managers of operational areas (for example, production control, engineering, maintenance, tooling, etc.).
Attend the customer calls to provide information on their specific needs to the production departments and notify production of the agreed delivery dates to customers.
Receive and enter the purchase orders on the ERP system.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Ensure the correct materials are on hand in time to complete the production process in accordance with customer requirements.
Inventory tracking of materials for production and finished goods and notification to Production Manager about days available, flow of materials, cycle counts, etc.
Responsible for the accuracy of the annual physical inventory.
Coordinate and supervise reception of materials and storage procedures.
Supervise the control and distribution of supplies within the organization.
Supervise the import and export process of materials as well as compliance with annexes 24 and 30 of the customs law.
Coordinate delivery with customers and suppliers as well as transportation coordination.
Receive calls and/or conferences with customers to review purchase orders and special requirements.
Notify Production Management team of customer requirements and provide support for the preparation of the production program.
Responsible for maintaining the customer purchase order system and ensure job orders are updated in the ERP system.
Issue direct and indirect materials to the corresponding job orders.
Negotiate price reductions in material costs with suppliers and negotiate annual cost reduction plans.
Evaluate, train and coach everyone in the material department to ensure potential for personal career growth.
Ensure that short term/long term staffing requirements will be met.
Assist in the development of plant-wide goals and benefit plans.
Establish and monitor procedures to control total manufacturing costs with special emphasis on material cost variations.
Please note that the duties and requirements described herein are intended to represent general contents of this job.
This is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties and responsibilities.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field.
Fluent English.
Excellent computer skills; experience in Microsoft Office Suite.
Strong knowledge in: Supply chain management, understanding of min-max inventory levels, conducting of annual inventory, understanding importance of periodic cycle counts, import/export activity, and Lean Manufacturing.
Strong leadership skills, demonstrating the ability to develop and maintain a skilled team focused on customer expectations, teamwork, continuous improvement, and lean initiatives.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Analytical ability to develop and implement improvements or recommendations.
Able to work well with senior executives and team, as well as mentor/lead other team members.
Posición: Gerente de Materiales.
Planificar, dirigir y supervisar toda la planeación de materiales, como materia prima, componentes, herramentales y piezas tanto locales como foráneos, control de inventario (FIFO), almacenamiento, transporte, importación/exportación y actividades de recepción de los insumos, materiales, bienes y servicios que necesita para sus operaciones actuales y futuras.
Supervisar el mantenimiento de los sistemas de control de inventario que realizan un seguimiento del estado de las órdenes de compra, níveles de inventario (minimo y máximo) y los requisitos de producción.
Apoyar a los Gerentes de áreas operativas (por ejemplo, control de producción, ingeniería, mantenimiento, herramentales, etc.).
Atender las conferencias con los clientes para brindar información de las necesidades específicas de los clientes a los departamentos de produccion y notificar a produccion las fechas pactadas de entrega a los clientes.
Recibir e ingresar las órdenes de compra al sistema ERP.
Actividades Esenciales y **Responsabilidades**:
Asegurar el material en tiempo y forma para ejecutar el proceso de producción de acuerdo con los requisitos del cliente.
Seguimiento del inventario de materiales para produccion y producto terminado y notificación al Gerente de Produccion de días disponibles, flujo de materiales, conteos cíclicos.
Es responsable de la precisión del inventario físico anual.
Coordinar y supervisar los procedimientos de recepción y almacenamiento de los materiales