.What You Will DoAs a Materials manager, you will hold direct accountability in materials results and administration for a materials team within the plant. This role will hold broad responsibility for Delivery Performance, Inventory, Material Control Process and Improvements, Supplier Planning and Performance Management, Inventory Control and warehouse management, Staffing for Salary and Indirect Materials team members, people development and profit planning / budgeting. Responsible to implement tools, systems and processes that improve operating efficiencies and reduce cost within plant and supporting supply chains.How You Will Do ItPlanning and Customer Delivery:Lead short-term and mid-term scheduling activities, monitor and report on the accuracy of production plans and schedules.Manage daily support of production needs such as expediting material, setting priorities and addressing supply issues to facilitate speedy availability for Raw Material, and eventually Finished Goods to meet customer demands.Ensures that on-time delivery is tracked, and goals are met while supporting operation to manage at lowest possible cost and inventory.Collaborate with Supply Planning Manager to manage capacity requirements planning.Collaborate with Procurement to support material cost reduction goals for purchased parts.Collaborate with Procurement in planning components and raw material from approved suppliers, including management of consignment and blanket PO programs.Inventory Management:Lead inventory control & planning activities including the coordination of:Cycle counts and physical inventoriesReceiving, Warehousing, and Shipping activitiesManage the identification and disposition of excess and obsolete inventory.Coordinate scheduling and inventory movement for all outside processing inventory locations.Maintain inventory at lowest possible level while ensuring efficient operational processes and maintain customer delivery expectations.Manage inventory forecasting and report on variances.Warehouse and Logistics:Manage transportation activities for both inbound and outbound freight according to Logistics approved carriers and financial policies and guidelines.Responsible to ensure all warehouse operations have proper material handling equipment and resources to complete tasks on schedule and safely.Coordinate with Supplier Quality group to set-up and maintain vendor quality acceptance processes.Collaborate with Logistics for new carrier selections and contracts.Systems and Reporting:Maintain department KPIs in accordance with the plant established targets while maintaining quality at the lowest possible cost.On time deliveryInventory accuracySchedule attainment/adherenceGross Inventory and Inventory Days on HandTransportation executionPerform the main role of Plant Champion for Material Management and Inventory Control.Develop training and implementation plans for processes within the manufacturing plant in accordance with plant objectives