Sr Manager - Materials Management (Purchasing, Inventory Control, Receiving, Shipping)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Summary

Provides technical leadership to the order fulfillment and manufacturing processes to ensure material availability, product quality, and on-time delivery.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Observe and promote facility safety procedures and culture.
• Responsible for management of Purchasing, Inventory Control, Receiving/Warehouse, and Shipping.
• Oversee the daily workflow and schedules of the department.
• Collaborates with other departments and stakeholders to identify and maintain resources needed to establish and provide an effective supply chain.
• Establishes performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of factors affecting the supply chain.
• Develops and maintains detailed inventories of materials and supplies located in the company, at sites, and in the factories.
• Maintain required quantity of supplies and materials to optimize production.
• Analyzes current inventories and procedures; suggests improvements to increase efficiency of supply chain and profitability for the company.
• Assesses the need for material-handling equipment and staffing; makes recommendations to ensure efficient loading, unloading, movement, and storage of materials.
• Provides information and guidance on availability and cost of supplies and materials.
• Monitors the performance of suppliers, assessing their ability to meet quality and delivery requirements; identifies and qualifies new suppliers in collaboration with other departments.
• Responsible for quarterly supplier scorecard data and supplier performance reporting up through the global supply chain team.
• Maintains and ensures accuracy of the perpetual inventory system.
• Develop and execute raw material and finished goods inventory control plans, month-end physical inventory, cycle counts, and FIFO.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Develop and execute raw material and finished goods inventory control plans, month-end physical inventory, cycle counts, and FIFO.
• Develop and manage supplier delivery expectations and inventory metric reporting.
• Analyze material and supply chain process capability and yield against customer demand.
• Identify, trouble-shoot and resolve issues impacting raw material lead-times.
• Work with Customer Care and Sales team to minimize stagnant finished goods inventory.
• Support Production Control team.
• Support Company's Global Supply Chain team's sourcing strategy and company's goals & objectives for critical global raw materials and supply sources.
• Hire, train, and develop personnel to improve the department's performance.
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED:

Bachelors degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Management, or related field.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

5 years of supply chain or manufacturing experience.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: (Preferred qualifications)

Experience and understanding of optical fiber production process and customer requirements

Six Sigma Green or Black Belt

Graduate degree in related field