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Materials & Logistics Manager

Job Description

The Materials Manager & Logistics is responsible for the overall materials function and coordinating the efforts of Production Control, Shipping, Receiving and Inventory Control; to ensure an orderly and cost effective system is developed and maintained which will enable production and sales goals to be met while minimizing freight dollars and inventory days on hand.

• Ensure on-time delivery of customer orders.
• Optimize personnel, equipment, freight and inventories.
• Acquire materials on time.
• Anticipate and resolve problems with short-term and permanent corrective action.
• Select, motivate, train and ensure development of a competent department and material handling staff.
• Monitor and ensure departmental personnel conform to company policies and procedures while maintaining a safe and cost efficient environment at all time.
• Be familiar with and ethically operate in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and governmental procedures relative to purchasing and financial reporting activities.
• Establish, monitor and control department budget that will effectively contribute to the overall manufacturing objectives and plant / business unit and company goals.
• Employ techniques / methods for effective problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Implement purchasing, production scheduling, logistics and inventory control processes which ensures the availability of materials for an uninterrupted flow of production in accordance with delivery schedules, while maintaining minimum inventories.
• Assist with the development of inventory and freight budgets for the purpose of establishing acceptable inventory levels and freight spend upon which performance can be measure and operating controls affected.
• Manage the most economical inbound / outbound transportation routes, looking for opportunities to combine shipments, milk runs, and warehouse consolidation and distribution.
• Any and all other duties assigned by manager.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Supply Chain Management, Engineering or Finance.

• Five to ten years of applicable materials management experience.

• Five to seven years of formal leadership experience.

• Automotive or JIT broadcast environment experience.