Assistant Manager Materials

*Candidates Must Have Automotive Manufacturing Experience*

ASSISTANT MATERIALS MANAGER SUMMARY:

The Assistant Materials Manager is responsible for the plant activities related to the materials department such as: receiving, scheduling, storage, handling, and delivery processes.

ASSISTANT MATERIALS MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Guide and develop Materials Planners and Materials supervisors.
• Monitor the scheduling of incoming raw material.
• Assists with establishing the department procedures which are consistent with established corporate policies and procedures.
• Ensures proper warehousing practices including FIFO and material flow to support production requirements while maintaining quality.
• Helps coordinates flow of materials or products.
• Responsible for monitoring and reporting of receipts, production, scrap, etc. to accurately maintain inventory levels.
• Works with suppliers to improve efficiency.
• Responsible for expediting incoming material as required.
• Enforces safety compliance by ensuring the proper training is given in OSHA mandated regulations.
• Understands and complies with all company policies and procedures, and enforces workers to follow all company policies and procedures.
• Monitors suppliers and commercial carriers to ensure that delivery schedules are consistently met and any error rectified on a timely basis.
• Arranges for disposal of surplus materials.
• Develops and implements visual inventory management systems on the production floor.
• Assists as required in resolving this disposition of substandard or rejected materials.
• Ensures supplies are delivered on time to provide uninterrupted production and shipment of finished goods.
• Utilizes and practices methods of continuous improvement.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree (BS or BA) with at least four years experience in an Automotive environment.
• Lead, motivate, and coach.
• Develop and maintain good employee relations and communications cross functionally.
• Excellent oral and written presentation skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate to a diverse audience (customers, suppliers, employees).
• Results oriented approach.