Mgr Materials I - Shreveport, United States - Welbilt Inc

Description

Responsible for the managing and control of material requirements within the production facility. Managing a team of buyer/expeditors to manage the demands of inventory in line with customer demands. Responsible for managing the Buyer/Planners to ensure the timely receipt of materials to support an efficient manufacturing operation. This is a hands on position that will also require managing a group of suppliers.

Responsible for delivering Key KPIs for this position include but are not limited to; Safety, On Time and Complete - Supplier, On Time and Complete - Customer, Asset Utilization - Inventory and PCTO. Supporting supplier activity and negotiations.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Responsible for managing the Buyer/Planners along with a group of assigned suppliers to ensure inventory is available to meet manufacturing demand while maximize inventory turns and minimizing inventory carrying cost.

Coordinate with the Buyer/Planners and Suppliers to resolve cost issues, delivery issues, quality issues and invoice hold issues to ensure material is available for efficient manufacturing.

Support supplier negotiations through coordination with the Buyer/Planners, Engineering, Finance and Senior Leadership.

Provide leadership to direct reports to identify and implement cost reductions.

Provide leadership to Buyer/Planners to maintain item master in QAD and provide Finance with cost information as required.

Manage the materials budget

Specialized Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Bachelor Degree in Business Administration; Masters degree in a related field is a plus

Lean experience is required; Six Sigma experience is highly desirable

Experience in Oracle ERP system highly desirable

Experience in Min-Max, and Kanban material planning is required

Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs

Must be a good planner and good communicator