Materials Manager - Fairport, United States - Fortive

Description

Role: Materials Manager

Location: Fairport, NY

Excellent Pay and Benefits

Qualitrol employees receive a competitive salary, twenty-eight days of paid time off (includes PTO and Holidays), great health benefits that are effective your first day, flexible working hours, up to 100% education reimbursement towards a degree, and 401k matching (vesting immediately). We have annual reviews and career development planning to help get you to the next level in your career. Our family friendly environment also provides paid Maternity/Paternity leave, Adoption leave, Life Insurance and more.

You will love working with colleagues who have a genuine desire to innovate and seek out complicated problems. We believe in absolute inclusion and diversity. Qualitrol associates enjoy the autonomy, breadth of responsibility, and creativity that are typical in a medium-sized company, while sharing resources, standard methodologies, and growth opportunities that are found in a Fortune 500 company like Fortive.

Your Impact

Qualitrol Corporation is seeking a Materials Manager to drive excellence in Supplier Quality, timely Delivery, Cost Reduction, Supplier Management, and Inventory Management. This is a hands-on leadership role in a matrixed organization reporting to the Director of Operations. You will lead the sourcing and inventory of all direct and indirect materials, ensuring quality, delivery, and cost (landed). The Materials Manager will ensure that supplies are available for Fairport manufacturing team and will improve the flow of materials to strengthen the manufacturing process.

Here's where you'll demonstrate your proficiencies:

• Oversee and manage the purchasing of direct and indirect materials and services, ensuring that all procurement activities align with the company's goals and objectives.
• Develop, lead, and manage a team of buyers, fostering an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
• Create and execute a plan for every part, detailing the procurement, storage, and distribution plan to ensure smooth operations.
• Assume a leadership role in guiding, educating, and advancing the KanBan system to optimize inventory turnover and eradicate instances of part shortages.
• Serve as the first line of defense against discrepancies in cost, ensuring accuracy and completeness in all financial transaction coordinating efforts with Supply Chain team to match the company's established targets.
• Manage overall inventory level and accuracy, ensuring optimal stock levels are maintained to support business operations without leading to overstocking or stock-outs.
• Coordinate with other departments and stakeholders to forecast demand and plan procurement activities accordingly.
• Ensure all procurement activities comply with regulatory standards and company policies.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

· BA or BS in Business, Engineering, or similar field.

· MBA or CPM preferred.

· 5+ years of progressive experience in planning, purchasing, and inventory control within a lean manufacturing environment.

· Familiar with Kanban system is a plus.

· The ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of personnel and production issues.

· Strong desire to learn and drive lean principles.

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive's essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We're a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We're honest about what's working and what isn't, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

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QUALITROL manufactures monitoring and protection devices for high value electrical assets and OEM manufacturing companies. Established in 1945, QUALITROL produces thousands of different types of products on demand and customized to meet our individual customers' needs. We are the largest and most trusted global leader for partial discharge monitoring, asset protection equipment and information products across power generation, transmission, and distribution. At Qualitrol, we are redefining condition-based monitoring.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should ask to speak with a Human Resources representative to request an accommodation.

National: The salary range for this position is $83,800- $155,600

This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.

Base pay offered may vary depending on various factors, including, but not limited to: job-related knowledge; skills; experience; and other eligibility factors such as geographic location. The Total Rewards package includes competitive base pay and an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and several programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.