Site Materials Manager, Purchasing and Planning

About This Role

Lead and optimize purchasing and production planning teams within a regulated manufacturing environment, synchronizing order flows and driving operational performance improvements to achieve best-in-class targets.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of commodity buyers and production planners to develop and execute standard work
• Leverage Ralliant Business System to continuously improve standard work and optimize order flow performance
• Hold team accountable to timely action messages, resolve order flow problems, and support business objectives
• Address cost and schedule risks with countermeasures and corrective actions
• Ensure customer requirements properly flow through system workflows
• Refine working tools and leverage system performance to ensure efficient use of team members' time
• Champion talent management initiatives including leadership/employee development and succession planning
• Set and own employee engagement strategy across the site operations team
• Foster a culture committed to innovation and operational excellence
• Manage department expenses versus budget and drive for cost structure optimization
• Own operational elements of working capital management, including inventory and purchasing
• Drive margin growth through purchase price and long-term purchase commitments
• Contribute to annual operating plans, budgets, forecasts, and capital expenditures

Requirements

• 10+ years progressively responsible experience in a regulated manufacturing environment
• Experience working with Enterprise Resource System systems
• Demonstrated leadership of operational improvements and sustainment via lean manufacturing systems (TPS or equivalent)
• Strong leader, communicator, and morale builder
• Strong experience in strategic management, planning and execution
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Skills in assessing and optimizing operations and organizational structures
• Practical and applied knowledge of materials planning, production control, and operations management practices
• Experience with financial aspects of operations management

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ degree or equivalent preferably in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field. Masters’ degree preferred.
• 10+ years progressively responsible experience in a regulated manufacturing environment (ex. Automotive, Medical Device, Defense or Aerospace industries).

Nice to Have

• Experience working in a matrixed environment
• Experience in the aerospace/defense industry
• Infor Visual ERP experience

Skills

* Required skills