Job Title: Materials Manager
Job status: Full-time employee, Exempt Salary
Department: Materials
Reports to: General Manager

SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE

This position manages a team that is responsible for all activities related to materials planning and inventory management of the plant. This includes demand planning, master scheduling, production planning, buying/expediting, receiving, cycle counting and shipping as well as the sales inventory and operations planning (SIOP) process for the plant.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build and lead the end-to-end supply chain strategy, including sourcing, purchasing, inventory management, scheduling, and logistics, with a focus on scalability and cost efficiency.
• Ensure that production and inventory plans are understood and followed; analyze actual sales trends in comparison with budgets and production capabilities.
• Identify, evaluate, and manage relationships with key vendors, ensuring quality materials are received at the right price and on time.
• Collaborate closely with General Manager to align strategies and ensure departmental goals support broader company objectives.
• Collaborate with other departments such as production, finance, and planning to ensure alignment.
• Solve problems, manage daily operations, and keep things moving forward.
• Create and improve systems and processes, develop policies and best practices to manage inventory and supply chain efficiently and scalability.
• Establish KPIs and metrics to monitor performance, identify areas for improvement, and drive accountability across the team.
• Lead, coach, support and train team members to provide alignment with goals, processes, and expectations.
• Develop reports and tracking tools to measure performance and areas for improvement.
• Identify risks and opportunities within the supply chain and proactively implement solutions to mitigate disruptions.
• Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and quality standards in all supply chain activities.
• Drive cost savings initiatives while maintaining service levels and quality standards.
• Directs and authorizes preparation of production master schedules to reflect manufacturing capabilities, available labor, delivery dates, etc. and assures coordination of the purchasing function within this ability.
• Develops and maintains methods of communication of schedule fulfillment, delays and changes.
• Responsible for inventory control consistent with company policy on material requirements and to assure preparation of periods of high and low production demand.
• Establishes and/or approves budget for departments and implements controls necessary to keep expenditures within budgetary limitations. Reviews various reports from subordinates to determine expenditures related to budgetary allowances.
• Plans and organizes activities to do with acquisition, distribution, movement and storage of material. This includes creation and monitor of supplier scorecards and negotiations on LTA, price and delivery.
• Frequent contact with customers, suppliers and service agencies in the performance of the function. Must be able to communicate to customer via professional presentations.

EDUCATION / REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management or Supply Chain Management
• 10+ years’ experience in Material Management with 3+ years in a supervisory or leadership role
• APICS CPIM preferred
• Able to work in a shop floor environment
• Vision, innovation and leadership - Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to drive changes in culture and to lead teams to higher levels of success.
• Strong Communication skills (written and verbal) - Proven communication skills and action/results orientation. The ability to actively network with vendors and suppliers.
• Solid organizational skills (time management, delegation, planning / forecasting, managing conflicting resource needs)
• Team player a must
• Negotiation skills
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
  RW Screw LLC has been in the precision machining business for over 70 yrs. with a 188,000 sq. ft. climate-controlled facility. EOE
  Great benefit package including Medical, Dental, Vision and 401 (k) on your 1st day of employment.

• Build and lead the end-to-end supply chain strategy, including sourcing, purchasing, inventory management, scheduling, and logistics, with a focus on scalability and cost efficiency.
• Ensure that production and inventory plans are understood and followed; analyze actual sales trends in comparison with budgets and production capabilities.
• Identify, evaluate, and manage relationships with key vendors, ensuring quality materials are received at the right price and on time.
• Collaborate closely with General Manager to align strategies and ensure departmental goals support broader company objectives.
• Collaborate with other departments such as production, finance, and planning to ensure alignment.
• Solve problems, manage daily operations, and keep things moving forward.
• Create and improve systems and processes, develop policies and best practices to manage inventory and supply chain efficiently and scalability.
• Establish KPIs and metrics to monitor performance, identify areas for improvement, and drive accountability across the team.
• Lead, coach, support and train team members to provide alignment with goals, processes, and expectations.
• Develop reports and tracking tools to measure performance and areas for improvement.
• Identify risks and opportunities within the supply chain and proactively implement solutions to mitigate disruptions.
• Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and quality standards in all supply chain activities.
• Drive cost savings initiatives while maintaining service levels and quality standards.
• Directs and authorizes preparation of production master schedules to reflect manufacturing capabilities, available labor, delivery dates, etc. and assures coordination of the purchasing function within this ability.
• Develops and maintains methods of communication of schedule fulfillment, delays and changes.
• Responsible for inventory control consistent with company policy on material requirements and to assure preparation of periods of high and low production demand.
• Establishes and/or approves budget for departments and implements controls necessary to keep expenditures within budgetary limitations. Reviews various reports from subordinates to determine expenditures related to budgetary allowances.
• Plans and organizes activities to do with acquisition, distribution, movement and storage of material. This includes creation and monitor of supplier scorecards and negotiations on LTA, price and delivery.
• Frequent contact with customers, suppliers and service agencies in the performance of the function. Must be able to communicate to customer via professional presentations