Materials Manager
Location: Multimatic Tennessee, Lewisburg, Tennessee, United States
Location: Multimatic Tennessee, Lewisburg, Tennessee, United States
Company Structure:
Multimatic Tennessee LLC manufactures fully engineered, high quality structural components and assemblies for high-volume manufacturers. Multimatic Tennessee LLC uses advanced proprietary manufacturing processes.
Plant Address:
Multimatic Tennessee LLC 871 Industrial Drive Lewisburg, TN USA 37091
SUMMARY
This position is responsible for the material management function relating to the planning, procurement, storage, control, and distribution of material to meet company objectives and customer requirements.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Establishes (with production) optimum inventory levels to ensure on-time deliveries to meet customer requirements while minimizing carrying cost and premium transportation charges
- Monitors delivery performance
- Assists in launches of new product and equipment
- Establishes procedures and supervises physical inventories
- Ensures proper contact with customers relating to releases and deliveries
- Performs sales order entry functions as needed
- Responsible for NAFTA reporting
- Generates request for quotation (RFQ’s)
- Responsible for continuing programs of exploration for new materials, suppliers, and processes to achieve the best possible quality, reliability, prices, continuity, and delivery
- Oversees the purchasing and/or contracting for materials, supplies, equipment and services for the operation of the Company. Confers with requesting parties when specific sources are requested. Investigates and solves problems resulting from material shortages
- Develops, establishes, and provides for the maintenance of ordering and reporting systems that relate to the materials functions including MRP
- Responsible for customer returnable rack program. Maintains adequate control on rack inventory to ensure that the appropriate racks are available for production support
- Establishes and maintains inventory procedures and work instructions, ensuring that QS/IATF guidelines are being met.
- Organizes warehouse and other storage areas to support a First in First Out (FIFO) rotation of inventory
- Advises material handlers on care and preservation of items received, stored, and shipped along with methods and use of equipment in handling, storing and shipping stock.
- Maintain Shipping/Receiving data in SAP.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervises shipping and receiving supervisor and works closely with shipping and receiving coordinators, materials analysts, cycle counters, forklift operators, and other relevant associates.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelors Degree with a minimum of two years experience as a scheduler, material control or shipping supervisor in a manufacturing environment preferred.
If you are interested in this position, apply by sending us your cover letter and resume.
We thank all interested candidates in advance; however, only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.
As part of our commitment to ensuring our employment practices are fair, accessible, and inclusive of persons with disabilities, recruitment-related accommodations for disabilities, are available upon request throughout the recruitment and assessment process for applicants with disabilities.