Materials Manager

Description

Are you a Materials Manager looking to join one of the top Industrial Machinery Manufacturing industries?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience specializing in Logistics, Material Management, or Supply Chain Management ?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today !

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work on-site with our client in Mississauga, ON . Interested?

Here's what you'd do :

• The Materials Manager role is facility-specific.
• The manager leads the department to meet the facility goals and objectives successfully and manages all Materials functions within the plant.
• Ensures compliance with all regulations.
• Provide information to other leaders as necessary.
• The Materials Manager reports directly to the General Manager.
• Develop and execute the material management action plans necessary to achieve the department goals related to inventory turns, inventory levels, customer service, and operating profit.
• Collects requirements from the production department, design specifications, and budget for the raw materials.
• Researching for best prices in the market and potential vendors who can supply the necessary quality products on time.
• Negotiates with the vendors, places orders for the raw materials, and ensures that the placed orders are delivered on time.
• Supervises shipping of materials to ensure that there are no defective items in the materials.
• Supervises the inventory available and generates monthly inventory reports to be presented to the higher officials.
• Identifies the reason for the extra raw material consumption by collecting information from the production department.
• Identifies the emergency requirements of the materials and arranges supplies.
• Support and help implement the policies, procedures, systems, and programs necessary to meet the department's objectives and ensure continuous improvement in all material management and supply planning areas.
• Supervise the material management team, which consists of buyers, planners, master schedulers, forecasters, shipping and receiving functions, and clerks.
• Select, develop, and evaluate personnel to ensure the effective operation of the material planning functions.
• This will include coaching and mentoring the materials team for optimal results and associate development.
• Participates in and drives daily management meetings.
• Work with cross-functional teams on planning and purchasing initiatives and continuous improvement programs.
• Work collaboratively with manufacturing plant management to support improvement activity plans and visions.
• Develop root causes / countermeasures for customer service levels (backorders) and inventory reduction, including following through on target dates.
• Develop short-and long-term unit and dollar inventory projections at the raw, sub-assembly, WIP, and finished goods levels.
• Evaluate the data on production plans, plant capacities, and supplier capacities to determine trends, resource requirements, and constraints.
• Work closely with other department leaders (Manufacturing, Finance, Strategic Purchasing, Quality, Sales and Marketing, Regulatory, and Process Engineering) to communicate and coordinate cross-functional efforts and improvement activities.
• Follows and complies with all Operational Procedures and policies as outlined in the Employee Handbook and Quality and Environment programs (IATF, ISO 14001).

Here's what you'll get :

Pay : $110,000 - $120,000 / year.

Hours : 40 hours / week.

Length : Direct Placement.

Sounds like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes.

We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Job Requirements Required Skills / Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Minimum of 5 years experience specializing in Logistics, Material Management, or Supply Chain Management.
• Minimum of 5 years experience with lean concepts / tools such as VSM, Kanban, JIT, and Kaizen.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a supervisory position related to materials planning, production control, purchasing, forecasting, or master scheduling within a low volume / high mix manufacturing environment.

Preferred Skills / Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree in Operations or Business.
• APICS certification.
• Experience with CMS.
• Specialization in logistics, material management, and supply chain management.
• Good negotiation skills and knowledge of steel purchasing and processing.
• In-depth knowledge and expertise regarding metal-cutting operations, grinding, and tooling manufacturing.
• Skilled at researching the market, looking for potential suppliers, and designing quotations for the purchase order.
• Skilled with the traditional and advanced methods used in inventory control.
• Good analytical and mathematical skills.
• Good ERP / MRP systems knowledge.
• Understanding of production flow principles and manufacturing processes.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively work with many levels and types of people.
• Good written, oral, and presentation skills.
• Project Management skills.
• Problem-solving and solid business decision-making skills.
• Good knowledge of planning / pull systems and MRP concepts such as time fences, demand input, consumption rules, and projected balance calculations.
• Good knowledge of lean manufacturing.
• Hands-On, Roll-Up-Your-Sleeves personality.
• Bias for action - reacts promptly to issues with appropriate actions / responses.
• Ability to thrive in a 'Lean and Mean' resource-conscious organization.
• Capable of managing multiple challenging assignments concurrently, moving swiftly and decisively but collaboratively and effectively with others.
• Effective problem solver.
• Perceptive, responsible and accountable.
• Team player.
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