PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Responsible for the development and administration of the materials department to ensure the availability of raw and general materials needed for production across the Juarez manufacturing network. Responsible to provide coaching, mentoring and foster people development to direct and non-direct reports.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage the sourcing and purchasing functions for raw material and component inventory for multiple manufacturing plants.
- Partner with corporate Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning team on executing strategies to optimize inventory cost and service levels across the network.
- Implement procedures and controls that provide early indicators of potential inventory issues to mitigate disruptions to production.
- Responsible for ensuring supply plans are in place to meeting new product launch timelines.
- Manage local supplier performance and supply agreements. Deliver material cost savings through supplier negotiations and other sourcing strategies.
- Work closely with manufacturing and warehousing teams to maintain a robust control environment to minimize inventory losses
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency within the supply chain and improve inventory accuracy.
- Develop and manage cycle counting procedures for key inventory categories and lead periodic physical inventory counts.
- Responsible for reporting and analysis of key inventory metrics including yield performance, inventory turns, excess and obsolete, etc.
- Clearly communicate goals and objectives and facilitate associate growth and development through regular team meetings, coaching, training and company-offered learning opportunities
- Recognizes and values customers and fellow associates by:
- emphasizing teamwork
- possessing a customer-driven attitude
- effectively achieving results by meeting mutually agreed upon goals
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, marke