Assistant Materials Manager

Assistant Materials Manager
Job ID: 24-00030
Location: Wentzville, MO 63385
Pay Rate: $100k-$110k.

Additional Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k), company paid holidays and more!
Type of hire: Direct.

Job Summary:

As a member of the Materials team, the Assistant Materials Manager will be responsible for the management of material, transportation and inventory needs of the plant in collaboration with the Materials Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Establish the database parameters for Material Requirement Planning (MRP) and related production software systems.
• Help set and maintain business practices, procedures and documentation that ensure control of supplier releases, incoming material shipments, receiving documents, inventory levels, material storage and movement and shipments to the customer.
• Manage the schedule variation of customer schedule changes and recovery of premium freight costs as needed.
• Manage and monitor the activities of the team’s accuracy and integrity of all materials related to record keeping.
• Monitor and measure supplier performance to ensure compliance with established quality and delivery standards.
• Manage the data and maintenance of the BOM database to include monitoring the performance of date implementation changes to BOM and loading of new end items.
• Monitor, maintain and minimize inventory levels as appropriate.
• Maintain excellent customer relations including supplier delivery performance.
• Document and manage supplier delivery performance which includes on-time delivery, shipment accuracy, packaging issues, etc.
• Conformance to all IATF requirements applicable to the position.
• Proper maintenance and evaluation of all material handling and dock equipment
• Documentation of all material handling safety and property occurrences and corrective actions
• Supervision and performance of Material Supervisors and material handlers
• Establish and maintain business practices, procedures and documentation that ensures control of standard receiving procedures and reporting discrepancies.
• Responsible for PFEP (Plan For Every Part)
• Maintain compliance for all Company customs processes and procedures.
• Mandatory participation in all plant inventories (semi-annual)

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years experience in Materials Manager or similar role
• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Experience in a JIT manufacturing environment is strongly preferred