Plant Materials Manager

Job Description
This position is responsible for the overall plant materials management. Key elements include planning, integration, and execution of the production schedule, inventory control, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, and customer service.
The Plant Materials Manager should have experience:
Leading warehouse practices, including ABC inventory storage methodology and other lean concepts, while ensuring segregation of different material types.
Using external warehousing and taking a strategic approach to what products are stored in these facilities.
Managing others and executing on training plans.
The Plant Materials Manager will:
Support inventory tracking (SAP), monitor inventory levels vs. shipments, and monitor storeroom usage.
Oversee budgeting and forecasting.
Monitor all plant inventories and purchasing related functions while utilizing a structured cycle count process.
Direct the plant production schedule through communication with divisional production planning.
Supervise plant warehousing operations including transportation and distribution.
Execute MRP and generate materials releases to suppliers.
Ensure that post goods issues and stock transfer orders are completed within the same business day.
Perform AQS responsibilities in accordance with AQS manual.
Serve as primary plant contact for customer inquiries regarding production schedule, inventory, transportation, orders, and releases.