Metals Materials & Planning Manager

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We're seeking a Metals Materials & Planning Manager who's ready to be part of a people-first company offering best-in-class products, exceptional training, and deep industry pride-all built to help our partners and team succeed.

Job Title: Metals Materials & Planning Manager| Req : 15299 | HR Contact: Sheena WATSON | Location: Building Envelope - Anoka, MN

ABOUT THE ROLE

Responsible for local production scheduling and the efficient purchase, storage and movement of raw materials and finished goods in the organization. Activities include forecasting anticipated materials requirements; coordinating supply; ensuring the timely flow of materials to production lines, very high inventory accuracy levels and the return of finished goods to distribution facilities; dealing with customs and shipping; and managing metal materials inventory.

WHAT YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH

• Develop weekly production schedules for all production lines based on customer demands and the production plan assigned to the plant. Be as efficient as possible for operations.
• Manages experienced professionals who exercise independent discretion and/or manages a functional area or process that may or may not have direct reports.
• Develop teams skills and capabilities through training for backup and flexibility
• Implements policy and strategy for short-term results and influences others outside of their own job area regarding policies, practices, and procedures
• Evaluates written data, such as purchase orders and job orders, product specifications and operations sheets, parts and materials inventory lists, and machine and worker production rates, to establish efficient allocation and scheduling of parts, materials, machines, and sequences of operations and workflow.
• Lead the overall Supply Chain activities to achieve plant wide goals for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Inventory and Continuous Improvement.
• Develop a budget and manage the administration responsibilities for all aspects of the Materials function.
• Lead and coordinate purchasing and leasing functions.
• Operational (daily) and Tactical (monthly) ownership of S&OP including but not limited to updated forecast, production plans and raw material plans, collaborating with the sales team to manage availability for oversold/undersold forecasts. Work with purchasing and plant teams to analyze capacity and supplier allocations. Full ownership.
• Confers with production personnel to resolve problems affecting production schedules.
• Analyze forecast and actual sales history for trends and maintain optimal safety stock and inventory levels to ensure product availability.
• Be responsible for the accuracy of the data in SAP that drives the system interface and subsequent output (delivery dates, lead-times, minimum order quantity, safety stock, etc.).
• Maintains and controls inventory levels.
• Raw and Pack cycle count process ownership. Book counts, investigate issues, BOM maintenance and sharing across plants.
• Coordinates engineering changes in raw materials.
• Keeps managers informed on issues and concerns that affect shipments.
• Works with vendors on effecting JIT shipments.
• Works with the quality department and vendors to resolve vendor quality issues.
• Develops and supports programs to prevent Safety and Environmental nonconformities.
• Actively contribute to the plant strategic vision as part of the plant leadership team
• Drive for world class supplier performance utilizing root cause corrective action methodology for both supplier quality issues as well as delivery issues.
• Decision making is guided by strategic objectives of specialization
• Influences others outside of their own job area regarding policies, practices, and procedures
• Must be able to communicate with executive leadership
• Supports relationships through effective communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders
• Other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to health, safety and environmental policies in all work environments and areas. Promote a culture of safety and exhibit these behaviors.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge with computerized manufacturing systems and Excel spreadsheets.
• Leadership and integrity; manages by fact, achieves results, builds teams
• Project Management experience preferred.
• Metal industry experience
• Good knowledge of SAP Knowledge of JDE preferred
• Good understanding of quality management ISO 9001
• Self-motivated, highly organized, goal-oriented and driven towards continuous improvement
• Bias for action, assertive,…