Manager, Materials Management - Distribution Center

Hawthorne, CA

MANAGER, MATERIALS MANAGEMENT - DISTRIBUTION CENTER

The Materials Management organization is a crucial part of Supply Chain, managing all critical materials to build and launch rockets and spacecraft. Our goal is to become a leader in inventory performance with high efficiency fulfillment, delivery, and consumption. The Manager will be responsible for managing day-to-day activities and exceeding customer expectations by leading continuous improvement for all aspects of distribution center management.

• Perform administrative duties, including but not limited to: approving timecards, scheduling, periodic reviews, supply ordering, one-on-one mentoring and training of direct reports.
• Support and maintain operational targets and objectives for distribution and storage centers.
• Strategy – Understand the processes, procedures, and needs of the business in order to develop strategy, business metrics, and goals to guide the organization in the direction needed.
• Leadership – Manage a multi-level deep organization, consisting of both hourly and salary individuals across 5 different shift patterns that support operations spanning nearly 24 hours per day and 7 days per week; assess employee performance, provide positive/constructive feedback, facilitate conflict resolution, and address repeat issues with corrective actions, performance improvement plans or through disciplinary means.
• Role Model – Lead by setting an example, taking feedback from all levels of the organization, and motivating your organization to achieve the highest level of results.
• Safety – Monitor and improve operations, ensuring a safe work environment – with the goal of zero OSHA recordables annually.
• Quality – Ensure business practices not only guarantee the storing of product in a quality manner, but also meet those needs outlined in AS9100 and customer flow-down requirements.
• Inventory Management – Manage the incoming receipt, acceptance, storage, and issuance of a wide variety of parts and hardware into inventory location around campus.
• Customer Service – Manage operations that provide industry leading levels of customer service in all operations: recognizing the needs of the business and adapting to support our mission.
• Cost – Lead cost saving opportunities, identifying internal/external cost reductions and optimization opportunities.
• Inventory Accuracy – Maintain process control and routine counting required to meet both our internal and external audit requirements.
• Process Improvement – Drive the projects and changes needed to ensure the distribution center is able to maintain rates year-over-year.
• Shelf Life – Monitor shelf-life storage and maintain proper rotation of stock, FIFO.
• Environmental Controls – Ensure the appropriate environmental controls are in place, depending on the material requirements of the items being stored in the distribution center.
• Storage – Manage and control the storage of non-Space
  
  X part numbers that need to be maintained for the business; this is a mixture of both internal and external storage.
• Mentorship – Actively monitor and grow the workforce, ensuring team members are challenged and performing at the expected standards; work to develop ways and methods to motivate team members to go above and beyond the status quo.
• Adaptability – As Space
  
  X continues to innovate and pave the way for future development, this manager needs to be able to adapt his/her business to the ever-changing needs of the organization.

• Advanced degree and 3+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or 9+ years of experience working in one or more of the following:
  • Material or production planning
  • Purchasing
  • Distribution
  • Operations or supply chain management
  • Material cost control
  • Master production scheduling

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, supply chain or related field.
• Organized and self-driven, capable of working independently with little direction.
• APICS certification – CPIM or CSCP desired.
• Excellent communication and team-building skills.
• Ability to work…