Materials Manager

Overview

Griffith Foods is the caring, creative product development partner helping food companies meet the evolving needs of consumers while sustaining the planet. As a family business founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois USA, Griffith Foods is known for true, collaborative innovation guided by their purpose of “We Blend Care and Creativity to Nourish the World”. The company’s product capabilities range from seasonings and marinades to coating systems and sauces that are better for people and better for the planet.

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TITLE: Materials Manager

LOCATION: Onsite in Lithonia, GA

COMPENSATION: $87,342.44 - $ plus bonus

Griffith Foods is hiring a Materials Manager to provide day-to-day guidance and hands-on execution for Materials Planning, Production Scheduling, and At Risk Inventory Management.

This is your opportunity to be a part of a stable, dynamic and ethical company whose purpose is to blend care and creativity to nourish the world.

• Provide hands-on guidance and training to the Material Planners to read, analyze, and execute MRP planned orders and action messages.
• Actively participate in periodical planning and inventory parameter revisions, updates, and maintenance in the ERP for Purchased items (e.g., coverage groups, safety stocks).
• Ensure daily execution on RM availability to support the production schedule; communicate RM issues that may impact the production schedule or sales orders; follow up on At Risk Inventory.
• Monitor and analyze processes and data to drive root-cause countermeasures/actions (RM hold list).
• Provide guidance to Material Planners to minimize raw material shortages by evaluating alternatives.
• Provide support to customer demand urgencies and changes in demand.
• Provide backup in the areas of production scheduling, materials planning, and At Risk Inventory Management.
• Develop and review personal action goals, supervise, and support Material Planners.
• Support the S&OP+ process with a focus on RM availability, potential stock-out risks and At Risk inventory.
• Periodically review at-risk/slow-moving inventory to identify items that may expire before use and suggest disposition.
• Serve as the main contact for Formula Change Requests (FCR) at the Lithonia factory.

• Love to “roll up your sleeves” and be hands-on with your work.
• Strong manufacturing material planning experience; food manufacturing is a plus.
• Thrive in a setting of change and complex consumer goods production.
• Think outside the box to provide process change improvements.
• Strong problem solver.

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or minimum 8 years of relevant Supply Chain / Materials Management experience.
• Expertise with SAP, Oracle, DAX, or a formal ERP system.
• 5-7 years of Materials Planning & Scheduling in a Manufacturing Environment.
• Ability and willingness to work onsite in Lithonia, GA 4-5 days per week.
• Ability and willingness to cover team absences as needed.

FOR HYBRID OR REMOTE ROLES:
Griffith Foods embraces Work Flex, allowing employees to work remotely, with options like compressed work weeks and flex time. Most IT professionals come into the office once a week or less. Periodic onsite meetings may occur at our Lombard or Alsip (IL) locations.

IN OFFICE ROLES:
This role is affiliated to the Lithonia, GA location, and candidates must reside within a commutable distance to that location and will be required to come onsite. You may be asked to travel to other locations periodically for meetings.

The company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to eligibility requirements:

• Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
• EAP, Health Advocacy, Financial Planning
• Parental Leave, , Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance
• Education Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement, Safety Reimbursement, Lifestyle Spending Account
• Group Life & AD&D, Voluntary Life Insurance, Short Term & Long Term Disability
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match, ESOP, PTO, Holidays & Leaves
• Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Hospital Indemnity
• Home & Auto Insurance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection
• Lon…