2507 Materials Supervisor – Automotive

Our client is a successful and profitable automotive parts manufacturer, and they are searching for a Materials Supervisor who will be responsible for coordinating materials department activities to meet divisional objectives.

Abbreviated Responsibilities:

1. Developing, implementing, and managing proper procedures and processes to ensure high inventory accuracy for raw material, purchased components, WIP, and finished goods inventory in multi-site facilities
2. Implementing necessary strategies to meet and maintain department goals
3. Implement and refine effective Solidat Warehouse Management System
4. Ensure effective JIT inventory mix sustained at each appropriate location
5. Responsible for Material Analyst hiring, training, and overall performance
6. Committing to the leadership and development of team members while fostering a positive, collaborative work culture
7. Promoting and communicating lean management techniques
8. Attend company APQP meeting, and provide timely information for program success
9. Monitoring daily department outcomes (achieve inventory turns, 100% customer delivery performance, prevent material related downtime and expedited freight)
10. Reporting on Key Performance Indicators in relation to department goals
11. Ensuring overall safety, quality, and effective performance of Inventory Control and Planning
12. Communicating effectively with suppliers (written and verbal) and purchasing team on a daily basis to achieve organizational objectives
13. Take leading role in implementing flawless customer product launch and effective engineering changes
14. Experience reconciling company inventory at outside processor facilities (remotely and on-site)
15. Conduct inventory cycle counts/physical inventory and/or BOM audits on site and at suppliers
16. Ensure inventory corrective actions are effective to ensure no repeat issues and read-across method is utilized
17. Ensure supplier release issues are resolved effectively
18. Maintain action plan to reduce slow moving inventory
19. Ensure proper FIFO rotation of inventory
20. Provide ongoing timely supplier performance feedback
21. Actively participates in continuous improvement
22. Maintain 5S standards in working environment
23. Attend training based on internal training matrix
24. Performs other duties as assigned or any reasonable request by management.

Your Profile:

1. Post-secondary education or equivalent related to Materials Management & Supply Chain
2. 5 years inventory management experience in a multi-site manufacturing preferably from Automotive manufacturing
3. Experience with high level demand planning, master scheduling, inventory control
4. 3 years Warehouse Management System experience (preferably Solidat)
5. Extensive Supply Chain Experience (raw material, purchase component, outside processor suppliers)
6. Strong Lean Manufacturing and process improvement experience
7. Experience with ERP software and implementation. Preferably SAP or any other system.
8. Excellent planning, interpersonal/leadership, team building, and organizational skills
9. Excellent communication skills (English both written and verbal)
10. Committed to continuous improvement and improving and automating manual processes
11. Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
12. Valid G driver’s license
13. APICS CSCP –Certified Supply Chain Professional or equivalent is an asset
14. Value stream mapping experience
15. 6 Sigma Black/Green belt
16. Canada & USA Customs experience
17. Knowledge of ISO-14001 and TS/IATF-16949 quality systems
18. Forklift/reach truck certification
19. AZ driver’s license

If you have the required experience and are ready for a career progressive opportunity, please respond with resume to ray.sacuevo@redbranchsearch.com.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation and any other category protected by law.

Our client supports requests for accommodation from applicants with disabilities; please contact info@redbranchsearh.com should you need an accommodation at any point in the recruitment process.