Materials Manager

Staff Solutions • Other • Kariega, Eastern Cape, South Africa • 6h ago

Job Description:

Develop and implement a Sale, Inventory, and Operations Planning Process for all assigned Plants (SIOP)
Cross Functional reviews of customer demand (Market Intelligence and Customer Release)
Ensure long horizon forecast is extended to all suppliers (52 week Forecast)
Collect and Update Internal and External Capacity information (Plant Efficiency and Committed capacity)
Develop and Execute Strategies and action plans to address gaps between Demand and Capacity (How to fulfill forecasted demand)

Control & Reduce Logistics costs

Improve utilization of planned trucks (Weekly planning of next weeks required trucks)
Improve cube or weight utilization of inbound trailers
Reduce and minimize utilization of Premium trucks including team trucks (Major focus on reducing team trucks between Mexico & US)
Improve internal supply chain and materials flow between plants (Utilize Value Stream Mapping)
Work in a cross functional team to optimize our freight and warehouse network, tying in forecast and order management logic

Protection of Supply

Manage Internal and External Escalation Process within Light Plants (Daily Materials Manager Calls)
Develop a strong Materials and Logistics Team (Daily calls and interaction between plants)
Escalate potential supply issues to Purchasing if required
Allocate parts between plants if required
Ensure suppliers are updating required information in the Supplier Portal
Manage all material alarms in One Network

Inventory Management

Develop and Implement Standard Material Replenishment processes (Kanban and Min-Max etc….)
Implement Standard Inventory Forecasting and Planning tools
Recommend ERP parameter updates and develop standards
Drive Inventory Accuracy through PFEP and Cycle Count Program
Develop and Execute Corporate Materials Policies and Processes within all Assigned Plants

Job Requirements:

Bachelor Degree and experience in a Materials Management, logistics, and/or supply chain
Must have excellent computer skills and thorough knowledge of MRP, MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Understanding of both the Automotive and Commercial Vehicle industry preferred.
Must be proficient in the use of eBusiness tools and Microsoft Office Suite
Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Experience in Assembly, Machining, and Forging Operations preferred.
Must be detail oriented, proactive in anticipating requirements and able to work efficiently with minimal direction in a sometimes high pressure environment.
Skilled in composing written correspondence and preparing presentations for senior management.
Successfully interacts with a dispersed leadership team and others across functions and sites.
Must be proactive, detail oriented and have excellent organization, planning and follow-through skills.
Committed to tasks and skilled at identifying and solving a variety of problems of broad scope and complexity with little to no supervision.
Must be able to work flexible hours.
Periodic Travel required.