Job Summary:
The Materials Manager will analyze costs, negotiate costs, and offer strategies and solutions to help the company manage costs on supplies and vendor services.
The Materials Manager should have a background in purchasing through a MRP system, strong math, analytical, organization and communication skills. This candidate should be a detail-oriented team player, possess negotiation skills and have the ability to work independently as needed.
Responsibilities/Expectations:
• Works in a MRP system to purchase raw materials.
• Improve inventory turns.
• Manage buyers.
• Coordinate with sales and production to plan purchasing activities, prioritize requests, and expedite where needed.
• Main point of contact regarding all purchasing issues for the organization.
• Analyze business supply needs and ensure businesses are getting the best possible material.
• Resolve pricing conflicts.
• Works within a given budget to purchase goods and services for the organization.
• Ensures that products are delivered in a timely manner and that the quality of the goods received is satisfactory.
• Negotiates with vendors on price, mode of shipping and delivery time.
• Evaluates vendor performance.
Essential Skills:
• Experience purchasing in a MRP system
• Managed people
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a fast-paced environment with frequent change in dynamics.
• Communication proficiency, both oral and written
• Strong analytical and mathematical skills
Education and Experience:
• 10 years of purchasing
• Purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment
• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or similar preferred
• High School Diploma or GED required.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
CUSTOM SEATING, INC. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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