Materials Manager

Summary Job Description

The Materials Manager is the primary point of coordination and interface within the Couplings supply chain and overall operations organizations located at the Florence, KY site. This role is responsible for providing comprehensive supply chain leadership with a primary focus on planning, material cost management, strategic sourcing, supplier management, and plant forecasting duties.

Responsibilities

• Manages and is responsible for the value stream's inventory management & optimization.

• Sets and manages the inventory strategy, plan for every part & monitors performance. Acts as Inventory Management subject matter expert for site tied to the Couplings Division value stream.

• Key contributor to the SIOP process for materials availability, inventory forecast, scenario planning. Supports Plant Manager in assessing risk, setting forecast, and implementing countermeasures to close any gaps to key metrics.

• Helps to reduce and prevent Excess and Obsolete inventory.

• Uses Oracle knowledge to ensure the right parameters are set while improving automation of planning process.

• Leads the effort to achieve and maintain alignment in the value chain between the suppliers, and the end customer in all form, fit, function, price, and delivery requirements.

• Leads efforts to improve primary working capital performance, product, raw material, and freight costs, all while maintaining or increasing quality and delivery.

• Works with the plant manager in the development of strategic plans and supporting objectives and proactively manages supporting events to assure attainment of agreed upon performance.

• Implements, manages, and improves all processes related to the materials department including but not limited to procurement, material handling, scheduling, inventory management, receiving, shipping, production scheduling, forecasting, demand management.

• Develops, coordinates, and executes strategic sourcing initiatives under agreed-upon time frames to improve the supply chain including supplier performance and supplier development.

• Serves as primary responsible to establish monthly revenue, inventory and capacity requirement forecasts and owner for distribution warehouses performance including managing SKU's, proper SKU levels, OTD to Customer and Availability to Ship metrics.

• Leads physical inventory counts and cycle count efforts.

• Participates in the establishment and deployment of standard processes, policies & procedures, taking the necessary steps to ensure compliance.

• Leads a team of Planners & Buyers by performing full range of managerial responsibilities which may include but not be limited to interviewing, hiring, coaching, developing employees, planning, assigning, directing work, and performance management.

• Will be the first point of contact of escalations for customer care questions.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Experience and Skill Required

• Bachelor's degree required in a business/industrial related field.

• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in direct material inventory planning and strategy development including team leadership and supervisory experience.

• Proven ability to build, lead, and develop teams.

• Strong financial acumen, especially in P&L and cash-flow modeling, scenario building, and comparative analysis

• Expert analytical skills with the ability to use a structured approach to understand, analyze, and solve complex problems.

• Demonstrated ability to make decisions with imperfect information. Rationalize calculated risks and adapt quickly as new information is available.

• Strong written communication and excellent oral presentation skills, and the ability to present convincingly at senior levels.

• Highly committed team player, flexible, and able to work to tight deadlines.

• Previous experience working with SAP and/or Oracle Planning modules strongly preferred.

• APICS, CPIM, CPM, ISM or ASQ Supply Chain Certification strongly preferred.

• Six Sigma or LEAN certification strongly preferred.

• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time and as needed.

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage

• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)

• Paid Time Off and Holidays

• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions

• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance

• Paid Leaves

• Tuition Assistance

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Regal Rexnord's business purpose is to create a better tomorrow by energy-efficiently converting power into motion. This means creating innovative solutions while focusing on both customer needs and the company's commitment to sustainability. The company's industrial powertrain and automation solutions offerings are an important part of the company's growth strategy. The company's strategy includes leveraging 80/20 to prioritize all activities, including product excellence, operational excellence and commercial excellence (i) driving organic sales growth through the introduction of innovative new products, with a particular focus on improving energy efficiency, (ii) establishing and maintaining new customers, as well as developing new opportunities with existing customers, (iii) participating in higher growth end markets and geographies, and (iv) identifying and consummating strategic, value creating acquisitions.

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