Material Planning and Logistics Manager

MANN+HUMMEL


Date: 1 day ago
City: Wichita Falls, TX
Contract type: Full time
Role Summary

Job Description

The Material Planning & Logistics Manager position supervises and coordinates team members in the departments responsible for planning and procurement of materials in production, receiving, storing, and preparing product for shipment.

Main Tasks

  • Lead the location specific logistics, materials, and production planning initiatives.
  • Assure adherence of safety specifications and processes in the logistics areas that use powered industrial trucks and manual material handing equipment.
  • Oversight of Logistics/TMS support- carrier related concerns.
  • Lead and support of material handling improvements
  • Use Lean manufacturing methodologies in the value chain to drive continuous improvement.
  • Work with Sales, Inventory, Operations, Planning lead to drive inventory reduction projects.
  • Ensure level loading of the production planning processes for inventory optimization
  • Support development and maintenance of PFEP, replenishment, and flow of material strategies into standardized processes.
  • Measure and own Logistic Key Performance Indicators such as inventory turns, material variance, on-time delivery (fill rate).
  • Study and standardize procedures to improve efficiency of workers.
  • Interview and hire new employees.
  • Partner with Manufacturing to ensure coordination of other functions such as production planning, raw and finished goods inventory management,
  • Leads the communication collaboratively within the site support functions and sales team.
  • Conduct annual performance reviews and provide continual feedback on both positive and constructive performance.
  • Ensure teams have processes in place to control non-conformance materials to initiate corrective actions, ensure that the commodities are inspected for conformity with other specifications and checked for defects
  • Ensure that all activities regarding the transport logistics and/or production logistics and/or logistics planning are performed in time and budget.
  • Ensure that the project stages are adequately managed and deadlines are met, ensure that the customer and supplier conditions and requirements are considered

Your Profile

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree Required.

Experience:

  • 5 years of experience in a logistics capacity or similar with 3 years supervisory experience
  • Manufacturing/industry Distribution experience required.
  • Lean Manufacturing experience desired.
  • Experience or knowledge of raw materials planning/production scheduling process.
  • Working knowledge of ERP systems, SAP, SAGE, etc

Skills:

  • Strong communication skills at all levels of the organization.
  • Customer and supplier orientation, organization and coordination skills
  • Self-initiative and ability to work under pressure
  • Interpersonal skills and problem solving skills necessary to work in a cooperative, positive team approach.
  • Ability to lead, train and mentor employees on a personal & professional level

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