Materials Manager
TrinityRail Maintenance Services is searching for a Materials Manager for our Jonesboro, Arkansas railcar facility.
What You'll Do:
Planning/Scheduling:
- Responsible for effective planning & scheduling to meet production/customer demand
- Fulfill, monitor & set safety stock levels to meet delivery targets and inventory reduction goals
- Supervise fulfillment/expediting of inter-company requirements
- Oversee creation/distribution and maintenance of adequate work orders
- Ensure all materials are available for successful execution on shop floor
Purchasing:
- Oversee all daily procurement activities needed to fulfill production demand
- Maintain sufficient raw material stocking levels to protect production and customer schedules
- Utilize min/max, just in time, Kanban and warehousing replenishment with suppliers
- Establish and enforce procedures to ensure proper recording, storage and tracking
- Oversee MRO/expense procurement
- Work with suppliers concerning forecasted needs/supply pipeline integrity
Inventory:
- Responsible for cycle count program fulfillment
- Effective material disposition of obsolete and slow moving material
- Responsible for control of all appropriate transactional integrity, procedures and policies
- Plan and lead the execution of semi-annual physical inventory
Logistics:
- Oversee ordering and receipt of shipments in compliance with all regulations
- Coordinate deliveries and cost saving efforts
- Effective communication/scheduling of inbound with logistics providers
Receiving:
- Responsible for directing receiving personnel and receiving function
- Ensure all delivery receipts and put a way processes are being executed accurately and timely
- Ensure that all picking is competed and accurately entered into BPCS system
Supervisory and Mangerial Responsibilities:
- Directly supervise raw materials planning, scheduling of, purchasing, and receiving functions
- Collaborate with Customer Service and Planning/Scheduling to improve manufacturing flow
- Collaborate and ensure alignment with the Director of Supply Chain for TRMS corporate
What You'll Need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or other related discipline preferred
- 3-5 years of successful supervisory experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs such as Excel, Word, Outlook
- Ability to read/interpret blueprints, drawings, or other technical material
- Ability to communicate effectively and work well in a team-based environment
- Excellent attention to detail
- Highly organized and process-driven
- Dedicated to the pursuit of continuous improvement
- APICS Certification is a plus
Why Join Trinity?
Trinity Industries offers a comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees are offered Trinity’s standard company benefits package, which includes paid time off, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, 401(k) with match and additional retirement contributions, medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance. Little known fact about Trinity Industries: Once people come to work here, they tend to stay. Trinity is employee-focused and involved in our communities, which is probably why working for Trinity feels more like family than a large corporation. Add in the industry leading industrial products we build, and you can see why our employees are proud to call Trinity home. What legacy will you build?
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