Materials Manager jobs in Syracuse, NY

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The Senior Materials Manager supports the development, tailoring, and execution of Pall DMS Strategy for Cortland, NY, to create a responsive end-to-end environment from the point of order receipt to shipment out of the factory, including past due, material handling, inventory accuracy, and production planning.

This position is part of the Materials Team and will be an onsite role located in Cortland, NY. We harness the collective power of science, perspectives, and passion to partner with our customers to solve their most critical challenges.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Developmental leadership of the planning, buying, receiving, warehouse, and shipping organization by developing high-performance teams, people, and people leaders.

• Deploy site goals and targets by setting individual targets for direct reports and coordinating additional DMS-related goals with site management.

• Promote and instill a progressive system-thinking culture, to produce strong, trusting, collaborative, collegial relationships amongst peers, direct reports, and associates.

• Oversee planning of all areas of the factory to ensure standards and strategies are upheld.

• Use PFEP to Work with strategic sourcing to provide support and influence supplier decisions that impact inventory & service levels.

• Manage Inventory/Cost Savings using Pall’s DMS Tools and Best practices.

• Manage/Improve site warehouse processes to support delivery to customers. 

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree, MBA strongly preferred in Materials Management or Supply Chain Management.

• 5 years of experience in materials planning and procurement in an international manufacturing and supply chain environment.

• 5 years of experience in inventory management, logistics, demand planning, and scheduling to include a solid understanding of procurement “best practices” including, but not limited to Supplier PULL Systems, VMI, Supplier Assessment, and Vendor Rating including Supplier Performance reviews, supplier Kanban, consignment, stocking, and consolidated invoicing.

• 5 years of proven functional leadership experience within the procurement and inventory management field.

• 5 years of experience using continuous improvement tools and methodologies to include lean conversions

•  5 years working with ERP Systems based on MRP.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Good record of KPIs improvement, on-time delivery, lead time, cost and Inventory reduction, Supplier development, etc.

• Certified in Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma, or similar.

• An experienced understanding of the RCCA (Root Cause Corrective Actions) and Counter Measures (CM) processes via. PSP and Action Plan implementation. Strong understanding and usage of Lean tools and principles, particularly DMS.

The salary range for this role is 97-150K. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.