Materials Manager jobs in Tacoma, WA

MITER Brands also known as Milgard and MI Windows & Doors, is one of the nation’s largest suppliers of vinyl windows and patio doors, with plants across the country. We are currently looking for Materials Manager for our Tacoma, Washington manufacturing plant. In this role you will be responsible for managing Purchasing, Receiving and Scheduling's functional areas. You will be responsible for the inventory accuracy, inventory turns, timely receiving and flow of material to the line, safety within the receiving/handling team, and preventing stock-outs. You will also assist in tracking and reporting internal supply manufacturing costs, along with the cost of product calculations, waste costs, and month-end financial close documents.

Pay Range:  105k - 132k, depending on experience

Responsibilities

• Managing the efficient and effective purchasing behavior, min/max analysis, inventory turns improvement, etc.
• Inventory Cycle Counting including root cause and corrective action (BOM analysis and discrepancies, receiving and transfer errors, etc.)
• Managing the scheduling process for the plant including managing efficient and effective use of plant resources, collaboration with production on capacity planning, and maximizing customer on-time performance
• Safety training, near miss/incident root cause and corrective action, adherence to safety policies
• Budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis will be required to support the requirements of location management
• Insure adherence to internal controls across, purchasing, receiving, scheduling and materials handling
• Timely and efficient flow of material within the plant inclusive of flow analysis, coordination with manufacturing leadership, equipment/storage solutions, kan-bans, etc.
• Analyze and review purchasing, costing accuracy, and manufacturing waste
• Support and assist in expense budgeting for materials, supplies, and other expenses
• Work with strategic procurement team on insuring plant needs on leadtime and pricing are met, coordination of relationships and vendor negotiating for local sppliers
• Clear x-functional communication including timely highlights of material risks/shortages, working across functions on solutions for materials flow, substitutions, etc.
• Key metrics include cycle count accuracy, receipts within 24 hours, inventory days of supply, safety incident rate, # of stock-outs
• Active member of location Management Team and participation in location Gemba Walks; Safety Committees and daily Operations Meetings

Requirements 

• Bachelor’s Degree is required, preferably in Business, Accounting, or related field.
• Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM/APICS) certification is a plus but not a must.
• Five plus years of inventory management.
• Three years of experience with oversight of multiple departments
• Expert level Excel skills for data analysis
• You should know about Plant Scheduling, Logistics, including the expense data and physical movement of supplies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills and solid computer skills

The MITER Brands benefits package includes coverage of health, wealth, and wellness for you and your eligible spouse/dependents.  We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including a 401k with company match and generous paid time off to help you balance your life.  Our medical plans include a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) or Health Savings Account (HSA) option to help you save for health care costs. Below is a list of benefits you will enjoy while working with our company.

• Medical plans with HRA or HSA options
• Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Supplemental Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurances
• Company paid Short-Term Disability
• Company paid Long-Term Disability
• Paid time off (PTO), including Vacation, Personal, and 8 paid Holidays
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Teladoc
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Yearly Wellness Clinic

MITER Brands is an equal opportunity employer. Milgard Windows and Doors does not discriminate based on religion, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, handicap, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other applicable legally protected category.