Why Opportunity Partners?
As part of a mission-focused nonprofit that values positive impact, compassion and partnership in our community, Opportunity Partners will train you for success! Join our award-winning team where you’ll do life-changing work and help advance the quality of lives for people with disabilities. Our staff works together in achieving the common goal that people of all abilities can thrive in the world. If you want to earn more than just a paycheck, please apply today!
Job Summary:
The Materials Manager will be responsible for all production scheduling, materials planning, inventory strategy, warehouse, and all materials project initiatives across our three production sites. The person in this position will be an important leader in our ERP implementation and associated processes and will be responsible for the on-going management of the system. This position is also a key enabler of lean and continuous improvement in the plant. Key performance indicators for this position are inventory turns, on-time shipping to promise date, and downtime for all production sites.
- Schedule: Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 PM
- Wage: $60,000 to $70,000 based upon years of experience
How will you make a difference?
- Primary point of responsibility for materials management and planning strategy for all sites.
- Hire, train, and manage temporary & full-time Warehouse Team Leads in Warehouse.
- Conduct annual performance reviews for full-time Warehouse Team Leads.
- Organize & track all incoming raw materials into warehouse
- Track all incoming shipments from various vendors
- Track and coordinator trucks to pick up finished goods to be delivered to customers.
- Ensures optimization of materials management activities including scheduling, purchasing, inventory planning, indirect materials management, and warehouse.
- Coordinates Production Scheduling for all three facilities
- Plans material planning for all three facilities
- Oversees all inventory strategy at Minnetonka
- Initiates materials projects within all three facilities
- Responsible for the implementation, support and compliance of the Materials and S&OP processes and systems to facilitate the fulfillment process from production planning to material procurement and order management.
- Be part of the ERP- Accumtica implementation team.
- Ensure all data in ERP-Accumatica is accurate
- Pull reports from ERP-Accumatica for material management and inventory control management.
- Develop and drive countermeasures for underperforming key processes.
- Create & oversee the KPIS for inventory turns, on-time shipping, promise date, and downtime for all production sites.
- Implement lean and continuous improvements within Minnetonka facility
What will you bring to Opportunity Partners?
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience is preferred.
- APICS Certification is preferred.
- A minimum of five years of experience in the integrated functions of materials management in a manufacturing environment that has embraced lean concepts and MRP manufacturing practices.
- A minimum of minimum years in managerial experience focusing on standardizing planning & execution, warehouse management, and talent development.
- Experience with job shop manufacturing environments.
- Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP, visual management systems, scheduling, and lean manufacturing processes.
Opportunity Partners is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to affirmative action and a welcoming environment for people of diverse communities. Our call to advance diversity, equity and inclusion is rooted in our organizational values and in our mission.
