Summary from listing
The Materials Manager directs and coordinates purchasing, inventory control, production control, scheduling, planning, warehousing, shipping, and customer delivery support. Reporting to the Plant Manager, the role develops purchasing models, analyzes costs and quality, manages vendor relationships and agreements, prepares expense reports, supports budgeting, and supervises materials-team employees. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in business or a related discipline, five years of supply chain or materials management experience, strong analytical and leadership skills, knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, and experience with negotiation, bidding, and cost proposals.
