Materials Manager

COMPANY OVERVIEW

The story of Peterson Spring begins in the 1880’s with the immigration of a young Norwegian blacksmith to America. August Christian Peterson studied blacksmithing in the early 1900’s – the trade of choice for early spring makers. He managed various plants in the Midwest before founding his own company in 1914. August moved his family to Detroit. There, he launched his vision to meet a lion’s share of the demand for springs within the railroad and automobile industry. After 8th grade, Alfred (the eldest son of August Peterson) left school to work with his father in the steel mills. As a team, August and his children generated enough income to launch and expand the family business.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Today, Peterson American Corporation continues to be an industry leader that rewards hard work, integrity, and operational excellence. Thirteen facilities world-wide – including the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Mexico – offer a unique global opportunity for new talent in Metallurgy, Engineering, Quality Control, and Production. Discipline is a requirement to join this team. Every position is highly visible and each team member adds value with every decision. We challenge you to pull from the strength of your personal story in order to create solutions in the highly technological art of spring making.

The Materials Manager is responsible for managaging inventory to ensure parts availability through proper scheduling and communication within the supply chain.  The role is key in providing production support and managing material flow in order to meet production schedules and customer requriements. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
• Responsible to gather day to day Work-in-Process (WIP) and Finished Goods (FG) for customers. Monitor and maintain accurate totals for WIP and FG. 
• Monitor customer releaseses and develop production schedule.
• Post customer releases to production schedule and verify lead times. 
• Monitor customer inventory and release systems (including Chrysler Smart System, Ford DLL and EDI) .
• Communicate with management team to ensure on-time delivery in accordance with forecasted delivery schedule.
• Communicate all major schedule changes or customer problems/concerns to Production Control Manager.
• Perform weekly cycle counts to maintain bin accuracy and inventory.
• Monitor parts that require outside processing and schedule with shipping department based on required due dates. 
• Create and distribute pick lists to shipping department for daily shipments. 
• Perform duties of NAFTA coordinator; create and update bills of lading.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Manager will be responsible for employees engaged in the purchasing, scheduling and customer service areas, including the oversight of daily activities, training and the mentoring of team members.  

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); Bachelor’s degree preferred.  Candidates must have at least 3 years of materials management, supply chain and scheduling experience.  The position requires excellent follow-up and organizational skills, knowledge & practice of Lean Principals and 5S.  Previous experience with MRP/ERP systems and the ability to lead/drive change. 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Able to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.