Materials Manager

Title: Materials Manager

Location: Boston, MA 02210-2680

Pay Rate: $40/hr

Duration: 9 months

Day To Day

• Perform complex analyses to identify demand-supply gaps, determine optimal safety stock levels, and calculate accurate forecasts.


• Identify potential inventory excess and obsolescence and develop mitigation strategies.


• Collaborate with and influence procurement, manufacturing, and logistics teams to streamline processes and resolve business challenges and risks.


• Manage demand, supply, and inventory planning and tactical execution for warehouse robotics equipment.

Must Haves

• Bachelor s degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or a related field.


• 7+ years of experience in high-volume manufacturing operations or a sourcing environment.


• 7+ years of direct experience in supplier/supply chain management.


• Knowledge and experience with Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma methodologies.


• Knowledge of manufacturing supply chain and operations industry.


• Experience with MS Excel, SQL, and visualization tools.


• Working knowledge of supply chain planning and execution concepts.


• Demonstrated ability in Demand Supply Gap Analysis.


• Proven experience in Program/Stakeholder Management.

Plusses

• Master s degree.


• Familiarity with world-class planning and forecasting methods and tools.


• Creating dashboards


• Extensive negotiation experience with global suppliers with a proven track record in cost reduction.


• Strong analytical skills and comfort pulling data and analyzing directly from databases (i.e. cost modeling, supply analysis).


• Knowledge of Oracle ERP and Agile.

Top 3 skills:

• SQL - tableau


• Excel: pivot tables, horizontal planning (when to re-order), MRP planning (can be taught)


• Plus: create dashboards