Title:  Manager, Material Management

Job Title: Manager, Material Management

Job Code: 34652

Job Location: Malabar, FL

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week 

Job Description:

Support all Supply Chain activities for purchased material items including design for supply chain success, material requisitioning, prioritization, material status, receipt, inventory, and customer disposition. Support procurement efforts to maximize cost effectiveness within the schedule requirements of each assigned contract. Identify and evaluate common supply chain risks as well as develop mitigation plans with guidance or as directed. Help facilitate and contribute to the most effective means of acquisition, receipt, distribution, and inventory management for assigned program(s). Monitor material budget variances and report supply chain health problems as they are discovered to the primary material manager or appropriate function, for resolution or as directed. Provide program management support, material management, and proposal support. 

Essential Functions:

•  Apply Supply Chain principles and concepts in compliance with FAR, DFARS, MAAR 13 and MMAS.
• Limited understanding of Supply Chain's influence on annual operating plan to include orders, sales, profit, and cash flow.
• Analytical; can solve problems of basic complexity and apply solutions as necessary.
• Identify trends and correlations in Material Management data; consults with others to help uncover trends and recommend actions.
• Develop an understanding of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and MRP systems, and an understanding of the cause-and-effect relationship of these systems. Familiar with BOM, and engineering drawings.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with Supply Chain Management (SCM), Production Planning, and Logistics.
• Receives moderate level of guidance and direction. Establishes personal criteria required to achieve assigned objectives.
• Ability to obtain US Government security clearance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience. 

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of Supply Chain principles and concepts. Basic understanding of FAR, MAAR 13 and MMAS.
• Experience using MRP systems software.
• Familiar with LEAN/Six Sigma, critical thinking, Continuous Improvement and/or Kaizen.
• Experience working in the US DOD manufacturing industry.
• Understanding of industry principles, concepts, practices, and standards along with a basic knowledge of the manufacturing process; planning and logistics.
• Familiar with Bills of Material (BOM) and engineering drawings.
• Excel skills including Pivot tables, downloading data from database
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

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