Teijin Automotive Technologies is an innovative and full-service Tier One supplier with a global presence and emphasis in development for lightweight technologies. Teijin Automotive offers employees the opportunity to join a leading edge company within the composite material industry and enjoy the benefits offered by a growing company in North America and internationally.
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Primarily responsibility will be the ongoing management of material planning, material control, scheduling, and purchasing functions including customer service, production planning, procurement, storage and distribution of material and product to meet customer expectations and to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction is maintained
This requires the ability to proactively identify issues and implement process improvements in material planning
The individual in this role, will drive activities critical to plant performance by managing various projects to instill excellence and best practices
The materials manager is also responsible to control department expenses, increase productivity, elevate service to our customers, and further our competitive advantage in the industry
The ideal candidate for this role will have extensive knowledge of manufacturing operations and cost structures
Oversees and ensures proper production control planning and scheduling programs to meet sales forecasts and to balance the level of manpower and machine requirements
Makes certain that deviations to the production schedule are investigated and properly followed up
Ensuring timely and accurate response to customer's orders by providing the required information, schedules, materials and accurate systems to the manufacturing unit
Work closely with operations manager to develop production plan and forecasts
Develop sales forecasts and adjusts when release information indicates changes
Establish and maintain purchasing practices and policies aligned with CSP guidelines to ensure honest, fair, and ethical relationships with vendors
Keeps informed on legal matters that affect purchasing policies
Responsible for continuing programs of exploration for new materials, suppliers, and processes to achieve the best possible quality, reliability, prices, continuity, and delivery
Developing the strategy for efficient and effectively manufacturing and on-time delivery of products that consistently meet customer requirements
Maintain optimum inventory levels to ensure on-time deliveries to meet customer requirements while minimizing carrying costs and premium transportation charges
Oversees the purchasing and/or contracting for materials, supplies, equipment, and services for the operation of the company, in addition to all inventory items
Confers with requesting parties when specific sources are requested
Investigates and solves problems resulting from material shortages, however caused
Sets guidelines and follows up with suppliers to provide cost savings while maintaining the even flow of raw materials necessary to produce the finished product for our customer
Oversee changes in BOM, in conjunction with Engineering
Develops and implements visual inventory management systems on the production floor
Establish procedures and manage the annual physical inventory
This includes the taking and valuing of the year-end physical inventory
Monitor inventory adjustments and conducts cycle counting
Integration of sales forecasts, budgets raw, in process, and finished goods inventory
Monitor obsolete products and assist sales to remove from North Baltimore inventory
Manage departmental expenses and appropriation requests within budget while focusing on continuous improvement opportunities
Build strong strategic relationships with all levels of management
Responsible for the motivation and development of subordinates to optimize their performance and their personal and professional growth
Developing internal talent, coach and mentor staff
Maintain departmental "KOP's"
Supports plant safety rules, UAW contract and CSP procedures
Directs plant purchasing functions at productive and non-productive levels
Manage safety as an equal to other key functions
Monitor departmental action items to ensure timely and effective correction of issues
Hold staff accountable for meeting targets and goals driving KPI's and Plant Metric Targets
Plant customer satisfaction
Maintain inventory accuracy
Continuous improvement goals