Supervisor Materials
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Requirements
- Materials Supervisor I
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
- 2 years of materials leadership
- 2 years of experience leading teams, developing people or organizing tasks.
- Materials Supervisor II
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
- 4 years of materials leadership
- 4 years of experience leading teams, developing people or organizing tasks.
- Previous experience using SAP or equivalent ERP system (Oracle, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics) and
- Microsoft Office.
- Formal leadership or team development training.
- Experience in Lean or Demand Flow principles.
- CPIM or CSCP Certification.
- ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- 20% Ensure timely material flow within the facility as well as timely delivery in receiving material from other
- locations as well as preparation for shipment of parts to other facilities.
- 15%
- Develop and implement standard process and strategies that enable production efficiency
- improvements.
- 10%
- Lead, Supervise, and direct materials staff development through education, training, coaching,
- mentoring and certification in the execution of improvement priorities and the achievement of key
- performance indicators.
- Manage and optimize daily warehousing operations including staging, cycle count, and storage of
- materials.
- Other Duties as assigned and the following:
- Oversee inventory management and control, accuracy, and established inventory guidelines and
- procedures.
- Ensure efficient and accurate materials presentation to support production operations.
- Partner with Quality, Purchasing and Production to develop effective and efficient solutions to customer
- quality and delivery issues and to achieve objectives and KPIs.
- Ensure high level of communication between planning, purchasing and production to ensure a high
- degree of customer satisfaction
- Lead and improve Material/Inventory Management best practices including Warehouse Management
- (Cycle Count Accuracy, Transactions, Bar Coding, RFID) and Fill Rate.
- Maintain appropriate staffing levels for daily material management balancing resource capacity to
- workload.
- Act as SAP SuperUser within functional area as assigned.
- KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Relationship Building and Earning Trust - Consistently follows through on team commitments,
- communicates, and demonstrates accountability. Builds trust and sets the example for the team by being
- inclusive and fair.
- Accountability - Remains outcome focused, holding the team accountable while removing barriers to
- success. Plays to win by defining team objectives/scope and clear milestones. Keeps leadership apprised
- of progress and brings options/solutions for issues when elevated.
- Ask, Listen, and Follow Up - Actively listens, questions to help others understand, shows care/concern,
- and closes loop. Drives action and alignment using coaching techniques, reinforces team's
- progress/development.
- Inspire, Motivate and Recognize - Teaches others new tasks and is self- aware of
- strengths/developmental opportunities. Celebrates individual successes.
- Conflict Management and Resolution - Influences employees to collaborate and achieve goals as a group.
- Asks questions, remains unbiased and encourages unconventional suggestions. Diffuses conflict as it
- arises rather than avoiding it and focuses on solving the problem.
- Identify, Engage and Retain - Creates an open and honest work environment, providing others an
- opportunity to develop and grow.
- Change Agent - Consistently optimistic about the ability to change in order to improve a product/service.
- Uses the voice of customer (VOC) to validate ideas. Works well autonomously and in a team, leads
- change by promoting the value of transformation.
- LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE: This position acts under the direction of the Supply Chain Manager.
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the emp
Additional Information
We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most. For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future. Ready to Power a Smarter World with us? JOB SUMMARY: The Materials Supervisor is responsible for all internal material flow from incoming receiving/inspection to line side presentation for production including end-of-line pick, pack and ship, de-trashing, all material movements, supermarket sizing and replenishment, and order picking for intra-plant deliveries. Success in this role is defined by driving significant continuous improvement in material handling, inventory accuracy, cycle counting and timely transactional reporting. This will be measured by ongoing improvements in delivery performance (internal and external), cycle count progress, cycle count accuracy, uninterrupted material movement for production lines and efficient use of labor resources.
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