Materials Management Lead

Our client is an industry leading Aerospace and Defense Technology company

Full benefits, 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), unlimited PTO plan, 6% matching 401K, and career growth opportunities.

Operational Excellence:

Partner with supply chain data analytics to develop metrics and reports that enable visible and comprehensive materials management and status. Meet established performance metrics and fully understand each metric's source, purpose, and affect.
Lead and/or perform thorough supply chain risk and opportunity assessments; develop strategies in collaboration with Procurement, Subcontracts, Production Planning, Quality, Engineering, Finance, Program Management, and MM staff to mitigate risk and support material procurement.
Support all audit activities as requested.
Refer to policies and practices for guidance and compliance. Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures of the job area for others. Mentor lower-level material managers.
Lead functional projects/teams as assigned. Develop solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.
Work independently to engage cross functional groups to create and implement of risk mitigation actions to prevent problems from occurring.
Propose sound and innovative business solutions that contribute to business unit success.
Contribute to training materials.
Any other duties needed to deliver innovative solutions for our customers’ mission-critical challenges and abide by our organization’s values.

Essential Functions:

Subject matter expert for Supply Chain principles and concepts, data analytics, strategy development and execution in compliance with FAR, MMAS, MAAR-13, and CAS.
Collaborate with the program team to define appropriate execution methods to meet cash flow, cost, and schedule objectives upon program startup and during rolling wave.
Solve problems of high complexity by leveraging experience and through analysis of data. Pursues permanent resolution and institutes preventative actions by following RCCA principles.
Understands cross functional data sources/influences and is able to extract and identify trends and correlations in the data. Develops and implements action plans to address the trends.
Thorough comprehension of the use and purpose of MRP/Control, Cognos, PeopleSoft Financials, and PDM and the interfaces between each. Optimizes the use of each system to maximize efficiency including developing custom structures.
Work independently and delegates pieces of complex work to support personnel. Provides coaching and training to others.

Qualifications:

Requires comprehensive level knowledge of job area. May have in-depth knowledge of project management. Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
7 years of experience using MRP systems software.
Minimum 5 years' experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, WORD, Excel (including pivot tables, V-lookup, etc.), PowerPoint, etc.)

Preferred Additional Skills:

10+ years of experience using MRP systems software.
Master Production Scheduling experience
Extensive knowledge, application, and understanding of FAR, MMAS, MAAR-13, and CAS.
Subject matter expert; demonstrated application of Supply Chain principles and concepts, portfolio of strategy development and execution.
Must be able to communicate effectively with a wide array of management and professional levels and functions.
Experience working in the US DOD manufacturing industry.
Understanding of and basic knowledge of the manufacturing process.
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Experience with CINCOM Control, Agile PLM, PDM, Expo, TrakStar, RIDS, PeopleSoft financial system, and Kinaxis Rapid Response is a plus.