Analysis Skills, Business Operations, Continuous Improvement, Fast Food, Inventory Management, Manufacturing, Materials Management, Physical Demands, Policy Development, Problem Solving Skills, Production Control, Production Systems, Purchase Orders, Purchasing/Procurement, Sales, Sales Forecasting, Staff Training, Training/Teaching, Warehousing
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Plans and organizes activities of material control department to best utilize personnel to achieve short- and long-range goals.
- Provides for training of department personnel.
- Ensures that standard procedures are followed in connection with purchases of material and services.
- Participates in preparations of annual forecasts with the sales division.
- Devises methods and policies ensuring most efficient and economical movement of all material in and out of plants.
- Analyzes and evaluates inventory and delivery problems and recommends solutions.
- Coordinates functions related to production and inventory control, and reviews completed sales orders. Has authority to assign work assignments within department.
- Maintains liaison among plants, sales divisions, and warehouses to provide efficient Customer delivery service. Has authority to make decisions regarding materials and delivery.
- Participates in capital purchases.
- Authorized to purchase materials, supplies, and our processing not on established blanket orders. This is done through communication with corporate Materials Control.
- Lead and support LTA, MOS and Continuous Improvement programs.
- Performs other essential functions as assigned.
JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Prefer bachelor’s degree in business or operations and at least 8 years’ experience, preferably with an automotive supplier.
SPECIAL SKILLS: Ability to understand and execute contracts relating to materials purchases and deliveries.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Physical requirements include regularly spending time on the manufacturing plant floor, with prolonged standing, walking and exposure to typical production environments (noise, PPE use and occasional lifting).
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Lakepark Industries of Indiana, Inc.