Sr Materials Manager
About this role
Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.
Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.
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Position Summary
As an innovation leader, we look for ambitious, forward thinking, open-minded and well-rounded individuals to join our global team.
As Materials Manager you will ensure the constant supply of materials to meet the requirements of our customers on time, through meeting or exceeding the expectations of internal and external clients by promoting, leading, and executing the necessary activities to ensure compliance with Environmental, Safety, and Health at Work standards, as well as Gates' internal regulations, optimizing processes through continuous improvement.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Control and improve the inventory levels required by Gates de Mexico and the customer, ensure 100% customer deliveries, supervise, and approve Gates de Mexico purchases for the benefit of Gates de Mexico.
- Manage the Materials department, always looking for the benefit of the employee and the Company, purchase materials, equipment, and services in accordance with established regulations and policies.
- Develops sources of supply, preparing bids or making tenders, plans the entire supply chain process of the plant, plans the production of the plant, as well as the materials to be purchased.
- Defines the plant's inventory strategy, defines the plant's logistics and service strategy.
- Responsible for ensuring that all control activities and products in the SOX (Inventory, Purchasing & Payables) matrix are accurate and run continuously on a documented basis.
Keys to Success
- Keeps self-control in hard situations.
- Strong Communication skills
- Problem Solving and decision making.
- Costumer focus (internal and external)
- Negotiation skills
- Creativity, proactivity, and teamwork.
- Problem Solving process.
- Exceptional attention to internal and external customer requests
- Negotiation skills
Supervisory Responsibilities
- In charge of people reporting directly to you
- Leadership
- Ability to be able to train new people
Requirements and Preferred Skills
- 11 - 15 YOE in similar position
- Engineering, Administration, Accounting, Chemistry, International Trade, or a degree related to the position
- Six Sigma (green belt/black belt), Six Sigma Champion, Lean Manufacturing.
- ERP ORACLE / SAP / SAE JD EDWARDS / VCP
- MRP I & MRP II
- APICS CPIM
- Inventory and warehouse Management knowledge
- High direction
- Advanced Excel
- Advanced English
- General knowledge of customer portals (VW System, FORD, GM and FORD, Stellantis).
- Customs law and legal requirements
- Certificates of origin
- Transportation and logistics
- Materials planning and production scheduling.
WHY GATES?
Founded in 1911 in Denver, Colorado, Gates is publicly traded on the NYSE. While we might operate in a vast amount of time zones we operate as 'One Gates' and have a common goal of pushing the boundaries of materials science. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers' diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Gates is an Equal Opportunity and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other consideration defined by law.
Company at a glance
We are a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. At Gates, we are driven to push the boundaries of materials science to engineer products that continually exceed expectations.
We don’t rest on our rich heritage of innovation. We leverage it to inspire solutions that will power the next hundred years. We invest continually in R&D and technology, so our products not only outperform industry standards; they exceed our customers’ demanding expectations. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers’ diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow. And we are constantly expanding our product catalog and value-added service offerings to support every facet of our customers’ operations. In the most extreme environments and those more familiar, Gates is there with the right product, in the right place at the right time. Whether building original equipment or maintaining products in the aftermarket, we enable companies in every industry to be more efficient, productive, and profitable. We are Gates.
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