Materials Manager

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Problem solving and decision making

* Practice goal-directed thinking and action in situations for which no routine solutions exist. ̥
* Understand a problem situation and its step-by-step transformation based on planning and reasoning.
* Demonstrate ability to choose between alternative courses of action using cognitive processes such as memory and evaluation.
* Demonstrate ability to map processes of possible consequences of decisions, to work out the importance of individual factors and to choose the best course of action.

Teamwork
* Demonstrate a commitment to the mission and motivation to combine the team's energy and expertise to achieve a common objective.
* Understand the dynamics of effective teamwork in order to attain higher levels of performance.
* Demonstrate ability to work as part of a tight-knit and competent group of people.
* Demonstrate a commitment to engage teams in other departments or divisions of the organization.

Accountability and responsibility
* Demonstrate a willingness to accept responsibility and accountability for one's actions.
* Exhibit a moral, legal, or mental accountability in areas of responsibility.

Conflict management
* Demonstrate ability to manage conflict by identifying and handling conflicts in a sensible, fair, and efficient manner.
* Demonstrate skill in effective communicating, problem solving, and negotiating with a focus on party interests.

Strategy development and application
* Answer the questions: "Where are we going?" and "How are we going to get there?", and create a specific and purposeful path when there are clear answers to these two questions.
* Create a strategy based on the company's core values, mission, and your vision.
* Develop goals, objectives and specific strategies to accomplish those goals.

Material management
* Demonstrate ability to manage the network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers.
* Understand that material management spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of-origin to point-of-consumption.

Warehousing
* Receive, store, and ship materials to and from production or distribution locations by incorporating warehousing activities.
* Configure warehouses to have formal storage locations that identify the row, rack section, level, and shelf location, typically with an alphanumeric location bar code or label.
* Place high-turn items closest to packing and shipping areas, which will reduce picking, put-away times, and transportation within the warehouse.
* Select random locations when travel distances are not an important consideration and when overall utilization of warehouse space is important.

Continuous improvement
* Establish improvement initiatives focused on the reduction or elimination of waste in all areas of the material supply.
* Execute ways of eliminating unnecessary steps in product design, as well as aligning suppliers' processes with the delivery schedules and quality

Interpersonal skills
* Relate well to clients, colleagues, and team members
* Maintain a positive, supportive, and appreciative attitude
* Actively listen to others and demonstrate an understanding of their point of view
* Create and open environment that encourages people to work together to solve problems and improve practices and services
* Explore and resolve conflicts as they arise
* Communicate clearly to avoid misunderstanding.
Creativity
* Demonstrate a bias towards action; materialize thoughts into products or services.