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Johnson Outdoors · 3 months ago

Manager Materials

Eufaula, Alabama, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

Johnson Outdoors is a company focused on outdoor recreation and product development. They are seeking a Manager of Materials to oversee supply chain development strategies, manage supplier relationships, and ensure efficient procurement processes.

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Responsibilities

Oversees new product supply chain development strategies and support

Responsible for the development, monitoring and maintenance of the supply chain which includes supplier selection, development, supplier agreements, supplier qualification, supplier performance and continuous improvement

Develops commodity strategies and identifies gaps that exist in the current or potential supplier base

Responsible for the planning of finished goods and purchasing of raw materials, supplies and equipment

Develops and plans approaches and procedures to utilize ERP information to efficiently optimize purchases of materials to support the business plan

Manages inventory and purchases to control/balance cost, availability, and working capital metrics

Monitors and reports critical inventory control metrics, and develops control or counter-measures to meet business plan, as required

Ensures daily interaction with other departments to ensure schedules and goals are met

Manages maintenance, repair and operations parts and equipment buying

Utilizes a broad knowledge of markets, suppliers, industries and technologies to deliver annual cost savings and increased efficiencies

Partners with R&D, engineers, project and product managers/staff to identify, analyze and perform financial analysis for cost savings opportunities

Performs other duties as assigned

In partnership with human resources, performs human resources responsibilities for staff, which includes but is not limited to the following: hiring and terminating employees, promotions/pay adjustments, staff development, performance evaluations, resolution of employee concerns and disciplinary counseling

Manages, controls and recommends budgets within approved guidelines

Develops and revises departmental policies, procedures and guidelines to meet business needs. Supervises direct reports to prescribed company administrative policies and procedures

Qualification

Supply chain managementERP systemsSupplier managementFinancial analysisInventory controlStaff developmentPerformance evaluationsPolicy development

Required