AW Chesterton Company Hiring for Senior Materials Manager – Supply Chain at Greater Boston Full Time

For over 130 years, A.W. Chesterton has been an innovator and a knowledge provider for our industrial partners around the globe. From our ground-breaking split seal technologies, to our cutting-edge packing and lubricant solutions, we are continually focused on new ways to bring solutions to our customers, while also celebrating our own rich history and our unique place in the sealing industry.

Our Operations professionals manage and support the creation of our world-class flow control products in a low-volume, high mix manufacturing environment. These folks are our manufacturing leaders – shop managers, purchasing professionals, production and demand planners, engineers, and quality professionals who value working with other top manufacturing professionals and helping solve complex production problems. In addition to a work environment that promotes learning and promote-from-within opportunities, we understand what matters to our production workers: competitive, market-drive pay, outstanding benefits, flexible work options, and a stable and dependable job place supported by over 130 years of being in business. If you are looking for a place to call home in your next manufacturing role, come and explore all that Chesterton has to offer!

Our benefits offering include:

• “Work Today, get paid tomorrow” (New benefit for 2023!) – withdraw up to 50% of your earned daily wages the next day after you work rather than waiting for pay day!
• Chesterton Student Loan Repayment Program (New benefit for 2023!)
• BCBS Medical Coverage
• Delta Dental
• 401K savings plan with a Chesterton contribution
• PTO including vacation sick, time, 11 paid holidays, and paid to time off to volunteer for causes
• Extra vacation day purchase program
• Flexible work schedules, including fully remote and hybrid work options for many jobs
• Vision insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
• HSA & FSA options to cover additional medical costs
• Parental leave for moms and dads to be
• Hiring referral bonuses (up to $3,000 for select roles)
• A host of other fringe benefits including legal services, pet insurance, Chesterton relief fund for employees in need, and more!

Job Summary:

At Chesterton, we have a laser focus on our customers. This position will be part of the Value Stream Leadership Team. The Sr. Materials Manager will actively contribute to the overall strategy, direction, and culture of the assigned value stream. The position is responsible for the overall execution of the supply chain operations, including demand planning (outgoing), supply planning (incoming), purchasing, inventory management support, and other activities as assigned. Works frequently with value stream support functions (such as sourcing, engineering, costing, and quality assurance) to achieve annual initiatives and targets. This role plays a critical function in the maintenance of min/max inventory levels and consistently serves to reduce inventory expenses. Mentoring and professional development of team members will be a key responsibility.

Job Model: On-Site

On-Site positions will require employees to work on-site for each of their scheduled shifts.

Responsibilities:

• Has the ability to manage a staff of buyers and demand analysts.
• Develop and implement inventory control procedures for manufacturing operations with over 20,000 SKUs and multiple product lines. This includes various parts of manufacturing operations consisting of make to stock, make to order, purchase to order, purchase for resale products, component and raw material inventories. All areas within the value stream inventory management are in scope.
• Ensure the right disciplines are in place to efficiently manage min/max levels for all parts of the inventory.
• Has the ability to source new suppliers, negotiate pricing, negotiate supply agreements and implement non-disclosure agreements.
• Is capable of making presentations related to materials management issues to leadership team members when needed.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities to improve inventory turns and cycle count accuracy.
• Facilitate improvements to quality through packaging and storage of components.
• Lead projects for future expansion of component storage and inventory management improvements.
• Identify and execute projects to reduce customer complaints and past dues associated with component orders and inventory inaccuracies.
• Develop standard work and automate systems as appropriate to enhance metrics monitoring.
• Identify shortages and support our cycle counts program.
• Support end of month, quality assurance, and end of year inventories.
• Manage team of stockers and other staff where applicable to ensure safe, efficient, and business-responsive working culture.
• Design/develop/adapt dashboards for leadership on inventory accuracy including daily, weekly, and monthly metrics.
• Work in conjunction with Supply Chain and Finance staff to ensure inventory accuracy and turns are effectively measured, reported, and audited.
• Develop communication cadence for alerting Customer Care Team and Production staff to potential impact of inventory shortages/unavailability.
• Using Lean tools improve the accuracy of inventory and efficiency of working for the department.

Complexity of Duties:

• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to coach, train, correct performance, and provide development opportunities for direct staff and cross-department functions.
• Ability to monitor work routines on a daily basis and actively provide direction to team.

Essential Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Thorough knowledge of manufacturing operating practices, policies, and procedures.
• Well versed in materials management, sourcing & purchasing processes, and operations management.
• Strong leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to supervise.
• Understanding of lean principles and how they apply to manufacturing processes.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
• Project management skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products including Word, PowerPoint and Outlook. Advanced in Excel and Access.
• Strong statistical, analytical, and problem-solving ability.
• Must be exceptional working as part of a team

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or 8-10 years of direct experience as equivalent.
• 5-7 years of inventory management experience.
• APICS certification preferred.
• Experience with AX ERP system.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, talk or hear and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Moderate noise including manufacturing noise exists daily in the work environment. Must be able to lift 50 pounds routinely.

Disclaimer:

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

All of A.W. Chesterton Company employment is contingent upon successfully passing a background check and the respective medical surveillance requirements.

Chesterton is an equal opportunity employer M/F/V/D

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