Materials Manager

Tenneco is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers, and marketers serving the light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial and aftermarket industries. Our colleagues throughout 25 countries around the world work as one team, driving advancements that help our customers get the most from every vehicle, every ride, every race, and every journey. With our product portfolio, dedication to quality, global reach, entrepreneurial setting, and competitive strength, we're at a great place to build a lasting career.

We are looking for a Supply Chain Manager. This position willdirect, plan, and organize the company assets to execute the established production plan. The Supply Chain Manager will promote constraint management, lean manufacturing, and IATF/ISO/TS 16949 principles in their daily activities. This Supply Chain Manager will be a valued member of the Materials/Logistics department where we strive to promote from within wherever possible; therefore, opportunities for advancement are strong.

The team is ready to act immediately on those candidates who are the best fit for the role.You'll first hear from someone in Talent Acquisition to schedule a phone screen, and then the next step will be a personal interview with our Hiring Manager.We pride ourselves on moving through processes quickly, and you can be sure of transparency and prompt communication throughout.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide leadership of plant Customer Service, Planning, Purchasing, Scheduling, Receiving, Warehouse, and Shipping responsibilities.
• Development, implementation, and control of all aspects of materials needed to effectively manage the plant supply chain. Implement new and improved supply chain processes for each value stream.
• Provide accurate weekly/monthly sales and inventory projections to Finance.
• Ensure customer delivery scores are promoted and maintained at or above targeted levels.
• Ensure business plan customer delivery and inventory targets are met.
• Assess appropriate material handling equipment needs and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.
• Support the Purchasing Manager with monthly supplier performance data.
• Monitor forecasts to identify changes or to determine their effect on supply chain activities.
• Provide level loaded production plans to the value streams.
• Design and implement plant warehousing strategies for production materials or finished products.
• Lead and support Integrated Business Planning (IBP) in forecasting demand and creating supply plans to ensure the availability of materials to meet customer requirements.
• Define supply chain performance metrics for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity, and Teamwork.
• Establish continuous improvement efforts to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, and optimize customer service.
• Participate in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions in material or production flow.
• Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, inventory control, warehousing, or receiving.
• Develop and maintain procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance.
• Facilitate the purchase of materials, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of the facility.
• Support customer and supplier contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and to determine the need for changes.
• Monitor and control all incoming and outgoing freight expenses.
• Lead and support FMOS (Federal-Mogul Operating System) efforts within the Materials department including but not limited to 5s, visualization, flow racks for finished goods, etc.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts or Science Degree; Preferably Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering or related field

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• 5 years of experience in production management or related field
• APICS Certification and Lean/Six Sigma Experience preferred
• ERP/MRP system knowledge - SAP knowledge is preferred
• Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal and managerial skills
• Able to work in a team environment
• Proven leadership ability
• Strong decision making, problem solving and strategic thinking
• Continuous improvement mindset

Tenneco is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers, and marketers serving the light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial and aftermarket industries. Our colleagues throughout 25 countries around the world work as one team, driving advancements that help our customers get the most from every vehicle, every ride, every race, and every journey. With our product portfolio, dedication to quality, global reach, entrepreneurial setting, and competitive strength, we're at a great place to build a lasting career.

We are looking for a Supply Chain Manager. This position willdirect, plan, and organize the company assets to execute the established production plan. The Supply Chain Manager will promote constraint management, lean manufacturing, and IATF/ISO/TS 16949 principles in their daily activities. This Supply Chain Manager will be a valued member of the Materials/Logistics department where we strive to promote from within wherever possible; therefore, opportunities for advancement are strong.

The team is ready to act immediately on those candidates who are the best fit for the role.You'll first hear from someone in Talent Acquisition to schedule a phone screen, and then the next step will be a personal interview with our Hiring Manager.We pride ourselves on moving through processes quickly, and you can be sure of transparency and prompt communication throughout.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide leadership of plant Customer Service, Planning, Purchasing, Scheduling, Receiving, Warehouse, and Shipping responsibilities.
• Development, implementation, and control of all aspects of materials needed to effectively manage the plant supply chain. Implement new and improved supply chain processes for each value stream.
• Provide accurate weekly/monthly sales and inventory projections to Finance.
• Ensure customer delivery scores are promoted and maintained at or above targeted levels.
• Ensure business plan customer delivery and inventory targets are met.
• Assess appropriate material handling equipment needs and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.
• Support the Purchasing Manager with monthly supplier performance data.
• Monitor forecasts to identify changes or to determine their effect on supply chain activities.
• Provide level loaded production plans to the value streams.
• Design and implement plant warehousing strategies for production materials or finished products.
• Lead and support Integrated Business Planning (IBP) in forecasting demand and creating supply plans to ensure the availability of materials to meet customer requirements.
• Define supply chain performance metrics for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity, and Teamwork.
• Establish continuous improvement efforts to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, and optimize customer service.
• Participate in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions in material or production flow.
• Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, inventory control, warehousing, or receiving.
• Develop and maintain procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance.
• Facilitate the purchase of materials, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of the facility.
• Support customer and supplier contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and to determine the need for changes.
• Monitor and control all incoming and outgoing freight expenses.
• Lead and support FMOS (Federal-Mogul Operating System) efforts within the Materials department including but not limited to 5s, visualization, flow racks for finished goods, etc.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts or Science Degree; Preferably Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering or related field

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• 5 years of experience in production management or related field
• APICS Certification and Lean/Six Sigma Experience preferred
• ERP/MRP system knowledge - SAP knowledge is preferred
• Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal and managerial skills
• Able to work in a team environment
• Proven leadership ability
• Strong decision making, problem solving and strategic thinking
• Continuous improvement mindset