Trinity Forge Team Positions - TFTPs

TFTP-SMMG: Materials Manager

Rev: 12/06/2017

Coach(es): Plant Process Manager

Team member's role and responsibilities: 

• Manage the raw materials and customer supplied materials
• Control and report usage for Customer Supplied Raw Material
• Purchase raw materials as needed by company to fulfill customer's required specifications
• Monitor inventory levels, negotiate price and delivery terms with vendors and monitor material pricing for quotations.
• Monitor status of "open" Raw Material Purchase Orders
• Approve raw material for use on production orders when required.
• Release raw material for delivery from vendors who stock inventory for us
• Collect and assimilate forecasts, MRPs, etc. from customers and put into spread sheets
• Coordinate solicitation and approval of raw material suppliers.
• Become familiar with TOPs related to job

Rookie requirements: 

• Minimum of five years experience in purchasing and customer service.
• Management experience
• Proficient in use of computer
• Experience in working with computer spread sheets.
•  High school graduate or equivalent.
• Complete training module TRAC.

Physical activity involved: 

• Extensive periods of sitting while entering data into PC.
• Some walking and climbing of stairs.
• Some time spent in shop environment - in steel yard to verify inventory and to rectify paperwork problems involving raw material inventory.
• Limited business travel.

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