Conn-Selmer, Inc. is the leading U.S. manufacturer of musical instruments for student, amateur and professional use encompassing a brand portfolio of Vincent Bach, C.G. Conn, King, Holton, Selmer, Armstrong, Leblanc, Ludwig, Musser, Scherl & Roth; and is also the North American Distributor of Henri Selmer Paris woodwinds, and Yanagisawa saxophones.
Join our team of entrepreneurial leaders, innovative manufacturers and passionate music educators seeking to improve the music industry worldwide. With a focus on quality craftsmanship and superior musical performance, we empower the next generation of talent to make their mark on the future of the world's most-loved musical brands.
We have an opening within our Operations team for a Materials Manager. This position reports to the Director of Planning & Scheduling. The role is based in Elkhart, Indiana. The successful candidate must reside within a commutable distance to Elkhart.
Responsibilities
Responsible for all materials management functions related to procurement, control, planning/scheduling, flow, inventory management systems, inventory control and distribution to meet customer and company continuous improvement objectives.
Responsible for providing manufacturing with the tools to assure product flow throughout the manufacturing value chain including scheduling and inventory management skills, processes, and systems.
Responsible for developing and executing layered scheduling from finished good level through finishing, assembly, kitting and component level.
Specific Duties
Leads planning, scheduling and inventory control functions to support corporate objectives. Directs, plans, and coordinates all functions of annual physical inventory cooperatively with plant controller and plant staff.
Continuously develops and leads the materials team in the use and execution of scheduling and inventory management systems.
Leads cycle count program to identify effectiveness of inventory management systems and need for development of deficient systems.
Coordinates customer order trends in-line with the sales forecast and production plan, communicates deviations in Sales and Operation Planning and cooperatively develop strategies to realign. Driver to achieve 85+% Schedule Conformance and 95+% Available to Lead Time Date performance metrics.
Provides guidance, focus and direction to plant manager to align short and long term production resources and capacities with customer demand and for the control of inventory and production assets.
Directs plant procurement staff to ensure supply of R/M and component parts is aligned with plant production schedules. Communicates with intra-company and corporate procurement teams to improve sourcing resources and cost. Receives, pro-actively, direction from VP Procurement for “best practices” related to sourcing strategies and negotiation leverage to optimize PPV and quality performance from suppliers.
Communicates with customer service departments to achieve consistent customer satisfaction.
Collaborates with plant manager, plant controller and Director, Planning & Scheduling to develop monthly financial pro-forma and key production assumptions.
Manages directly, plant schedulers, procurement personnel, inventory management structure, receiving functions and material handlers.
Collaborates with Quality Manger to ensure suppliers are complying with established QC specifications and expectations set as a result of the corporate Vender Development program.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in business, SCM, or engineering discipline.
Excellent communications, verbal and written.
A proven change agent with superior people and project management skills.
Minimum (5) years’ experience in integrated functions of materials management (purchasing, scheduling, inventory control) in a multi-step manufacturing environment that has embraced Lean Manufacturing practices.
In depth knowledge of computerized integrated information systems – preferred experience with MAPICS. This background must be tied to the integration of MRP systems and lean manufacturing.