Position Overview:
We are seeking a hands-on Material Resource Planning (MRP) Manager to lead and optimize our small but mighty MRP and purchasing operations team. This role requires a strategic leader with expertise in production scheduling, vendor negotiations, and streamlining processes to improve efficiency. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure material availability and help align departmental goals with business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and Develop Team: Manage and mentor the MRP and purchasing team to maintain a positive, high-performance culture.
- Oversee Purchasing Process: Ensure timely and cost-effective procurement of materials and resources to meet production needs.
- Process Improvement: Identify and implement continuous improvements to increase efficiency and reduce waste.
- Vendor Management: Negotiate contracts and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to secure favorable terms and delivery schedules.
- Production Scheduling: Work with operations to align material availability with production schedules and minimize downtime.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Align goals with other departments (e.g., Sales and Operations) to ensure smooth material flow and operational success.
- Performance Monitoring: Analyze KPIs to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions.
- Change Management: Manage and communicate adjustments to processes and resources to meet evolving priorities.
- Communication: Ensure consistent, clear communication across teams to maintain alignment and collaboration.
- SIOP Coordination: Facilitate Senior Leadership SIOP sessions to ensure cross-functional alignment on production forecasts, resource needs, and business objectives, while proactively identifying and resolving any discrepancies.
Required Qualifications:
- Proven experience in MRP, materials management, or purchasing.
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing teams.
- Ability to drive process improvements and manage change effectively.
- Strong analytical skills with experience using KPIs to drive corrective actions.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, related field, or relevant experience
- Experience with ERP systems; specifically, Microsoft Business Central.
- Six Sigma or Lean certification is a plus.
Physical requirements:
· Ability to lift up to 35 pounds on a consistent basis.· Stand for 4+ hours a day.· Willingness to work around chemicals and use appropriate PPE.Abrasive Technology is a world-leading innovator in the development and manufacturing of super abrasive grinding wheels and tools with locations around the globe. Our products shape the world around us every day – providing grinding, cutting, drilling, and polishing solutions for a wide variety of industrial materials.
If you are driven by excellence and seek a different way of thinking, we would love to talk about how you may fit into our culture!
Abrasive Technology offers associates:
· Medical, dental, and vision insurance,· Company paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability,· Company matched 401k plan,· Quarterly incentive bonuses,· Tuition reimbursement,· Paid time off, · Paid holidays, and · Paid facility shutdown in December.Access to our facility (and, therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S.
Citizens, lawful permanent residents of the United States and properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes.Abrasive Technology is a substance and drug free workplace. All offers of employment are contingent on passing a pre-employment drug screen."Abrasive Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and ensuring equal opportunity for all employees and applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status."
