Materials Manager

Overview

At Benjamin Moore, we empower our team members to achieve their goals and make a positive impact in our communities. We offer a rewarding and inspiring work environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, and a strong sense of camaraderie. Our culture of excellence and transparency encourages our colleagues to bring their authentic selves and unique perspectives/ideas every day. With 140 years of rich history behind our brand, we know that our people are the driving force behind our success. We believe in investing in our colleagues by offering work-life balance, competitive/ benefits, ongoing learning/continuing education, and skill development. Through a positive and engaging workplace, we facilitate growth, development, and fulfillment for all.

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The Materials Manager will have responsibility for all raw materials and finished goods at the manufacturing location. This includes the ordering of materials, distribution of manufactured products, flow of materials through the warehouses, coordinating inbound and outbound delivery schedules, and inventory accuracy. Evaluate processes to identify areas of improvement to employee safety, quality of product, and to the overall operational cost efficiencies. Must interface daily with the operations teams to identify/resolve problems, implement solutions, and coordinate schedules. Conduct studies in operations to maximize work flow and spatial utilization within the facility. The successful candidate should have a background in lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies. Must have experience with administering company policies.

Communication: The ability to articulate thoughts and ideas clearly and concisely both verbal and written form.

Practice active listening

• Reframe what has been said to clarify meaning
• Be mindful of body language
• Be clear about the point you are trying to make
• Trust Building: Building a team environment where the employees feel safe and are able to do their best work. Leaders need to be authentic, honest, transparent, and compassionate.
• Adaptability (Ability to facilitate change): The ability to be flexible and adaptable in response to changing situations and demands.
• Emotional intelligence (Self Awareness): The ability to recognize and manage one’s own emotions, as well as emotions of others. Be a thermostat leader instead of thermometer leader.
• Conflict resolution: The ability to manage and resolve conflicts in a constructive and respectful manner.
• Problem Solving: The ability to identify and analyze problems and produce effective solutions.
• Creativity (critical thinking): The ability to think outside the box and come up with innovative solutions to problems.
• Coaching abilities (The ability to motivate staff):  The skill for drawing out the best in others. Knowing how to ask the right questions (instead of giving answers), listening well, empowering others, and guiding action plans.
• Time management: The ability to prioritize tasks and manage one’s time effectively.
• Teamwork: The ability to work collaboratively with others towards a common goal, taking into account different perspectives and strengths.
• Leadership: The ability to inspire and motivate others towards a shared vision or goal.
• Empathy: Genuinely caring for others and being able to understand another person’s situation and perspective.
• Cultural competence (The ability to work across cultures): The ability to understand and appreciate diverse cultures, perspectives, and ways of thinking.
• Confidence: The ability to admit mistakes and improve, act as a role model for teammates and be aware of strengths and weaknesses. Confidence in leadership means being open to improvement and understanding the value you provide.
• Integrity: Doing the right thing no matter the circumstances.
• Delegation: Clearly and comfortably delegates both routine and important tasks and decisions. Trusts team to perform assigned tasks and encourages input and ideas from team.

Responsibilities

• Be a decision maker and problem solver for the site. Will be required to make critical decisions to maximize efficiency and manpower and to troubleshoot issues as they occur.
• Supervise and provide assistance to department leads daily to support warehouse and production activities.
• Manages team of 5-15 personnel that are responsible for forklift operations, scheduling inbound and outbound trucks, cycle counting activities, and ordering of materials to support production activities.
• Manages employee issues such as attendance monitoring, performance goals and resolves minor disputes. Ensures plant management is notified of any employee conduct requiring corrective or disciplinary action.
• Write, review, and update work instructions to support consistent performance.
• Regularly audits work of team to ensure it meets expectations for safety, quality, and productivity. Measuring and reporting the effectiveness of the department goals and activities.
• Evaluate and adjust staffing levels, shift schedules, and OT requirements as needed to meet production demand requirements.
• Trains and coaches on appropriate methods regarding safety, quality, and work processes, etc. Upgrades own skills by attending courses, seminars, etc.
• Ensure DOT and customs compliance
• Investigates shipping errors and implements preventive actions
• Build and maintain partnerships with our distributors and vendors to foster loyalty and commitment to our mutual benefit
• Identify possible contentious issues and develop action plans in concert with our vendors or distributors. These positive relationships allow us to weather the storms of uncertain supply and/or delivery issues with as little damage to the schedule as possible
• Provides input to define requirements and specifications for equipment needed in warehouse activities.
• Maintain good working relationship with manufacturing, maintenance, and quality control personnel.
• Participate In Continuous Improvement Projects and contribute to the success the lean manufacturing effort
• Implement continuous improvement projects to address quality, material flow, through-put and productivity improvements.
• Ensures all safety, environmental and regulatory guidelines and rules are known and followed; all required safety equipment is available and used as prescribed. Promptly addresses issues related to safety and actively coaches and reinforces safety expectations with team.
• Communicate and enforce safety regulations and company policies to employees.
• Manage hazardous and non-hazardous waste per regulations as required
• Other duties as assigned.
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Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required ...experience in materials management, scheduling and coordinating incoming and out coming goods, warehouse management for shipping/receiving, and managing all warehouse inventories for multi-buildings a plus.
• Previous leadership providing direct oversight of employee assignments, evaluation of performance, accountability for results, and coordination with other departments in a manufacturing or distribution environment
• 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment and/or in the paint and coatings industry
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite; SAP strongly preferred
• Experience in expediting, inventory management, physical counts, and bill of materials
• Excellent verbal and written communications
• Ability to work with and continually develop vendors/ contractors( trucking and fleet drivers)
• Experience leading and managing a team
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment with both salaried and hourly personnel to meet the needs of the operators, the program and the business.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Enjoys being on the floor hands on with all