Materials Manager - Tesa : Job Details

Materials Manager

• Location: USA, Sparta MI
• Function: Procurement

Are you ready to revolutionize tape with us?

At tesa, we're not just colleagues; we're collaborators who thrive on pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo. Our mission is to create sustainable adhesive solutions that improve the work, products, and lives of our customers - we're passionate about making a difference!

Are you an experienced materials leader looking to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic organization? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a !

In this role, you will oversee all aspects of the materials function, leading key areas such as Production Control, Shipping, Receiving, Warehouse Management, and Inventory Control. Your primary goal will be to create and sustain an efficient, cost-effective system that supports production and sales targets while minimizing freight costs and inventory days on hand. Key objectives include: (1) ensuring timely delivery of customer orders, (2) optimizing resources such as personnel, equipment, freight, and inventory, (3) securing materials on schedule, and (4) proactively identifying and resolving issues through short-term fixes and long-term corrective actions.

This position includes managerial and operational oversight of materials management for the Sparta plant, including purchasing, production planning, logistics, and material handling. You will be responsible for the accurate and timely procurement, receipt, storage, and shipment of materials and finished goods, as well as ensuring timely production to meet customer demands.

As part of the plant management team, you will contribute to the plant's operational and business strategies, demonstrating leadership and providing input. While you may delegate aspects of the Environmental Management System, you are ultimately accountable for ensuring compliance within your area of responsibility.

What you'll do:

• Lead a team of 5+ direct reports and 12+ indirect reports
• Responsible for all planning and scheduling processes to ensure uninterrupted supply of raw, WIP, and packaging materials with a value of $50M+, including the procurement of raw materials and on-time deliveries
• Responsible for forecasting processes and results relating to machine capacity utilization, inventory, as well as product and COM volume development
• Continuously optimize the above-mentioned processes
• Establish, maintain, and utilize meaningful KPIs for Materials Management.
• Align and work with local, regional, and global Supply Chain and Materials Management departments on strategy, harmonized processes and KPIs
• Responsible for maintaining a meaningful reporting to all employees, plant management team, plant manager and corporate
• Maintain and constantly optimize the document control process and database
• Work together with and give input to other members of the plant management team for continuous development of the plant as a whole and work on strategic projects
• Other duties as assigned

What you'll need:

• Bachelors degree and 10 years of materials management experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• The majority of experience must be within a manufacturing environment
• APICs certification preferred
• Strong working knowledge of MRP, preferably SAP
• At least 5 years of people management experience
• Must be available and able to travel, up to but not limited to 5% of time
• Must be able to work within the framework of 5S, ISO and IATF requirements
• Good teamwork and communication skills