Materials Program Manager

Materials Program Manager

About the Role:
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Materials Program Manager to take responsibility for the management and procurement of materials from our approved contract manufacturing partners. This is a pivotal role that ensures supply chain efficiency, vendor performance, and delivery accuracy to meet customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Issue monthly forecasts, including End-of-Life and Not-In-New-Approach products, and manage execution with contract manufacturers in a timely manner.

• Schedule material requirements with contract manufacturers to align with demand.

• Oversee the timely execution of material expedite requests with contract manufacturing partners.

• Maintain supplier commitment accuracy within the enterprise resource planning system.

• Provide reliable and achievable delivery schedules to customers and ensure these commitments are met.

• Participate in quarterly business reviews to assess quality, delivery, and cost performance of suppliers.

• Report quarterly on contract manufacturer excess and obsolete inventory.

• Conduct weekly analysis of shipment dates versus customer requested dates to assess service performance.

• Manage several key performance indicators, including:

  • Invoice issue log

  • Receiving issues log

  • Material review board activity

  • Tracking of engineering change orders and product change orders issued to contract manufacturers

  • Accounts payable and accounts receivable activities with contract manufacturers

  • Sale of inventory tracking

Required Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of three to five years of experience in a similar materials or supply chain role.

• Proven ability to analyze and interpret complex data to support decision-making.

• Experience managing supplier relationships to meet dynamic requirements.

• Strong ability to drive scheduling changes and influence supply chain activities.

• Knowledge of enterprise resource planning systems (SAP experience is advantageous).

• Ability to interpret engineering change orders, bills of materials, and process flows.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.

• Strong data entry and analysis capabilities.

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

• Able to work effectively both independently and within a team-based environment.