Hybrid Materials Director

at VIRTEX

• Job title: Materials Director
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: ERP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Materials Director managing supplier relationships and improving supply chain efficiency for Virtex Enterprises. Leading procurement strategies and ensuring ISO compliance across operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the external supply base in Accordance with Virtex Supply Chain standards and policies.
• Establish and maintain requirements for Supplier performance: quality, reliability, cost, delivery and responsiveness to continuously improve our supply chain.
• Work with staff to ensure Supplier Management plan is executed.
• Develop and implement supply chain wide plans and programs.
• Develop and implement business strategies around supply chain consolidation, cost reduction, quality improvement, as well as supplier assessment.
• Manage supplier activities to ensure appropriate supplier selection; startup, production ramp, and procedures such as first articles, packing definition, quality definition, print quality, etc. are followed.
• Support Lean Manufacturing concepts and initiatives with manufacturing partners.
• Negotiate and procure contracts and services based on long-term volume planning with planning and suppliers and handle conflicts or questions on prices, deliveries, and specifications.
• Monitor supplier performance and establish quantifiable metrics/requirements.
• Establish goals and implementation action plans to support business level vision.
• Prepare and issue reports to monitor the effectiveness of material replenishment systems operations.
• Ensure that ownership and alignment are achieved between external and internal partners to meet cost and schedule goals.
• Minimize inventory throughout the supply chain, while optimizing product availability.
• Provide external commodity supply base information critical to make/buy analysis, estimating, and commodity cost management.
• Manage purchase order placement and ensure minimized buyer to purchase order cycle time.
• Drive new product introduction planning and associated supplied product obsolescence and change activities.
• Advise management of issues that will impact production and drive coordination of appropriate corrective action when necessary.
• Ensure ISO compliance for all processes related to materials management.
• Participate in business enterprise system changes to improve planning, supplier management and execution of orders while simultaneously minimizing plant inventory.
• Ensure supplier assessment is documented and reviewed with key suppliers.

Requirements

• Education level Bachelor’s (BA / BS) degree in Business, with concentration in Finance, Logistics, Operations or related discipline.
• CSPM, or CPIM certification preferred.
• Eight (8) years materials management and procurement experience, with broad exposure to purchasing, materials management and planning, production, commodity management.
• Minimum two years of supervisory/leadership experience.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing, supply chain pull systems, and JIT.
• Knowledge of manufacturing disciplines and concepts;
• Demonstrated ability in problem analysis and problem solving;
• Ability to work collaboratively as both a team member and team leader
• Fluent with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and ERP/MRP systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Excellent organization skills and ability to handle multiple priorities
• Proficiency with linkages between inventory control, planning and procurement
• Proficient in cost/benefit analysis, ability to understand and explain cost impact of logistics decisions
• Excellent project management skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees from various cultures and at all levels of the hierarchy

Benefits

• WFH Flexible