Manager, Materials and Planning

Dover Precision Components is hiring a Manager, Materials and Planning, for our FW Murphy Production Controls brand, located at our Rosenberg, TX facility.

The Manager, Materials and Planning provides results-driven leadership with a focus on best practices, quality, and continuous improvement. In this role, you will manage all aspects of material flow, including maintaining inventory control and accuracy, and developing and managing supplier relationships. You will provide coaching and manage a team of planners, buyers, and a logistics supervisor.

We offer competitive pay and benefits and the ability to be a key Supply Chain leader. Be a part of a stable, growing, and innovative company.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Manages capacity & material planning, procurement, shipping, receiving, and warehousing functions to provide uninterrupted supply chain expertise and execution to all Dover FW Murphy sites.
• Sets, drives improvement and reports on site’s supply chain KPI’s including On-time delivery & LT to the customer, Capacity metrics, Supplier metrics, stock rates, Inventory Accuracy and Inventory Turns performance.
• Leads and directs employee functions such as selection, hiring, and development of employees, including making salary decisions, conducting performance reviews, and creating development plans. Manages training of personnel, including sponsor certifications and hands-on training. Serves as a mentor.
• Manages the overall Rough Cut Capacity Planning & Capacity Management process. Ensures successful execution of the Master Production Schedule. Work with Operations to align people, materials, and machinery to customer demand while optimizing asset utilization.
• Sets and maintains ERP settings in JD Edwards, Safety Stock sizing parameters, and ordering policies in line with Americas guidelines and to ensure capacity & material flow is optimized to improve customer metrics while optimizing inventory levels and demand fluctuations throughout the supply chain. Monitors Buyer/Planners for proper execution of capacity planning and material replenishment processes to ensure policies are adhered to.
• Actively participates in Forecasts, Inventory & Operations Review, and site related supply chain processes by providing objective, fact-based analysis on capacity & material supply constraints and overall inventory performance.
• Drives increased inventory turns, reduced cycle times, and improved Customer OTD by developing, implementing and managing pull-based capacity planning & material replenishment processes, including, but not limited to customer demand integration, Kanban cards, Vendor managed inventory and supplier consignments.
• Provides suppliers with demand forecasts and proactively monitors suppliers’ short-term capacity (0-12 months). Works with internal and external suppliers & stakeholders to address temporary constraints and escalates potential long-term supplier capacity issues to the Director of Supply Chain. Champions and drives Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and replenishment with key suppliers, targeting an optimal end-to-end supply chain
• Responsible for supplier maintenance, including quotes, negotiations, integration, and training. Negotiates item pricing and special project pricing with suppliers, driving supply chain productivity. Involves the Director of Supply Chain, as required. Maintains site spend analysis. Evaluate supplier spends & part pricing to drive the lowest total landed cost.
• Objectively measures and communicates supplier performance to support supply chain continuous improvement efforts. Interfaces with Suppliers, Quality, Operations, and Engineering to quickly resolve quality and/or delivery issues.
• Provides effective support to new product development teams, bid responses, and subcontracting opportunities as they develop.
• Ensures quick resolution of shipping discrepancies, vendor returns, receiving errors, and invoice errors, and authorizes all inventory adjustments. Coordinates adjustments to ship dates or quantities on open purchase orders as necessary.
• Consistent with DOVER Business System, participates, facilitates, and leads Kaizen events that will eliminate waste, improve pull and one-piece flow, and deliver breakthrough results in Growth, Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost throughout the Supply Chain.
• Engenders a spirit of cooperation throughout the supply chain to ensure responsiveness to internal and external customers. Ensures commitment to Dover FW Murphy safety policies. Must wear required PPE at all times in designated work areas.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, material management or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in a Supply Chain-related role in a manufacturing environment with at least 2 years in a management role.
• Demonstrated proficiency with ERP/systems and logic. JDE experience preferred. Excellent skills with Microsoft Excel.
• Experience using supplier performance management best practices to drive supplier continuous improvement.
• Extensive experience in Rough Cut Capacity Planning, Capacity Management and execution to Master Production Schedule. Direct experience procuring products and components and maintaining supplier relationships.
• Experience in Lean, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, or similar environment.
• Strong planning, organizational, analytical, communication and collaboration skills.
• Proven ability to develop collaborative relationships, positively motivate team, and influence across organizational lines.

ALSO GREAT IF YOU BRING/ PREFERENCES

• MBA/ Master’s Degree.
• Certification in APICS and ISM are highly desired.
• Lean/Six Sigma certification (black belt or green belt) is desired. Best Value Country Sourcing experience desired.
• Direct experience implementing lean concepts (Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Kaizen participation, 5S) is highly desired. Kanban deployment experience preferred.
• Related industry experience (precision components supporting oil and gas).

DOVER PRECISION COMPONENTS

Dover Precision Components ‘DPC’ (‘the Company’) is part of Dover Corporation’s (‘the Parent Company’) Pumps and Process solutions segment. DPC holds market leading positions globally and delivers performance-critical solutions across the oil & gas, power generation, marine, industrial, chemical and general processing markets. We design and manufacture mission-critical equipment components to deliver more affordable, cleaner energy solutions and enable manufacturers to operate more efficiently.

WE DELIVER CUSTOMER SUCCESS ​

Dover Precision Components delivers products and services that enhance performance, improve safety, reduce carbon emissions, and accelerate clean energy adoption, through collaborative Customer relationships, expert engineering, and an innovative culture. Our strong Company portfolio is comprised of long products and services offered under Cook Compression, Cook Mechanical Field Services, Waukesha Bearings, Waukesha Magnetic Bearings, Inpro/Seal, Bearings Plus, and FW Murphy Production Controls. Our global footprint reaches more than twelve locations in the Americas and more than six locations in Europe and China.

BUILDING POTENTIAL. SUSTAINING PERFORMANCE. BOOSTING FUTURES.

We are diligent in recognizing our employees’ needs and providing an enriching experience through professional developmental opportunities. Our authentic, collaborative company culture, combined with a competitive suite of health and welfare offerings, emulates who we are.

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