Materials Manager
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Job Overview

Our company is looking for an experienced Materials Manager to oversee our catalogue of products. You will also be responsible to monitor the purchasing performance of all the materials and supplies that our business requires. 

As a Materials Manager is responsible for managing inventory of raw materials, you will have to be fluent in inventory control and management. To be successful in this role, you need to be an excellent organizer with excellent record-keeping skills. You need to demonstrate amazing problem-solving skills. 

Your responsibilities include analyzing, budgeting and finding vendors. Eventually, your duty is to  make sure that our company has sufficient amounts of materials needed for every department.

If you feel you have the required qualifications and skills to carry out this role well, send in your applications to us right away.

Requirements

• Determine the supply needs by cooperating with other managers

• Maintain friendly relationships with suppliers and vendors

• Supervise the distribution of supplies to various departments and keep records of the same

• Oversee, evaluate and teach subordinates

• Manage and supervise warehouse methods

• Purchase specific materials and supplies when required

• Plan future orders by predicting the demands

• Contribute towards production planning process

• Keep and maintain the records of materials, supplies and all other activities

• Collaborate with other managers about the day to day tasks

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Logistics or similar field

• 2 - 3 years experience of working as a Materials Manager in Logistics company

• Outstanding knowledge of inventory management system and supply chain management

• Outstanding experience of SAP MM

• Great know how of receiving and shipping products

• Excellent knowledge of budgeting and forecasting

• Outstanding organizational and leadership skills

• Excellent problem solving and time management qualities

• Excellent inventory planning and management skills

• Proficient in MS Office Tools

• Extraordinary interpersonal and communication skills