Materials Manager
AMETEK · Reynosa
The Materials Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating all materials management functions, including Production Planning, Purchasing, Inventory Control, Warehouse Operations, MRO, and Shipping & Receiving. This role ensures the efficient flow of materials throughout the production process to support customer requirements, optimize inventory investment, and achieve operational excellence.
What you will do:
- Plan and oversee timely flow of materials through production cycle to minimize customer order past due and ensure on time delivery to customer.
- Manage policies, procedures, and material control systems.
- Offer technical expertise to cross functional project teams.
- Mentor, develop, and review personnel to meet functional objectives.
- Negotiate and administer supplier contracts.
- Develop procurement strategies for Raw Materials and Machined Components to drive costs down.
- Analyze and manage appropriate reports including supplier performance reports, MRP exception reports and open P.O. reports to ensure on-time material availability and proper inventory levels.
- Continual Improvement activities within Material and Production Control areas.
- Maintain and monitor MRP parameters.
- Interface with machine shop, Production, Quality Assurance and Engineering to achieve the smooth flow of materials and services.
We are looking for:
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Materials Management, Supply Chain, or Operations within a manufacturing environment.
- Must have experience working in a manufacturing environment with preference on complex High mix/ Low volume components.
- Experience working and managing the purchasing, planning, shipping and warehouse departments.
- Able to generate reports, investigate and resolve problems using problem solving tools and methodologies.
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
- Ability to work under pressure conditions in an environment of changing priorities.
- Excellent understanding and working experience with MRP/ERP systems, Oracle is preferred.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Excellent communication skills, (written, and verbal).
- Bilingual in Spanish and English.
- Hands-On, Leading the group attitude.
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