Materials Manager

Breeze-Eastern is a leading global designer and manufacturer of high-performance lifting and pulling devices for military and civilian aircraft, including rescue hoists, winches, and cargo hooks. Rescue crews trust their lives with Breeze-Eastern products, and we take that responsibility seriously. The work we do benefits the greater good and we are a global leader because we keep the best on board.

Our challenge is to develop and field next-generation helicopter search and rescue products including rescue hoists and sensors for improving situational awareness and mitigating human factors. Breeze hires some of the most talented people in the industry, and we are seeking candidates who will bring thought, leadership, and a strong desire to succeed in the delivery of innovative solutions and operational excellence to our customers.

Function:

Develop, and implement production plans that are adherent to the company's inventory objectives while achieving on time delivery of customer orders. Works closely with Contracts in developing forecasts for both short and long-range material requirements while considering inventory, obsolescence, lead times and production capacity.

Duties:

1. Analyze production requirements and optimize MRP planning modifiers to align planned orders with future firm orders.
2. Develop efficient production plans for each product line, maximizing resource utilization and optimizing inventory turnover.
3. Schedule and release lower-level assemblies to synchronize with upper-level demands, ensuring timely production.
4. Utilize MRP reschedule messages to adjust planned and released shop orders based on changes to customer order delivery dates.
5. Modify production schedules to accommodate customer order revisions, cancellations, or priorities.
6. Communicate with supply chain manager or buyers regarding expedited or deferred purchase orders as per MRP suggestions.
7. Take responsibility for firming and releasing planned orders.
8. Maintain relationships with Purchasing and Operations to address parts delivery schedule misalignments, prioritize tasks, and manage risks promptly.
9. Review work-in-progress (WIP) shop orders to ensure timely completion.
10. Collaborate with Supply Chain Manager to address materials in Material Review Board (MRB) for timely disposition.
11. Resolve conflicts between material availability and production plans in coordination with the Supply Chain Manager.
12. Communicate, enforce, and apply company philosophies, strategies, policies, and procedures to support staff.
13. Interpret drawings, verify correctness, and completeness of routings as needed.
14. Manage materials inventory through cycle counts and inventory control measures.
    
15. Develop monthly production forecast with Operations and Sales
16. Perform other duties as assigned.

Key Competencies:

1. Bias for Action: Evaluates, acts, and communicates in a timely manner. Decisive, makes timely practical, effective decisions. Takes initiative without being asked.
2. Critical Thinking: Ability to analyze information objectively and evaluate sources such as data, facts, observable phenomena, and research to make a reasoned judgment.
3. Team player with strong leadership abilities.
4. Problem Solving: ability to identify problems as they arise, gather quantitative and qualitative data, and bring forth a recommendation toward a solution
5. Manages Systems and Processes: Effectively uses systems and processes to measure, monitor, manage, and impact performance.

Required Qualifications:

1. Minimum of 5 years of experience in Production Planning encompassing total planning from the design phase through procurement, fabrication, sub and final assembly, test, pack, and ship.
2. Experience in total product planning to include all components of a specific product defined by a (BOM) Bill of Material and close interface with procurement on all material which is supplied by outside vendors.
3. Experience with a fully integrated ERP system.
4. Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, or related field.

Breeze-Eastern is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.