Job Information
Southwire Company, LLC Senior Specialist, Corporate Materials in Starkville, Mississippi
This is a job for a Senior Specialist, Corporate Materials position with a company located in the Starkville, MS area.
Job Summary/Objective: The primary responsibility of the Sr. Specialist, Corporate Materials is to direct materials management to manufacturing facilities. The individual will represent the interests of manufacturing facilities while working with Product Management and Logistics in the supply phase of the SIOP process to ensure the best use of Southwire's manufacturing assets, production plan attainment and on-time delivery. This individual will have a particular focus on intercompany support of bare wire and other WIP components. Ensuring the optimal use of Southwire manufacturing assets. They will work to have more lengths ran inline at the Manufacturing facilities to match customer requirements and minimize scrap. The individual will help drive Date Driven initiatives in MTO Manufacturing and adoption of improved production planning tools.
Key Responsibilities: Leads materials management function to plants to achieve plant OTIF, WIP reduction, and other metrics. Execute on strategy and development of intercompany WIP flow, with a specific focus on Cu/Al strand. Improved Length planning and coordination. Conduct OTIF pareto analysis and translate data to implement and and drive action plans to improve customer service. Point of contact for priority and project order scheduling for facilities. Define and implement standard work instructions and provides training plans for all MTO Materials Management roles. Utilize tools like IBP to visualize and manage loadings by machine/work center/Plan items Capacity groups and use data to drive LTs.
Required Education, Experience, and Skills Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's.
Specialized Degree: Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain.
Certificates: CPIM or CSCP is a plus.
Years of Experience: 10+.
Field of Expertise: Materials Mgt. experience W&C. Core software applications, including SAP and Advaris is preferred, Industrial products experience, understanding Length based planning.
Preferred Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's.
Specialized Degree: Engineering or Logistics.
Certificates: Click or tap here to enter text. Years of Experience: 10+.
Preferred Field of Expertise: Materials Management, Core software applications, including SAP and Advaris is preferred.
Other Preferred Skills, Licenses, & Certificates: Core software applications, including SAP, Advaris and IBP.
Scope: Multiple Locations.
Travel: Domestic.
% of Time: Up to 25%.
Workplace Setting: Hybrid (2-3 days a week On Site).
Southwire is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Southwire company is an EO employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability.