The posting
4700 West 160th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44135 United States of America
Why Oatey?
Since 1916, Oatey has provided reliable, high-quality products for the residential and commercial plumbing industries, with a commitment to delivering quality, building trust and improving lives. Today, Oatey operates a comprehensive manufacturing and distribution network comprised of industry leading family of companies: Oatey, Cherne, Keeney, Quick Drain, Hercules, Dearborn, Oatey Canada, William H. Harvey, Masters, Contact, Belanger, Lansas, and Durgo.
At Oatey, we're doing big things — and by joining us, you'll have the chance to do big things too. You can build a strong career in an innovative, inclusive, high-performance environment, with the confidence that your company cares — about you, our customers and our world. Ready to make an impact in a place where you matter?
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Position Summary
This is a highly visible supply chain role in Receiving that will manage the material planning, inventory control, receiving, warehousing, and cycle counting processes. This is a key, hands-on supervisory position, responsible for developing and executing material inventory plans that will drive the organization towards exceeding customer service levels. Collaboration with other members of the supply chain, sales, marketing, and customer support teams is paramount to achieve these sales and service objectives.
Position Responsibilities
- Supervise receiving team - including, Material Handlers, Material Flow Coordinators, and Inventory Assurance Specialists.
- Manage all purchased inventory (material, equipment, and supplies) to ensure an acceptable level of working capital without jeopardizing customer or production requirements.
- Effectively communicate across functions updating on shortages, anticipated shortages, and expediting status.
- Lead continuous improvement and other Lean principles (PFEP as one example) to control and minimize inventory in accordance with company goals.
- Maintain close contact with the production planning team to align efforts to demand plan and further minimize raw material shortages.
- Work across departments and locations to leverage expertise, maximize the utilization of resources, and enhance product availability.
- Analyze all inventories in assigned areas and identify problem items (excess, obsolete, damaged) and participate in an MRB to determine and take necessary actions to minimize financial exposure.
- Implement and enforce safety policies to assure safe operations.
- Focus on successful delivery for new product raw materials and be involved with continuous improvement to eliminate missed shipments or lines down due to material shortages.
- Analyze and maintain planning system to stock appropriate inventory levels throughout the year and anticipate seasonal changes in demand.
- Supervise the inventory assurance process and associates to maintain inventory accuracy and coverage requirements.
- Lead annual inventory process as directed by Oatey Finance
- Prepare necessary analysis and metrics on a periodic basis; lead improvement activities as necessary
- Evolve and maintain documents and Standards Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for material planning processes and systems
- Assure application of department conformance to quality and Lean principles and practices.
- Be able to present quantitative and qualitative findings clearly and concisely.
- Participate on New Product Introduction teams to present or transition packaging components and materials and coordinate with Buyers, Demand Planners, and Production Schedulers to minimize obsolete inventory.
- Cross-train to back-up production scheduling, distribution planning and inventory counts and reconciliation activity
- Coordinate with Sourcing and Purchasing on future rail car deliveries; manage deliveries locally with the rail line’s representative
- Work with planning and purchasing as needed
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge and Experience
- In-depth knowledge of planning and scheduling with previous MRP experience in either SAP, Oracle, or other ERP statistical software packages.
- Significant supervisory experience in a high-volume warehouse/receiving operation.
- Strong initiative and follow-up skills.
- Detail-oriented.
- In-depth emotional intelligence: behavioral maturity, demonstrated trust and integrity, high ethical standards, interpersonal competence, and the ability to prevent, reduce and resolve conflict.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Advanced computer proficiency with knowledge of Microsoft Office and Scale WMS.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, work well under pressure and generate results in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated business acumen and strong analytical problem-solving abilities.
- Demonstrated team and individual leadership skills: decision-making, team building and organization skills.
- Previous warehouse leadership experience.
- Experienced in planning and scheduling for high volume repetitive products and experience in a build to forecast manufacturing environment preferred.
- Demonstrate knowledge of key inventory performance metrics e.g. turns, margin contributions etc. preferred.
- Previous MRP experience in either SAP, Oracle, or other ERP statistical software packages preferred.
Education and Certification
- Four-year college degree in Business, Industrial Engineering or related field or equivalent relevant experience in lieu of degree.
- APICS certification preferred.
Compensation Range for the Position:
$53,628.00 - $68,376.00 - $83,124.00 USD
Target Cash Profit Sharing for the Position:
Offer amount determined by experience and review of internal talent.
Oatey Total Rewards
- Generous paid time off programs and paid company holidays to support flexibility and work-life balance
- Annual Discretionary Cash Profit Sharing
- Immediate eligibility and vesting in 401(k), including 100% company match, up to 5% of eligible compensation
- Market leading health insurance including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance offerings for associates and qualified dependents
- Significant company contribution to Health Savings Account with a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability income protection coverage at no cost to associates
- Paid Maternity and Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- A strong set of complementary resources to support associate well-being, including resource groups, EAP, and dedicated mental health support.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Oatey family of companies are an equal opportunity employer committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We recruit, employ, promote, and offer competitive pay for all jobs without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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