Job description
Why join us?
Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.
GENERAL PURPOSE
Responsible for the planning, delivery, quality, and inventory investments of selected raw material and purchased products to support manufacturing needs and customer on time shipments relative to suppliers
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Ability to travel to suppliers when required.
- Assure raw material flow to manufacturing areas by coordinating with and communicating with suppliers, inventory control, production, engineering, etc.
- Communicate with Accounting, Purchasing, and Finance to resolve pricing, transportation, set up charges or other supplier related invoicing issues.
- Develop and control inventory strategies and investments to support manufacturing needs while ensuring the best possible utilization of inventory space and dollars, as well as inventory accuracy.
- Perform additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
- Provide relevant input and insights for decision-making and problem solving.
- Supports the development and implementation of new strategies relative to materials management processes.
- Work with New Product Engineers and New Product Development to represent material strategies, manufacturing needs, and supplier development in new product development and implementation as well as supporting opportunities to reduce HMI's total material cost. (ie: part consolidation, part design)
- Work with quality engineers to resolve quality related issues as needed. Responsible for resolution and communication of these issues with suppliers utilizing the HMI NCM system and other resources as needed.
- Work with, support, and communicate with Supplier Development Managers and Supplier Commodity Managers to ensure effective communication with and continued development of the supplier base, which includes communicating business needs, and articulating overall business capabilities.
- Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
Additional Essential Functions
- Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience
- One of the following is required: (1) High school diploma or its equivalent (GED for example), (2) work experience which demonstrates performance competency.
- 3 years proven material planning experience.
Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrated ability to work in an environment with frequently changing priorities, and with different tasks, responsibilities and people.
- Demonstrated ability to build networks and relationships both within and outside the organization.
- Demonstrated communication skills that can successfully explore alternatives and points of view to reach an agreement that all parties support and accept.
- A team player who applies problem solving to accomplish similar goals yet be able to work independently.
- Must possess a good understanding of manufacturing, production, scheduling processes as well as overall business capabilities for both HMI and suppliers.
- Must have demonstrated a technical knowledge of material requirements planning, scheduling and lean initiatives.
- Ability to handle confidential information.
- Demonstrated project management skills.
- Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.
Who We Hire?
Simply put, we hire everyone. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.
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