Material Manager
Nordson Corporation

Nordson Product Assembly, a global leader in Product Assembly, is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we are looking for candidates who share that same commitment.

Summary of the role

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where your ideas and contributions will be valued and respected.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages materials team to ensure the effective utilization of manufacturing systems to support NBS objectives.
• Maintains lead time report and system lead times.

• Generates processes that provide material supply to support on time delivery to customer request, inventory and financial goals.
• Communicates with production frequently on issues affecting production, shipping deadlines, sales deliveries and backlog, life cycle planning or other business matters.

• Supports best practice and develops standard work to properly train materials team and maintain within the area of responsibility. Aligns materials team goals to support team growth and development.

• Partners with Operations and other functions to:
  
  • Maintain material master data that provides product flow and delivery information.
  • Support New Product Development (NPD) and transfers into assigned areas.
  • Support short- and long-term product requirements through production processes.
  • Drive NBS initiatives and other projects.
• Works with Supply Chain building supplier relationships and communication with operations. Manage materials activities including schedule agreement settings for Commitment, Minimum, and Delivery quantities and the C-stock program. Coordinate with SCM on source selection, escalation of expedites, and operation objectives.
• Oversees customer order expedites by working with order management, customer service, intercompany subsidiaries, production, and SCM.

• Supports Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives, including:
  
  • Rapid Improvement Events (RIEs), and projects
  • Manage Kanban to support manufacturing operations
  • Lead MRD and DSI initiatives

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related degree field. In lieu of degree, consideration for up to 4 years of additional related experience may be accepted as a trade-off.
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience. Prior supervisory and/or project management experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

• Advanced SAP/SAP-BW knowledge preferred.
• Ability to establish work standards and expectations for self and others to include assigning and delegating work to others to accomplish goals.
• Skilled in task prioritization and ability to adjust priorities as business needs dictate.
• Demonstrates ability to effectively communicate orally to individuals and groups. Strong level of attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills to process data logically, analyze and provide recommendations.
• Ability to resolve conflicts in a positive and constructive manner dealing effectively with employee relations issues, attending to morale and organization climate issues, and taking disciplinary actions when other means have not been successful.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Occasionally may require regional travel (10-15%).
• Job may require visitation to various Nordson and customer sites, which have varying environments/conditions, layouts, and accessibility.

Interested?

If you are interested in being a part of a team and creating an inclusive and diverse workplace, please apply online with your CV.

About Nordson Product Assembly

Nordson Product Assembly is the leader in precision dispensing, fluid management, and related technologies. We serve the Product Assembly end market to improve production efficiency and product quality for a variety of product manufacturing processes. By joining our team today, you will help us bring innovative ideas to life. Nordson Product Assembly is a global team that works to create adhesive dispensing solutions that deliver precise and reliable application while optimizing material use and lowering production costs for markets like appliances, automotive & e-mobility, bookbinding, electronics, filter manufacturing, paper, wood, construction and many more. We offer a supportive culture in a growing and dynamic work environment. Whether you're just beginning your career or you're a seasoned professional, there's a place for you to belong at Nordson Product Assembly. We offer hourly and salary positions in production, maintenance, customer service, quality, engineering, and more. We actively invest in our teams to help you build your skillsets and advance your career.

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