Manager, Material Management & FlowPosted today$149K

Anduril Industries
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The opportunity

Anduril’s Supply Chain team is seeking a Senior Manager of Material Management & Flow to join us. Working with a global network of suppliers, to support a global manufacturing platform takes people who are willing to work hard and find ways to win.

What you'll do

  • Design, develop and implement innovative material management strategies,: policies, and procedures to optimize material flow and support production requirements for efficient movement of parts & materials using lean principles across multiple sites.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including procurement, production,: logistics, and quality, to aid in accurate demand forecasting, procurement planning, and timely delivery of materials

  • Collaborate with production planning teams to align material availability: with production schedules, minimize disruptions, and meet customer demand on time

  • Own the metrics, KPIs, and reporting associated with monitoring production: line health and efficiency, such as cycle time, throughput rate, capacity, utilization, process non-conformities, and inventory accuracy. Analyze material usage trends, identify opportunities for process improvements, and implement lean practices to optimize material handling, storage, and distribution

  • Support and implement inventory control measures, including cycle counting,: regular audits, and reconciliation, to ensure inventory accuracy and prevent stockouts or overstocking

  • Utilize ERP (Oracle) & WMS software (Odoo) systems and tools to track: inventory, generate reports, and provide data-driven insights to support decision-making and optimize material-related processes

What they're looking for

  • Strong knowledge of supply chain principles, inventory management techniques, and material planning strategies
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills are crucial: for collaborating with different teams.
  • Experience with department or factory design and set up: value stream mapping, flow lines, continuous flow, one piece flow, workstation design
  • Ability to completely own a value chain from start to finish, measuring each: step of the process, creating actionable tasks that culminated in a significant and sustainable business improvement
  • Demonstrated ability of presenting project results to a cross functional team: with clearly relating data to proposed next steps
  • Prior experience with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for production: operations or Warehouse Management System (WMS)
  • Prior knowledge of NetSuite, Oracle or a similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
  • Have direct experience scoping, buying off and commissioning warehouse automation.