Company Description
Miller® is about building things that matter. We lead the welding industry in building advanced, solution-focused products and meeting crucial needs for welding safety and health.
We’re about the partnership and the work. Our products are designed with our users for manufacturing, fabrication, construction, aviation, motorsports, education, agriculture and marine applications.
Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, is headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, and wholly owned by Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW). The company maintains its industry leadership by setting the standard for reliability, quality and responsiveness. Our tagline, “The Power of Blue®,” is inspired by the blue color of Miller equipment.
The company began with an innovation that responded to customer needs, growing from a one-man operation in 1929, to the world’s largest manufacturer of arc welding products. Miller keeps the tradition alive by focusing on its top priority: people.
Job Description
The Welding Accessories and Cutting Division is part of ITW's North America Welding Commercial Platform with two locations and annual revenue of $170M. The business consists of 5 distinct product segments - Safety, Education, Service Parts, Consumables and Accessories and also into two different sales channels, Distribution and Retail. The role of Material Manager requires a leader that can drive change in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment leveraging his/her strong interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate will lead, coordinate and support supply chain activities for a business that is 90% purchase for resale.
Essential Functions:
Key responsibilities include:
- Manage domestic and foreign supply chain of both raw material and finished goods
- Support, implement and report on material strategies in addition to participating in Strategic Sourcing projects within ITW Welding.
- Managing warranty and end of life service parts
- Activities related to procurement, storage, and shipment of materials
- Leading cost, quality, delivery, productivity, and simplification activities
- Developing collaborative versus transactional relationships with key vendors
- Responsible for vendor negotiation (price, delivery compliance)
- Develop and manage our supplier base (create and analyze supplier performance metrics)
- Supplier visits
- Manage material price variance, inventory turns and site cost reduction programs
- Documentation of all cost savings, avoidances and increases
- Develop and manage team of Material Coordinators and Material Techs
- Communicate MRD adjustments to suppliers based upon expected material requirements
- Responsible for maintaining MOH goals as well as limiting the non-active inventory classification
- Responsible for cycle counts and inventory management
- Daily interaction with Production and Marketing Teams
- Adherence to and implementation of all ITW and division principles (flow, 80/20 simplification, empower, trust) - similar to lean concepts
- Build a talent pipeline by motivating and inspiring direct reports to excel
Objectives:
- Deliver aggressive annual cost savings
- Lead and motivate the materials team to streamline and simplify processes
- Lead the divisional sustainability efforts within the supply chain by eliminating wastes
- Actively ensure that everyone on the team understands and follows practices
- Work with our logistics team to consolidate freight and optimize our transportation model
- Lead and execute in the areas of cost, delivery, productivity, and simplification activities
Deliverables:
- Drive our vendor management activities to ensure excellent results on cost, quality, and delivery
- Responsible for aggressive cost savings achievement
- Demonstrated collaborative efforts with the vendor base and across division/platforms
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Operations/Supply Chain/Business Management required
- 5-10 years experience in effective supplier management (negotiation, delivery, quality)
- Thorough knowledge of materials function and understanding of value propositions
- Ability to manage cost savings
- Proven track record of setting and accomplishing short and long term strategy and goals
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Must be a self-starter, conscientious, and enthusiastic with a positive attitude
- Demonstrated competency in prioritization and analytical skills
- Demonstrated excellence in the following skills: communication and negotiation
- Ability to embrace, build and promote a team environment
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and time management skills
- Experience in setting goals and performing reviews
- Familiarity with global sourcing and currency exchange changes/fluctuations
- Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office package)
- Must be willing to travel as needed
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.