About this role
Exciting new job opening Primary Responsibilities - Lead by example, specifically with regard to the Arconic Values, EHS and HR policies. - Lead the Materials Organization: Purchasing, Production Planning, Inventory Control, Warehouse Operations and Shipping/Receiving teams. - Manage manufacturing planning and scheduling, raw material purchasing, shipping, etc. to ensure customer requirements are met on time. Review requirements for new orders or customer order changes to determine impact on production and capacity planning. Provide solutions to any conflict that may affect on-time delivery to the customer. - Drive continuous improvement in Materials functions: reducing lead times, improving forecast accuracy and increasing scheduling stability. - Review daily reports of shortages, delays and projected daily shipping schedules to identify opportunities to minimize late customer orders and maximize on-time delivery performance. - Develop and implement policies, plans and programs for the Materials functions in alignment with company strategy and corporate objectives related to cost and customer satisfaction. These responsibilities include monitoring and supporting product quality from distribution through manufacturing of parts. - Manage inventory and raw material requirements to meet production schedules. Establish and enforce appropriate inventory guidelines to satisfy customer order requirements and inventory turnover objectives. - Manage the activities and requirements of the Production Control department and coordinate these activities to ensure proper utilization of materials to meet customer and manufacturing requirements. - Develop team capabilities through hiring, training, performance management and succession planning across all Materials functions. - Provide leadership, direction and the necessary resources, infrastructure and processes to ensure effective sustainability in EHS Management within the departments or areas under his/her responsibility. - Actively participate in EHS activities, demonstrating a genuine commitment to being involved, and integrating EHS considerations into all activities (new products or product changes, facilities, processes or equipment). - Other duties as needed to meet business objectives.