Project Manager (Materials Management)

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Job Summary：

Trane Technologies is hiring a Materials Project Manager, New Product Introduction in La Crosse, WI.  This role is responsible for planning and overseeing new product introduction within supply chain, material planning, material flow, and the manufacturing plant.  The Materials Project Manager will collaborate with engineering, procurement, materials, and manufacturing teams to ensure successful execution of phase-in and phase-out activities. Critical success factors for this role include active collaboration and coordination of all materials management functions including production scheduling, purchasing, forecasting, inventory planning, material handling, delivery methods, logistics, and master data maintenance.

 

What will you do: 

• Coordinate with external suppliers and vendors to ensure timely delivery of components and materials required for NPI activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support new product development initiatives.
• Facilitates phase-in / phase-out projects associated with design changes, value-engineering, supplier sourcing changes, and product lifecycle management tools.
• Create and maintain detailed project schedules, timelines, and critical path analyses to track progress and identify potential risks.
• Oversee material readiness and PPAP processes.  Track work order or manufacturing deviations required for manufacturing assessment and verification.
• Maintain optimal inventory levels to support phase-in / phase-out requirements.  Mitigate obsolete inventory risks throughout the supply chain.
• Organize demand planning and supplier forecast changes.  Organize master data and planning parameter updates.   Organize changes to supplier stocking agreements.  Recommend changes to internal stocking levels.
• Organize PFEP strategies including material flow, material delivery methods and replenishment triggers. 
• Problem-solve top issues causing material issues / outages in production; implement solutions and facilitate activities to improve material availability.

What you will bring: 

• Bachelor’s degree in business, materials management, engineering, or similar discipline.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in the integrated functions of manufacturing.
• APICS Certification in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) is desired.
• Experience with rate-based or flow line (non-MRP) and job shop manufacturing environments.
• Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP and lean manufacturing processes.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must balance multiple priorities, maintain technical expertise, and achieve results through cross-functional teams.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
• Must be a proactive change agent and possess leadership skills to build and maintain a team-oriented environment while leveraging lean methodologies.
• Must be a flexible, decisive, and proactive problem solver.
• Must be a strong communicator.
• Must be able to work well in high pressure, fast-paced environment.
• Must have excellent analytical skills.
• Must possess an in-depth knowledge of ERP systems and manufacturing execution systems.
• Must possess strong organizational skills, with ability to work on multiple priorities at once.
• Must have solid interpersonal skills and the ability to motivate staff and to interact with various departments throughout the organization.
• Must be resourceful, can find solutions to unusual problems and meet customer needs.
• Must have good understanding of manufacturing material flow in a warehouse and factory.
• This is a safety sensitive role.