Materials Manager

Tenneco is one of the world’s leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

POSITION SUMMARY:
Lead and direct the materials function in a high volume, team oriented, automotive environment providing long-term
planning to support plant objectives for on-time delivery, inventory dollars, DOH, supplier delivery, equipment utilization
and use of lean principles and tools.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Direct the activities of shipping, receiving, warehousing and support value stream material analysts to
ensure appropriate training and development of personnel to meet operational needs.
Provide overall management strategy and develop robust systems for plant inventory levels including raw,
WIP and finished goods to meet inventory goals and support demand requirements.
Responsible to monitor and manage delivery schedules to minimize overall logistics costs including
expedited costs, packaging cost and fork truck utilization.
Responsible to oversee production and scheduling practices to ensure alignment with plant and corporate
goals.
Directly support lean manufacturing principles and processes, as well as NPIS new product introductions.
Contribute to overall corporate and plant strategies by participating in interplant activities and acting as a
liaison with corporate materials.
Direct materials function BOS measures to assess trends, take corrective action and meet departmental,
plant and corporate goals and objectives.
Responsible to train and develop the organization to understand critical concepts and principles of lean and
world class materials management, i.e. making material flow.
Participate in daily strategic meetings to ensure continuity and opportunities for improvement are captured
and addressed systematically.
Reduce operational costs through TVM and brainstorming activity. Perform brainstorming on a weekly basis
to drive continuous improvement.

Bachelor’s Degree required
10+ years of materials management experience (automotive industry preferred)
Strong organizational, team and program management skills with the ability to lead people
Strong understanding of finance, cost and accounting principles
General understanding of all responsible areas, functions and their duties
Exceptional communication skills both verbally and written
SAP system experience preferred
QOS and Continuous Improvement (KAIZEN) familiarity
Customer relations background
QS9000 experience
Evidence of self innovation cost effectiveness, change management
Effective communication and presentation skills
Computer skills
APICS certification
Lean and Six Sigma experience preferred

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