Operations Manager Job in Wharton 07885, New Jersey US

Operations Manager

Job Description
The Operations Manager is responsible for managing day-to-day operations and core functions of the manufacturing facility to achieve and maintain operational excellence and to drive activities for continuous improvement while meeting customer performance requirements in terms of delivery, quality, and cost.  The Operations Manager will consider incoming orders, current inventory, current production schedules, and production capacity to create the production schedule.  The Operations Manager will also be responsible to plan and execute material purchases and issue purchase orders in a timely manner, working closely with the Inventory Control Manager and multiple other departments (Product Development, Engineering, Quality and Finance).   In addition they will be involved with process improvement, cost reduction and inventory reduction efforts.

Key Responsibilities

·       Plan and direct the activities of the Production and Planning functions which includes;  preparation of Plant Master Schedule, forecast inventory levels, establish inventory turn rates, preparation of the production plan, directing the assigned production activities responsible for producing quality units on time as scheduled.

·       Operations Manager will issue and manage purchase orders for direct materials, process purchase requisitions for services, and resolve purchase order issues to ensure production continuity, inventory optimization, quality, and compliance.

·       Expedites delivery by contacting vendors and shippers to ensure that merchandise, supplies and equipment are forwarded on specified shipping date.

·       Corresponds with or interviews suppliers to obtain price, specifications and delivery information. 

·       Develops and maintains supplier relationships on an on-going basis.

·       Assists in tracking and evaluating supplier performance.  Holds suppliers accountable to perform to SSC expectations with regards, to on-time delivery, quality and overall cost.

·       Assess SSC internal performance indicators and takes appropriate actions, to ensure schedule, cost and quality goals are met.

·       Identifies and realizes cost savings opportunities to achieve yearly cost reduction targets.

·       Assists in identifying, evaluating and qualifying new suppliers and/or subcontractors.

·       Utilizes Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP – Elliot) and other planning methodologies to procure assigned purchased parts. 

·       Maintains and updates planning parameters for purchased materials on a continuous basis.

·       Manage material inventory at optimum levels to support scheduled product builds.
Analyze bill of material information, delivery schedules and inventory data to resolve inventory related issues.

·       Ability to interface and communicate with all levels of the organization.

·       Assist in developing budgets.

·       Develop and hire top talent; upgrade talent as needed to meet growing business needs; develop, coach and train employees to build a high performance culture.

·       Assess and assists in upgrading the management talent base within specified operations to achieve growth and meet market needs, ie: reduced cost, shorter manufacturing cycle times, and on-time delivery.

·       Assist in implementing cost effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, manpower, wages, and salaries.

·       Control and minimize labor overtime, rework, and scrap.

·       Provide leadership and commitment in support of continuing improvements in quality, productivity and delivery performance through development of production supervisors.

·       Build a culture of teamwork, ownership, accountability, continuous improvement, and lean principles.

 

Requirements

Educational requirements and Job Qualifications