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Job Title

Materials Manager

Employer

Careerwise Recruitment

Location

Roscommon

Description

A Materials Manager is required by CareerWise Recruitment for a leading company based in the North West. Please contact Louise Mulligan for more information. THE ROLE: * Effectively manage the purchase raw materials, production supplies and capital equipment in accordance with company policies and procedures. * Work with the Operations Manager to ensure materials are always available to meet planned production schedules. * Work with the technical team to source materials, advise lead times and deliver components on target to meet new product requirements. * Develop relations with key vendors, establish their technical capability and work with them to source and identify new materials, manage potential stock -outs or material discontinuations. * Build and maintain a motivated competent warehouse / logistics team. * Manage the receipt of raw materials and supplies in accordance with the client's quality system. * Implement and maintain effective stock management and purchasing control systems. * Manage shipment of finished product, samples and equipment through packing for safe transportation, organisation of appropriate cost-effective transportation and generation of documentation as per the client's medical quality system. * Actively manage inventory to minimise inventory-carrying costs and ensure accuracy of same through cycle counting and effective location management. * Lead cross-functional teams to investigate and troubleshoot key areas of company concerns using a structured approach, such as Six-Sigma methodology. * Manage the approved vendor list through management of all aspects of material supply and stock control including product stewardship, customer owned or customer supplied materials, material changes or discontinuations, obsolete stock or stock takin/cycle counting. REQUIREMENTS: * Should have a materials management qualification. * Strong working knowledge of plastics and plastic processing technologies would be a distinct advantage. * Should have a proven track record in Supply Chain Management Project Planning and Execution. * Experience in a medical device/pharmaceutical and/or diagnostics manufacturing industry is necessary. * Must have a good working knowledge of the medical device industry and of ISO13485:2003, specifically in the. areas of Change Control and Validation. Please call Louise Mulligan today for further information on 094 900 3979 or email: lmulligan@careerwise.ie. CareerWise Recruitment (In Search of Excellence. Established in 1999, CareerWise Recruitment specialises in recruitment of management and technical professionals for the Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, ICT, Engineering, Food and Agri sectors. We operate out of multiple locations in Ireland and have offices in Cork, Shannon, Galway, Mayo and Dublin. By applying for this position, you are consenting to allow CareerWise Recruitment to process and retain your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy, contained on our website for the purposes of providing career opportunities. CareerWise Recruitment accepts that you do not wish your personal data, including your CV, to be forwarded to any client company without your prior consent and gives an absolute assurance that this wish will always be respected. Please feel free to contact us if you have any queries or wish to withdraw or amend your consent. This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.

Date Added

2019 days ago

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