Materials Manager- Structural Castings

Serve as the primary materials focal for assigned suppliers, parts, or commodity families within Global Supply Chain. Own and manage critical parts lists, delivery schedules, and risk-tracking tools to ensure material availability. Coordinate delivery performance, recovery actions, and short-term/long-term schedules with suppliers. Lead root-cause identification and corrective-action development for missed commitments, shortages, or supply constraints. Maintain visibility into supplier WIP, production status, lead-time adherence, and bottlenecks. Collaborate with Procurement, Supplier Development, Quality, Engineering, Program Management, and Operations to address material issues and enable stable delivery performance. Support supplier readiness and planning for configuration changes, new part introductions, or volume shifts. Ensure accurate MRP planning by validating lead times, capacities, and demand alignment; update planning parameters as required. Prepare and maintain reports including material availability metrics, shortage reports, delivery performance dashboards, and inventory exposure summaries. Participate in internal and external customer meetings, providing updates on supplier delivery health and mitigation plans. Drive or support supply chain improvement projects focused on lead-time reduction, delivery assurance, data accuracy, and risk mitigation. Influence cross-functional teams using data, communication, and coordination skills, without direct people leadership.