Senior Materials Manager in Haslet, Texas at Stellar Energy Americas Inc

Senior Materials Manager

Position Type: Full-time, Exempt, Salary

Reports to: Manufacturing Systems Leader

Supervisory Responsibility: Materials Department

Location: Fort Worth, TX

Company Summary

Stellar Energy is a trusted provider of turnkey liquid-to-chip cooling solutions for the world’s leading data center and industrial manufacturing customers. As computing demand and industrial processes continue to grow, modern facilities require cooling infrastructure that can scale quickly, efficiently, and reliably.

Our modular approach enables high-volume production while maintaining the flexibility to customize each solution. From Central Utility Plants to Coolant Distribution Units, Stellar Energy delivers scalable cooling infrastructure designed to support the rapid expansion of data centers and mission-critical industrial operations.

Backed by deep engineering expertise and large-scale manufacturing capability, Stellar Energy helps customers deploy critical infrastructure faster and with confidence.

Summary Objective

Stellar Energy is hiring a Senior Materials Manager to join the Integrated Supply Chain team in Fort Worth, TX. The Senior Materials Manager will be responsible for all production scheduling, materials planning, materials control, materials strategy, and all materials project initiatives. This position is also a key enabler of lean and continuous improvement in the plant. In addition, this position is accountable for materials department indirect labor productivity. Key performance indicators for this position are inventory turns, on-time shipping/order fill rate, and days past due.

Essential Functions

• Primary point of contact and responsible for site materials management.
• Ensure optimization of all materials management activities including scheduling, purchasing, inventory control, materials movement, supplier performance measurement, and indirect materials management.
• Responsible for the implementation, support, and compliance of the Materials and SIOP standard work playbook processes and systems to facilitate the fulfillment process from production planning to material procurement and warehousing, through product shipment.
• Facilitate interaction with Sourcing, Engineering, Finance, Product Management and Quality in support of the business’s strategic goals.
• Develop and drive countermeasures for underperforming key processes and/or material suppliers.
• Provide leadership in selecting, developing and evaluating personnel to ensure the efficient operation of materials functions and Trane Technologies’ operating goals and objectives.
• Manage suppliers, materials, and inventory in a manner consistent with the requirements of a Lean Six-Sigma manufacturing environment.
• Works to consistently meet and exceed customer requirements
• Continuously strives for operational excellence and continuous improvement
• Engage in the typical responsibilities of a manager requiring planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating, and delegating.
• Organize activities & assigning jobs accordingly to the staff requirements.
• Provide required support to Global Procurement Commodity Leaders as needed during supplier selection process.
• Promote APICS certification within the facility.
• Develop and implement a professional development program for materials personnel.
• Ensure alignment of the production plan to the published SIOP consensus plan.
• Drive improved supplier relationships.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Competencies

• Strong customer service orientation and dedicated support of internal customer requirements.
• Proactive change agent with leadership skills to build and maintain a team-oriented environment while leveraging lean methodologies.
• Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to work on multiple priorities at once.
• Ability to work well in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment and proficiency in conflict resolution.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of internal company and external associates, both written and orally, including the telephone.