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The Manager Material Control position is responsible for the distribution and management of spare parts inventory and records of approximately $4.5M. The position manages the receiving, storage, issuance, and shipping of inventory within the P130 & subcontracted inventories plants such as J130 and P500 locations. This position supervises, coaches, and motivates the department’s personnel, made up of 1 Supervisor and 15 TCU agreement clerks that perform the day to day physical and transactional warehouse activities. Those responsibilities include issue, receiving, shipping, cycle counting, and other duties as assigned. The main functions serve the internal and external customers direct and indirect materials used in the repair and direct support of the Engineering, Mechanical & Station/Operations departments. The position also oversees the safety and security of all agreement and non-agreement personnel.
Job Responsibility:
Responsible for the distribution and management of spare parts inventory and records of approximately $4.5M
Manages the receiving, storage, issuance, and shipping of inventory within the P130 & subcontracted inventories plants such as J130 and P500 locations
Supervises, coaches, and motivates the department’s personnel, made up of 1 Supervisor and 15 TCU agreement clerks that perform the day to day physical and transactional warehouse activities
Oversees the safety and security of all agreement and non-agreement personnel
Responsible for oversight of materials management within Washington, DC’s Amtrak’s Supply Chain network
Manages the work force, inventory systems, materials, safety, environmental & security systems based on current standards and policies
Performs routine site inspections to ensure compliance in all areas of material management processes
Manages annual facilities budget and determines annual capital requirements for facilities & equipment improvements
Optimizes material service levels for various Maintenance of Equipment and Maintenance of Way operations
Interacts with outside parties such as FRA, FDA, EPA, OIG, EY and original equipment manufacturers regarding inventory control/handling issues
Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience
Plus 7 years of relevant work experience
Working knowledge of SAP and other ERP add on systems such as EWM
Experience in materials management, materials planning, supply chain or related fields
Effectively works in a strategically focused workforce and on cross-functional teams
Must be able to work and communicate effectively in writing and verbally with all levels of the company and suppliers
Satisfactory prior job performance
Demonstrated experience in materials management, inventory control, within a distribution environment
Proven working knowledge of SAP Business System and associated add on software throughout the system
Also proven knowledge of Microsoft applications including MS Office Suite
Demonstrated managerial skill and ability to lead train and develop employees
Proven excellent interpersonal skills, leadership, problem solving to guide and support his staff to achieve goals consistent with departmental and corporate programs and objectives within budgetary constraints
Proven excellent leadership, problem solving and presentation skills to guide and support members of the assigned unit in achieving goals consistent with departmental and corporate programs
Proven experience in Inventory Control Sciences
Demonstrated experience and understanding of cycle counts and methods to maintain and improve location and inventory validity and accuracy
Strong working knowledge of corporate policy and procedures including safety, materials management and DOT (CFR49) requirements
Nice to have:
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience
Plus 9 years of relevant work experience
What we offer:
health, dental, and vision plans
health savings accounts
wellness programs
flexible spending accounts
401K retirement plan with employer match
life insurance
short and long term disability insurance
paid time off
back-up care
adoption assistance
surrogacy assistance
reimbursement of education expenses
Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits