Materials Manager - (Louisville, KY)

Our highly respected and profitable client desires an experienced Materials Manager for their Louisville / Shelbyville, KY area location For the motivated person, this position is an excellent opportunity for career development and possible future advancement at a corporate level. This is a full-time position that offers a competitive pay, performance bonus and many other outstanding benefits. (including relocation benefits) Primary responsibilities: -Manages and mentors materials management staff -Prepares budget and controls expenses -Lead Material Planners to insure material availability to meet production needs, determine optimum inventory levels that meet assembly and machining needs and control excess and obsolete inventory. -Meet materials management financial objectives by forecasting qualifications; preparing annual budgets, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions. -Manages inventory; stores and ships product