Materials Management Functional Manager

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Project Overview:

Bechtel Manufacturing and Technology (M&T) is an exciting and growing business that serves the increasing demand of EPC services for customers in the semiconductor (manufacturing facilities and supply chain); electric vehicle (batteries, charging infrastructure, and production); synthetic materials; and data center markets.

M&T strives to exceed our customer objectives through utilizing our agility, innovative technologies, and world class talent. M&T will solve the industries toughest challenges, building both our company and the world for the future.

Headquartered in the U.S. with employees in various states, M&T also has colleagues in the United Kingdom, India, and other locations while we actively pursue exciting opportunities in other parts of the world. We are looking for talented people to join our team that are passionate about making a difference and contributing to historical projects that will have a lasting impact on society.

Job Summary:

Provides expertise, advice, and direction for design office and field materials management activities within the global business unit to ensure the overall organizational effectiveness among all functions responsible for the materials management process. Facilitates policy and procedure implementation and approves aspects of project execution plans involving material management and inventory control systems. Plans, directs, coordinates, and monitors personnel actions for material management staff.

"This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership”  #LI-RG1 

Major Responsibilities:

• Provides functional guidance to personnel assigned to project materials management, both in the design and field offices. Includes both materials coordination and materials planning specialists/supervisors.
• Manages the global business unit Material Management function to ensure projects and activities are planned, resourced, and implemented in an effective manner.
• Advises Supply Chain Management regarding automation of work processes and material management operations.
• Performs employee performance evaluations for direct reports covering global business unit Material Management personnel for the review and approval of the GBU Manager of Contracts and Procurement. Reviews annual performance evaluations to ensure consistency by project supervisors. Ensures that career discussions are performed when required.
• Evaluates skills and proficiency of personnel towards material management implementation. Develops and directs necessary training programs to maintain proper personnel qualifications.
• Determines needs of assigned personnel for materials management training; reviews needs and plans with GBU functional managers. Advises and assists corporate Supply Chain on the development of training programs relative to materials management and DSCS.
• Develops and implements quality initiatives and programs to systematically improve Supply Chain’s company-wide services.
• Develops and maintains GBU functional procedures and instructions for Supply Chain personnel reference and implementation.
• Performs Functional Reviews on projects to ensure adherence to the project execution plan and procedural compliance.
• Provides expert advice to projects to assist in execution and materials management planning
• Reviews project plans for adequacy of material warehousing, maintenance, control and handling.
• Provides expert advice for the preparation of project work hour estimates and organizational charts. Forecasts long-range personnel requirements and coordinates timely staffing of positions with GBU Supply Chain operations.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13  years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

Basic Qualifications:

• 8 years’ experience in project-based materials management of major equipment and bulk materials.
• Experience on a major module project is preferred.
• Has worked on large projects (>$2 billion) involving multi-office global execution and logistics.
• Advanced knowledge of front-end materials management work processes and systems expertise.
• Advanced knowledge of project Procurement operations related to the acquisition of materials on projects.
• Advanced knowledge of Engineering disciplines, the work process and the deliverables produced.
• Knowledge of Bechtel’s Digital Supply Chain System materials management aspects of drawing takeoff input, Material Acquisition Planner, input of requisitions, and goods and services codes is an asset.
• Advanced knowledge of supplier / fabricator data systems and how those systems can interact with DSCS is an asset.
• Advanced knowledge of advanced work packaging, pre-buy methodology, and materials status reporting.
• Advanced knowledge of applicable Bechtel policies, instructions, and Procurement procedures and guidelines, and specifically familiarity in Field Engineering and Construction activities associated to the Integrated Work Process Procedures related to materials management.
• Prior experience in major global, direct hire and contract management projects, which include Engineering, Procurement, and material control activities.

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