Material Manager

Position Summary

Headquartered in Ridgefield Park, N.J., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) is a leader in mobile technologies, consumer electronics, home appliances and enterprise solutions. The company pushes beyond the limits of today’s technology to provide groundbreaking connected experiences across its large portfolio of products and services, including mobile devices, home appliances, home entertainment, 5G networks and digital displays. As an eleven-time winner of EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award for Sustained Excellence, SEA is dedicated to making a positive impact on the environment through its eco-conscious products, practices and operations.

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Role and Responsibilities

This position is responsible for monitoring the overall material management under minimal supervision to ensure SEA’s parts are in top condition. This role will participate in operational activities and communicate with multiple parties to achieve the best material management. This position will manage SEA metrics by analyzing refurbish inbound and outbound trends and identifying areas for improvement in material management.

  Material Planning Leader

• Leads material planners and supports assigned organization to fulfill the parts procurement needs based on demand forecasts and inventory status

• Leads development or enhancement of effective material management based on industry sales trends and refurbish demand trends and leads End Of Life (EOL) management

• Communicates forecast and inventory estimations to management and support management with risk assessments and address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner

• Cooperates with reclamation plan in order to reduce A grade material consumption and save material cost

• Coordinates and executes projects and activities to ensure conformance to plans and the timely and effective achievement of results

• Plays an active role in key procurement projects, such as cost reduction initiatives and process optimization

  Inventory/Supply Chain Management

• Conducts purchasing activities in accordance with ethical business standards and established purchasing policies and procedures proactively

• Initiates Return Material Authorizations (RMA) to maintain inventory target for material healthiness and coordinate Last Time Buy (LTB) align with production requirements

• Prepares, presents and reports material management KPIs to analyze the root causes and of contingent plan aligning within provided production plans and business objectives

• Manages Forecast vs. Actual returns from each vendor, and shares discrepancy with operation group and analyze material status by model

• Analyzes inventory levels based upon parts usage, lead-time to delivery and current balance on-hand and future demands and monitors parts usage to determine need for changes to inventory levels

• Be responsible for ordering materials, material readiness and shortage/excess management

• Utilizes the resources of the ERP system to initiate and perform inventory control, prepare physical inventory audit and report result

Minimum Qualifications

• Bilingual (Korean/English) is highly required

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field with 6+ years of experience

• Prior experiences with SAP, ERP or similar business enterprise purchasing, inventory control and procurement management system

• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and data management to analyze current material status and drive improvement plans

• The self-motivated ability to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple and simultaneous projects and assignments in fast-paced environment

• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy required

• Domestic/International Business travel may be required if at all possible

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in purchasing or procurement of electronic components in telecommunication industry

Skills and Qualifications

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