Duties & Responsibilities of Materials Manager

Material managers get opportunity to work in warehouses, retail industries and in any type of expert agencies. They help in both qualitative and quantitative materials management tasks.

Primary & Secondary Duties of Materials Manager:

1. Primary Duties of a Materials Manager:
   • Collects requirements from the production department and designs specifications and budget for the raw material
   • Researching for best prices in the market and potential vendors who can supply the required amount of quality products on time
   • Negotiates with the vendors and places order for the raw materials and makes sure that the placed orders are delivered on time
   • Supervises shipping of the materials to ensure that they there are no defective items in the materials
   • Supervises the inventory available and generates monthly inventory report to be presented to the higher officials
   • Identifies the reason for the extra consumption of the raw material by collecting information from the production department
   • Identifies the emergency requirements of the materials and arranges supplies for the same
2. Secondary Duties of a Materials Manager:
   • Enter data into the database and making changes in them periodically
   • Participate in meetings with the accounting and finance departments and giving details of purchase to them
   • Provide training to the juniors and the less experienced employees
   • Maintain on-going relations with the contractors
   • Answer the questions of senior executives and directors of the company.

Responsibilities for Materials Manager:

• Maintains optimum inventory levels to ensure on-time deliveries to meet customer requirements
• Responsible for continuing programs of exploration for new materials, suppliers, and processes to achieve the best possible quality, reliability, prices, continuity, and delivery
• Establishes procedures and supervises the annual physical inventory
• Supervise, evaluate and coach staff members
• Supervise, evaluate and coach staff members
• Interfaces with product line coordinators on the planning and forecasting of customer orders to meet shipments
• Maintain relationships and negotiate with suppliers
• Purchase supplies and materials according to specifications>
• Ensures that the company standard practices and procedures are followed in connection with all materials department functions.