Materials Project Manager

Salary

$60,000.00 - $77,000.00

Location: Kalispell,MT

You'll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible-while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to

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Key Responsibilities

• Procure raw materials required to support machine shop production schedules and customer demand.
• Develop and maintain relationships with material suppliers to ensure competitive pricing, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Analyze engineering drawings, material specifications, and production requirements to determine optimal material sourcing strategies.
• Identify alternative material grades, forms, dimensions, and supply options that meet engineering and customer requirements while reducing cost and lead time.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Planning teams to evaluate and approve material substitutions.
• Optimize material utilization by recommending stock sizes and purchasing strategies that reduce scrap and improve yield.
• Monitor market trends, material availability, and pricing fluctuations to proactively manage supply risks.
• Negotiate pricing, contracts, and long-term agreements to achieve annual cost reduction objectives.
• Resolve supplier performance issues related to quality, delivery, and capacity constraints.
• Support make-versus-buy evaluations and supplier capacity assessments.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, supplier data, and material master information within ERP systems.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory reduction, cost savings, and supply chain efficiency.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broadens capabilities
• Strong understanding of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, alloys, material specifications, and machining processes.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, bills of material, and material certifications.
• Knowledge of material substitutions and equivalent grades (e.g., identifying alternative alloys, tempers, dimensions, or material forms).
• Understanding of yield optimization, nesting, and material utilization principles.
• Experience managing raw material supply risks and developing contingency sourcing plans.
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills.

Business Expertise

• Understands key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work

Leadership

• No supervisory responsibilities but provides informal guidance to new team members

Problem Solving

• Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedents

Impact

• Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team; works within guidelines and policies
• Achieve measurable annual cost savings through strategic sourcing and material optimization.
• Minimize production disruptions caused by raw material shortages.
• Improve material utilization and reduce scrap costs through strategic purchasing decisions.
• Develop alternative sourcing and material substitution strategies that improve supply continuity and reduce lead times.
• Maintain supplier delivery and quality performance at established targets.

Interpersonal Skills

• Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations

Additional information

Responsible for sourcing and procuring raw materials used in machining and manufacturing operations, including bar stock, plate, tubing, castings, forgings, and specialty metals. Leverages technical knowledge of materials and machining processes to identify alternative material grades, sizes, and supply sources that improve availability, reduce cost, optimize yield, and support production requirements.

• Additional Information
• Time Type: Full time
• Employee Type: Assignee / Regular
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Relocation Eligible: No

Pay and benefits

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

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