Nomad GCS

Nomad GCS

Material Project Manager I

Columbia Falls, Montana · Director · Contract

Work authorization requiredDetected 36 days ago
Project ManagementExcelSupply ChainProcurementERPCommunication

About the role

  • Nomad Global Communications Solutions is a leading provider of communication and response products serving a wide variety of customers.
  • The Material Project Manager is a multi-level role (Levels I-IV) responsible for driving material availability, supplier execution, cost performance, and cross-functional project execution across product lines.
  • improve and standardize end-to-end material and supplier processes

Responsibilities

  • Analyze material availability, open orders, lead times, and inventory positions to identify constraints impacting manufacturing schedules and commitments.
  • Maintain a prioritized shortage/constraint action list; coordinate with Purchasing, Planning, and Sourcing to expedite, reschedule, substitute, or re-source material as appropriate.
  • Partner daily with Receiving and Kitting to improve inbound-to-available timing, staging discipline, and kit completeness/accuracy.
  • Coordinate with Quality to support material disposition and flow when quality holds, nonconformances, or supplier-related issues impact availability; track actions to closure.
  • Develop and execute small projects across the company in coordination with cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring tasks, timelines, and deliverables are completed effectively.
  • Support supplier communications and basic issue resolution; document action items and drive closure through disciplined follow-up.
  • Support baseline material cost visibility (price changes, freight indicators, MOQ impacts) and flag margin improvement opportunities to Sourcing and Management.
  • Build and maintain Excel trackers and basic dashboards for shortages, past-due orders, expedite status, aging, and open actions.
  • Draft and maintain SOPs/work instructions for tactical material acceleration workflows (identify → prioritize → escalate → close).
  • Support projects and tasks across departments as assigned by the Supply Chain Manager, Materials Manager, and Director of Supply Chain.

Requirements

  • This position requires that you must be a US Citizen for consideration and meet all Federal Contractor employee requirements.
  • Working knowledge of ERP/MRP data and how transactions affect availability and execution.
  • Strong Excel fundamentals (pivots, lookups, formulas, data hygiene) with ability to grow capability.
  • Proficiency in ERP systems and Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
  • Progression between levels is based on demonstrated ability to consistently operate at the next level of responsibility, rather than tenure alone.
  • High school diploma or GED required; Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred (Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Finance, Engineering).
  • Advancement from Level I should reflect the ability to independently lead low-to-medium complexity projects, own material acceleration priorities, and translate ERP, shortage, and supplier data into actions that improve availability and execution reliability.
  • Readiness for Level II is also demonstrated through growing capability in cost and margin analysis and in creating dashboards, SOPs, and standard work that strengthen execution discipline across stakeholders.
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  • Readiness for Level III is also demonstrated through ownership of advanced cost and margin opportunities, development of management-level KPI systems, and the ability to institutionalize standard work that drives disciplined execution beyond assigned projects.

Nice to have

  • High school diploma or GED required
  • Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred (Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Finance, Engineering).
  • 0-3 years of experience in supply chain, materials, purchasing, planning, production support, or analytics preferred.
  • Interest/progress toward CAPM/PMP preferred as experience grows.

Skills

  • Qualifications & Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree preferred (Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Finance, Engineering); equivalent experience considered.
  • 3-7 years' experience in materials, purchasing, planning, supply chain analytics, and/or project management in manufacturing.
  • ERP/MRP experience required; demonstrated ability to translate data into actions that improve availability, cost, and execution.
  • ASCM/APICS certifications (CPIM/CSCP/CLTD) preferred.
  • PMP certification preferred (or demonstrated application of PMI-aligned practices).
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  • Essential Functions /
  • Introductory project coordination skills (tasks, timelines, stakeholders, action tracking).

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Nomad GCS does not support the H1B Visa for this position.
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