The purpose of a Materials Manager is to oversee the planning and coordination of a company's inventory and purchasing departments. They are tasked with researching best prices, monitoring inventory levels, distributing supplies, and negotiating contracts. Also known as Purchasing Managers.
Material management is a scientific technique, concerned with Planning, Organizing & Control of flow of materials, from their initial purchase to destination.
Materials management include inventory management, purchase management, value analysis, store keeping, maintenance and upkeep of the inventories in hand and in process.
Materials management encompasses all the aspects of the materials i.e. material costs, material supply and material utilization. Materials management is concerned with material planning and materials control activities.