Materials Manager

AriensCo

$75K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
  • 5+ years of experience in operations or materials
  • APIC Certification preferred
  • Proven leadership capabilities

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily operations on the production floor, ensuring compliance with safety guidelines
  • Eliminate material flow inefficiencies and waste
  • Collaborate with sourcing to hold vendors accountable for quality and timeliness
  • Manage team dynamics to align with business scaling needs
  • Oversee logistics of shipping, receiving, and material storage
  • Optimize point of use storage strategies
  • Work with suppliers to reduce line side requirements and packaging costs
  • Facilitate smooth communication between production departments and suppliers
  • Implement systems to signal suppliers for material delivery
  • Drive continuous improvement across all areas of responsibility
  • Set and monitor team goals, providing coaching for team development
  • Train and direct team members effectively

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance effective first day of employment
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • 401(k) match and profit-sharing plans
  • Life Insurance coverage
  • Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
  • Short Term Disability
  • Parental Leave
  • Onsite Marketplace Care Partners at all locations
  • Paid holidays
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement and Apprenticeship Programs
  • Reimbursement for safety shoes and prescription glasses
  • Employee Product Purchase Program
  • 50% daycare discount at Brillion Early Learning Center
  • 10% tuition discount at KinderCare Learning Centers nationwide
  • Onsite health clinic with Bellin Health at Brillion Campus
  • Nearsite & Urgent Care Clinic Options at Brillion Campus
Full Job Description
Job Description:

AriensCo is looking for a dynamic Materials Manager at our Brillion, WI location to play a critical leadership role in driving daily and monthly operational success. This position leads continuous improvement efforts across material replenishment, inventory management, and supplier communication—ensuring the right materials are available at the right time to support business goals.

THE DAY TO DAY...

  • Responsible for daily operations on the production floor, including leading leaders, staffing, training and troubleshooting to ensure that all operations are in full compliance and meet or exceed safety guidelines

  • Remove material flow inefficiencies and waste from the operation

  • Partner with Sourcing to ensure accountability of all vendors and suppliers to deliver quality parts on time in order to meet build requirements

  • Manage the team to ‘scale’ the business needs

  • Manage the shipping, receiving, storing, dunnage and movement of materials

  • Manage and improve “point of use” storage

  • Work with suppliers to strategically decrease line side requirements by use of right sized containers

  • Manage cost on returnable packaging; reduce bulk to right sizing

  • Lead JIT delivery refinement – milks runs, daily deliveries, LTL vs. FTL

  • Partner with Supply Chain to help resolve supplier contract issues, quality and delivery issues

  • Ensure the efficient and continuous flow of materials between departments according to production demand and schedule

  • Facilitate effective communication between internal production departments and external suppliers

  • Manage the process to issue signals to suppliers to deliver material to assigned areas. (kanban, forecast, visuals, purchase orders, etc)

  • Execute continuous improvement throughout assigned area

  • Set goals, monitor progress, and ensure accountability for team with appropriate coaching and development.

  • Execute training, coaching and direction for development of team members

THE QUALIFICATIONS...

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university required

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in operations and or materials

  • APIC Certification preferred

  • Demonstrated leadership capabilities

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

About AriensCo

Since 1933, the AriensCo name has been associated with reliable, durably crafted, high-performance outdoor power equipment. Our core values – Be Honest, Be Fair, Respect the Individual, Keep our Commitments, and Encourage Intellectual Curiosity define our culture and inspire our team. We believe passionate people and astounded customers lead to unstoppable success.

Our employees’ quality of life is important to us. When people feel appreciated, respected and supported, careers thrive and ideas come to fruition.  AriensCo employees are provided various great benefit opportunities which may include: 

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance effective first day of employment

  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plan

  • 401(k) match and profit-sharing plans

  • Life Insurance

  • Health Savings Accounts (HSA)

  • Short Term Disability

  • Parental Leave

  • Onsite Marketplace Care Partners at all locations

  • Paid holidays

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Tuition Reimbursement and Apprenticeship Programs

  • Safety shoes and safety prescription glasses reimbursement

  • Employee Product Purchase Program

  • 50% Daycare discount **Brillion Early Learning Center

  • 10% tuition discount at KinderCare Learning Centers nationwide **Excludes Brillion Early Learning Center

  • Onsite health clinic with Bellin Health **Brillion Campus Only

  • Nearsite & Urgent Care Clinic Options **Brillion Campus Only

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