We are seeking an energetic and highly motivated Materials Manager
About the Opportunity
We are seeking a Materials Manager to lead the strategic and tactical execution of material flow, production planning, inventory optimization, and logistics within our manufacturing plant. Reporting to the General Manager and serving as a member of the plant leadership team, this role will balance customer demand, supplier capacity, production requirements, and working capital goals to support strong on-time delivery.
What You'll Do
Materials and Inventory Management
- Optimize inventory levels, including safety stock, reorder points, target days on hand, and minimum order quantities, to support production needs and protect working capital.
- Manage excess and obsolete inventory by developing and executing disposition plans for slow-moving or surplus parts.
- Maintain inventory accuracy through cycle counts, physical inventories, discrepancy investigation, and root-cause analysis.
- Monitor material availability and delivery lead times to help ensure uninterrupted production.
Production Planning and Scheduling
- Use the PLEX ERP system to translate customer demand forecasts and sales orders into valid production schedules and material requirements.
- Balance production capacity and workload by aligning manufacturing schedules with shop floor capacity, labor availability, and equipment constraints.
- Lead daily production planning meetings and coordinate follow-up actions across manufacturing, materials, and logistics teams.
- Identify potential shortages, capacity constraints, and schedule risks, then develop practical solutions to protect customer commitments.
Supplier and Delivery Performance
- Manage supplier delivery lead times and supplier quality metrics.
- Expedite critical shortages and implement vendor recovery plans when supply chain disruptions threaten production output.
- Identify opportunities to improve supplier performance, strengthen material availability, and reduce supply-related disruptions.
Logistics
- Lead and support a team of production planners and production shipping and receiving personnel.
- Manage daily shipping operations, track inventory, and coordinate carrier pickups to support timely deliveries.
- Oversee logistics management and delivery execution.
- Manage customer releases and delivery communications.
- Maintain customer data and sales vendor web pages as needed to support accurate order and delivery information.
What We're Looking For
- Experience or demonstrated knowledge in materials management, production planning, inventory control, manufacturing operations, logistics, or a related area.
- Ability to organize competing priorities and make timely decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to investigate root causes and implement corrective actions.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with manufacturing, purchasing, suppliers, sales, customers, and leadership.
- Experience working with an ERP system; experience with PLEX is preferred.
- Ability to communicate clearly with internal teams, suppliers, carriers, and customers.
- Interest in developing broader strategic and leadership capabilities.
What we can offer you:- Very competitive salary with a performance bonus
- Medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD, life insurance
- Safe harbor 401k
- 10-holidays,
- Vacation
- and a GREAT working environment
