Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.
The
Materials Manager is a highly visible leadership position with responsibility for purchasing, sourcing, and inventory management across the site. This role serves as a key business partner to Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Finance while leading initiatives that improve supply chain performance, optimize inventory, support growth, and drive measurable results across Quality, Cost, and Delivery metrics.
Key Responsibilities:- Develop and execute supply chain strategies that support site objectives, including sourcing initiatives, spend management, supplier performance, and cost reduction opportunities.
- Lead purchasing, inventory management, and material flow activities to ensure materials are available to support customer demand while optimizing inventory levels and operational performance.
- Support new product introductions, engineering change processes (ECNs), and product lifecycle management activities in partnership with Engineering, Operations, and Quality.
- Develop and maintain a material cost savings funnel aligned with Operating Company objectives and drive approved sourcing and cost improvement projects to completion.
- Manage supplier relationships and performance through supplier scorecards, collaboration with Supplier Quality Engineering, and ongoing continuous improvement initiatives.
- Utilize value stream mapping, Kanban systems, PFEP (Plan for Every Part), EPEI (Every Part Every Interval), Optimizers, and other lean tools to streamline processes, improve material flow, and reduce inventory.
- Participate in the S&OP process and partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Customer Service, and site leadership to support business objectives and production schedule compliance.
- Evaluate Make/Buy opportunities, manage Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) initiatives, negotiate MRO and indirect material contracts, and support major capital purchasing decisions.
Critical Competencies:- Ownership of inventory management utilizing a Kanban system
- Strong negotiation skills, including a sound understanding of commercial, regulatory, and intellectual property elements of a contract
- Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing methodology and its application
- Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of employees and managers, customers, and suppliers
- Ability to partner with shop floor Supervision to execute continuous improvement
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field, or commensurate experience
- Experience in Production Planning within a plant environment
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a Material Manager/Supervisor role
- Experience of Kanban process preferred
Expected Base Salary Range: $100,000- $129,000
The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation for this position. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors, including but not limited to the physical worksite location, the geographic market of that location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education and internal peer compensation comparisons among other potential factors.
Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a "U.S. Person", which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States, or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position.
Benefits- Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
- Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
- 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
- Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- Paid Leaves
- Tuition Assistance
