Materials Manager

Company Description

Summary: Manages and directs all warehouses, shipping, receiving, stores, and material‑handling operations supporting production and customer delivery. Accountable for inventory accuracy, material flow, regulatory compliance, and workforce performance across multiple functional areas. Leads continuous‑improvement initiatives, establishes operational controls, and partners cross‑functionally with Production Control, Quality, Scheduling, and Supply Chain to ensure uninterrupted production, cost control, and on‑time delivery.

• Owns end‑to‑end responsibility for Shipping, Receiving, Stores, and Material Handling functions, ensuring alignment with production schedules, customer requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Plans staffing, schedules, and labor deployment based on production demand, backlog, and business priorities; adjusts resources proactively to meet service levels and cost targets.
• Establishes and enforces standard work, departmental procedures, and internal controls to ensure consistent execution and audit readiness.
• Accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and control of physical and system inventory, including raw materials, WIP, sub‑assemblies, and finished goods.
• Ensure shop orders are released and processed in accordance with dispatch priorities (PC 1235) and production requirements.
• Oversees issuance and receipt of materials to and from the shop floor, maintaining full traceability and compliance with quality and customer requirements.
• Manages material shortages, back orders, and shelf‑life expirations; coordinates corrective actions with Scheduling, Purchasing, and Production Control.
• Leads and executes cycle counts and annual physical inventories, driving root‑cause analysis and corrective actions to meet inventory‑accuracy targets.
• Ensures all inbound and outbound materials are processed accurately, timely, and in full compliance with ITAR, customer requirements, and company policies.
• Maintains accountability for packaging, labeling, documentation, and export controls.
• Resolves receiving discrepancies, damage claims, and documentation issues promptly and thoroughly.
• Directly manages department personnel, including hiring, onboarding, training, performance management, discipline, and succession planning.
• Establishes clear expectations, provides coaching and feedback, and conducts performance reviews in alignment with company policies and labor agreements.
• Fosters a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with classifications, wage structures, and contractual requirements.
• Defines, tracks, and reports departmental KPIs (inventory accuracy, on‑time shipment, labor efficiency, shortages, and cycle count performance).
• Drives Lean, 5S, and process‑improvement initiatives to reduce waste, improve material flow, and increase productivity.
• Owns departmental safety, housekeeping, and regulatory compliance; investigates incidents and implements corrective actions.
• Partners with Production Control on termination claims, including disposition, storage, and documentation of terminated inventory.

In addition to the above, Managers are to maintain an organized, clean and safe work area using safety standards and expectations while adhering to all quality practices. Senior is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Language: Ability to communicate in English (verbally and written) effectively with all levels of employees within the company.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Mathematical
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, & percentages.
• Other Abilities: Must have knowledge of MRP, MAPICS Manufacturing software. Must have knowledge of MS Excel spreadsheet software and MS Word word…