Manager, Materials

Manager, Materials

DP World in the Atlanta, GA area is looking for a strategic, detail-focused, and proactive Materials Manager who’s ready to optimize material flow and strengthen the efficiency of our supply chain every single day.

In this role, you’ll oversee every aspect of materials management — forecasting needs, optimizing inventory levels, coordinating with suppliers, and ensuring that the right materials are always in the right place at the right time. You’ll streamline processes, eliminate bottlenecks, partner with operations, and help us deliver on-time results that exceed customer expectations.

If you’re energized by solving problems, improving systems, and leading teams in a fast‑paced environment, this role gives you the opportunity to shape a smarter, stronger, and more efficient operation.

• Oversee and manage the daily activities of the materials and MP&L function to maximize scheduling and delivery of commodities to the customer.
• Interface with customer to ensure smooth coordination of scheduling and maximization of schedule adherence; provides input on local conditions, identifies needs and receives direction on real‑time staffing increases or decreases.
• Ensure materials supervisors, Shipping/Receiving Analysts and MP&L coordinators manage schedule adherence notifying and escalating within the facility as warranted.
• Enact contingency plans as needed; escalates and directs activities during systems problems, disasters, etc.; identifies potential problems, troubleshoots, escalates issues to the operations manager, and participates in post‑mortem analysis of problems providing input for future process improvements.
• Review ongoing performance results to targets and takes corrective measures with authorization, escalate as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related field.
• Experience performing professional level operational and plant management duties; preferably in automotive or logistics industry.
• Knowledge of principles and procedures used in material planning and logistics operations and practices.

DP World offers a market competitive compensation package and encourages personal growth within an informal atmosphere.

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse and professional team totaling more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, DP World is pushing trade further and faster toward a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing

Industries:
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage, Warehousing and Storage, IT Services and IT Consulting.