Materials Management Project Manager

Lead Impact. Strengthen Supply Chain Performance.

As a Project Manager for Materials Management, you’ll lead cross functional Supply Chain projects from concept through rollout, delivering meaningful gains in customer satisfaction, productivity, and working capital. You’ll drive lean practices, establish standard work, and motivate teams to turn complex initiatives into efficient, sustainable solutions.

What You'll do

• Define best practices & identify opportunities for improvement in local team; inclusive of creating process documentation & preparing required training materials
• Regularly engage with cross functional leadership within the region to identify and resolve operational challenges and complexities to drive savings and improved service
• Responsible for ownership of team processes & development of training modules
• Monitor utilization of and compliance of executed improvements; includes management of process change and system releases and rolling out training for new & exiting users
• Support department LEAN upskilling to achieve results & produce business cases for changes with process excellence focus; provide mentorship to those seeking Lean Certifications & completing A3s
• Effectively define, plan, and implement strategic roadmap projects that achieve company objectives, productivity standards, and cost controls by understanding and defining cross functional requirements, documenting processes, training and coaching others on implemented projects
• Partner with team both in & Hilti wide to achieve cross-functional cohesiveness & communication
• Lead local operational routines related to network rebalancing, obsolescence reduction, scrap, warehouse capacity support
• Facilitate monthly department learning sessions during shopfloor meetings
• Conduct annual/recurring Business Process Management (BPM) reviews; maintain & update Standard Work Instructions (SWI), inter company sales (ICS), & HAG returns, etc.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders to define best practices; serve as subject matter expert for implementations aligned with global logistics strategy
• Represent logistics program opportunities related to enterprise technology platform integration & implementation
• Support, coach, and advise process users during training, system upgrades, and general usage
• Additional duties as assigned
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Advanced degree and certifications (APICS, Project Management), preferred
• Minimum five (5) years Supply Chain experience, with two (2) years in Project Management roles, required
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Lean Competency Center level of 1B, highly preferred
• High level of functional expertise regarding Supply Chain operations, processes, systems, and data with demonstrated ability to apply functional and system expertise to business requirements
• Experience in data analytics, experience with MS Office including PowerPoint, Excel, and BI, required
• Deep understanding of Materials Management trends, systems, and support tools (SAP, JDA/Blue Yonder, SharePoint), including the cross-functional impact of all systems
• Demonstrated Materials Management knowledge; including: lot sizes, MOQs, Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) logic, end-to-end processes, forecasting, backorder management, safety stock management, and master data topics
• Detailed understanding of Hilti business processes including inventory management, & working knowledge of warehousing and transportation management, required
• Demonstrated leadership in defining cross functional requirements and leading projects
• Experience documenting processes and communicating change
• Demonstrated coaching/training skills for mentoring others
• Excellent verbal, presentation, and written communication skills to all external/internal customers, peer groups, and upper management
  
  

What’s In It for You

You’ll join a top-ranked workplace with competitive compensation, bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefits package. We offer paid time off, paid family leave, educational reimbursement, 401(k) matching, and medical/dental/vision coverage. You’ll also have two paid days annually to give back to your local community.

Why Hilti

Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.

Commitment to Inclusion

At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.

Hilti, Inc is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.