What are the responsibilities and job description for the Materials & Planning Manager position at NPAworldwide?
Job Description
Our client, a global manufacturer is seeking aMaterials & Planning Manager to lead production planning, inventory control, warehouse operations, and material readiness within a growing manufacturing environment in Greenville, SC. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on improving operational execution, developing the team, strengthening processes, and ensuring materials are available to support production.
The position reports to the Senior Operations Manager and will lead the Production Controller and Warehouse Supervisor, with broader oversight of the materials and warehouse team.
Key Responsibilities
Why Join?
This is more than a day-to-day materials management position. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to build stronger planning, inventory, and warehouse processes, develop frontline leadership, and help prepare the organization for continued growth.
The role is specifically intended to provide a path toward broader Supply Chain or Operations leadership responsibilities over the next 35 years.
Our client, a global manufacturer is seeking aMaterials & Planning Manager to lead production planning, inventory control, warehouse operations, and material readiness within a growing manufacturing environment in Greenville, SC. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on improving operational execution, developing the team, strengthening processes, and ensuring materials are available to support production.
The position reports to the Senior Operations Manager and will lead the Production Controller and Warehouse Supervisor, with broader oversight of the materials and warehouse team.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead production planning and develop achievable schedules based on capacity, material availability, and operational constraints
- Monitor schedule attainment and coordinate recovery actions when production commitments are missed
- Lead inventory control, cycle counting, reconciliation, and physical inventory readiness
- Oversee warehouse operations including receiving, storage, material movement, picking, kitting, and material presentation
- Ensure materials are available when production work is released and reduce material-related shortages
- Lead WMS implementation, training, process adoption, and long-term sustainment
- Improve inventory and bin-location accuracy through standard work, audits, and system discipline
- Use ERP, WMS, Excel, Power BI, KPIs, and other technology to improve visibility and operational performance
- Coach and develop supervisors, team leads, and employees while strengthening accountability and independent problem-solving
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives and ensure improvements are sustained
- Partner closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Shipping, and other departments
- 7 years of relevant experience in manufacturing, production planning, materials management, inventory control, warehousing, logistics, supply chain, or a related operational environment
- 3 years of leadership experience managing employees, team leads, supervisors, or operational functions
- Strong knowledge of production scheduling, inventory control, material flow, and warehouse operations
- Experience working with ERP systems; SAP experience preferred
- Demonstrated success improving operational processes and driving projects through completion
- Strong leadership, coaching, accountability, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Manufacturing experience strongly preferred, particularly in low-volume, high-mix, engineer-to-order, or complex manufacturing
- WMS implementation or optimization experience preferred
- Lean, 5S, continuous improvement, or process-standardization experience preferred
- Experience with Excel, Power BI, dashboards, KPIs, automation, or other technology-driven operational tools is a plus
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, Logistics, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered
Why Join?
This is more than a day-to-day materials management position. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to build stronger planning, inventory, and warehouse processes, develop frontline leadership, and help prepare the organization for continued growth.
The role is specifically intended to provide a path toward broader Supply Chain or Operations leadership responsibilities over the next 35 years.