Materials Manager Job at Motive Workforce, Fort Mill, York County, SC

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  • Motive Workforce
  • Fort Mill, York County, SC

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & People Development

  • Build and mentor a high-performing materials team through coaching, performance feedback, and clear career development pathways.
  • Cultivate a culture of accountability, agility, and continuous improvement rooted in lean supply chain principles.
  • Run highly effective daily, weekly, and monthly planning meetings with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure clarity, alignment, and ownership.
  • Foster a learning organization by sharing best practices, implementing SOPs, and reinforcing structured problem-solving methodologies.

Strategic Inventory Optimization

  • Design and execute inventory strategies that maintain 98%+ service levels while minimizing excess and obsolete materials.
  • Utilize forecasting techniques (e.g., ABC analysis, safety stock modeling, AI-driven demand tools) to inform purchasing and production alignment.
  • Manage inventory across high-SKU environments and sensitive components, ensuring FIFO and JIT practices are applied consistently.
  • Leverage ERP systems for real-time inventory visibility, analytics, and compliance tracking.

Demand Planning & Integrated Business Planning (IBP/SIOP)

  • Partner with Sales and Finance to align forecasts with operational capacity and strategic account priorities.
  • Lead the execution of SIOP processes, including effective meeting cadence, stakeholder accountability, and alignment of demand, supply, and financial plans.
  • Drive KPI development and visibility across key metrics like forecast accuracy, lead times, inventory turns, and on-time delivery.

Supplier Relationship & Risk Management

  • Collaborate with procurement and compliance to negotiate flexible, sustainable supplier agreements.
  • Build and maintain a resilient global supplier base, qualifying backup vendors and supporting continuity plans for geopolitical or supply chain disruptions.
  • Align sourcing strategies with sustainability goals and ethical sourcing standards.

End-to-End Materials Flow Optimization

  • Implement PFEP (Plan for Every Part) methodologies and Lean principles to streamline inbound, internal, and outbound material flows.
  • Optimize warehouse layouts and storage strategies for SKU velocity, inventory accuracy, and cost-effective utilization.
  • Drive adoption of digital tools (RFID, automation, real-time dashboards) to improve throughput and reduce manual handling.

Compliance & Continuous Improvement

  • Oversee cycle counts and annual inventory audits, achieving and sustaining >98% accuracy.
  • Lead structured root cause analysis for discrepancies and implement robust corrective actions.
  • Champion sustainability initiatives such as recyclable packaging, waste reduction, and carbon tracking.

Job Tags

Flexible hours,

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