Manager of Materials

Lake Orion Plant, 1700 Brown Rd, Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States of America

MATERIALS MANAGER

At Voltava, people power everything we do. We are a premier global manufacturing and assembly partner formed through the combination of Detroit Manufacturing Systems, Android Industries, and Avancez with approximately 5,400 Team Members across 21 facilities worldwide. Our vibrant, collaborative, and people-focused culture is the foundation for everything we deliver, from complex module assembly and sequencing to contract manufacturing, supply chain, automation, and tooling and equipment design for OEM customers across the automotive, industrial, e-mobility, heavy truck, defense, and technology sectors.

Kinetyc, our scalable contract manufacturing arm based in Wixom, Michigan, expands our capabilities and capacity to support customers across a range of industries. Together, we are Building A Better Everything.

The Materials Manager leads plant materials planning, inventory control, production scheduling, and material flow to support safe, efficient, and uninterrupted operations. This role develops and executes the plant material plan, manages supplier and customer requirements in a Just-in-Time environment, maintains inventory accuracy, and ensures materials are available to meet production and delivery commitments. The Materials Manager also leads the local materials team, strengthens supply chain processes, and drives continuous improvement across receiving, storage, production, and shipping activities.

• Lead materials planning, production scheduling, inventory control, and replenishment to support customer and plant requirements.
• Manage material releases and flow in a Just-in-Time environment to balance production demand, supplier capacity, inventory targets, and customer schedules.
• Monitor supplier, warehouse, production, and customer material flow; identify risks early and drive recovery plans to prevent disruption.
• Maintain accurate inventory and planning data within ERP, MRP, customer, and container management systems, including QAD Mfg Pro where applicable.
• Develop and maintain the Plan for Every Part, including replenishment, packaging, storage, delivery frequency, inventory parameters, and material presentation.
• Partner with Purchasing, suppliers, customers, and plant teams to resolve issues affecting material availability, receiving, shipping, storage, packaging, containers, and line‑side delivery.
• Analyze bills of material, part specifications, planning parameters, inventory transactions, and system data to identify and correct issues impacting production or inventory accuracy.
• Coordinate material actions related to engineering changes, product launches, obsolescence, supplier releases, packaging, timing, and premium freight reduction.
• Improve material flow, space utilization, safety, and operational performance through layout optimization, standard work, and process improvements.
• Ensure supply chain policies, procedures, work instructions, and documentation are current, controlled, communicated, and consistently followed.
• Set team goals, monitor performance, coach team members, and support cross‑functional partners with materials expertise.
• Lead or support continuous improvement and Kata initiatives while promoting safe work practices and compliance with safety, quality, customer, and regulatory requirements.

• 7+ years of progressive materials management, production control, inventory control, logistics, or supply chain experience in automotive or high-volume manufacturing.
• Demonstrated leadership experience directing materials planning, scheduling, inventory, shipping, receiving, warehousing, or…