Materials Manager

Company Overview:

If a culture of excellence, innovation and ownership is what you're searching for, consider putting your experience in motion  an individual contributor, or as a leader of people, your enterprise mindset will ensure Flowserve's position as the global standard in comprehensive flow control solutions. Here, your opportunity for professional development and industry leading rewards will be supported by our foundational commitments to the values of people first, integrity and safety.

Thinking beyond opportunity and reward, at Flowserve, we are inspired by working together to create extraordinary flow control solutions to make the world better for everyone!

Role Summary:

The Materials Manager is responsible for effectively managing materials to meet enterprise inventory, order‑to‑delivery, lead‑time, and labor/manufacturing productivity targets at the Cookeville, Tennessee valve and actuator production facility. The role includes oversight of master production scheduling, planning activities, warehouse operations, and all material transactions within the plant. This position also leads the planning team in long-, medium-, and short‑range planning, master data governance, and ERP utilization.

The role reports both to plant management for site-level responsibilities and the corporate materials management function to support enterprise standards and initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, manage, and coach planning team members
• Oversee materials planning processes, including SIOP, Demand Management, MPS, MRP, Production Control, and Inventory Management
• Develop materials strategies to support order‑to‑delivery and lead‑time targets while optimizing inventory investment
• Manage past-due backlog, develop recovery plans, and oversee reporting and improvement projects
• Ensure production schedules maximize utilization of manufacturing assets while maintaining schedule adherence, OTD, backlog, and inventory targets
• Ensure planning processes align with corporate and facility initiatives
• Align ERP planning activities with project management milestones
• Oversee warehouse and inventory management processes
• Manage inventory for Percentage of Completion (POC)
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• 7+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment using ERP systems in a materials planning role
• Strong leadership experience
• Demonstrated success leading continuous improvement initiatives
• Ability to analyze, interpret, and manage financial data
• Proficiency in ERP systems (preferably SAP)
• Ability to manage large data sets, including items, routings, BOMs, and work centers
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

Preferred:

• Lean certification (Green Belt or Black Belt)
• Commercial orientation and strong analytical capabilities

Benefits:

Flowserve offers competitive pay, annual bonuses, medical benefits on day 1, generous paid vacation time, paid holidays, 401(k) and many other excellent benefits!

Flowserve is a world-leading manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of comprehensive flow control systems. Join a company whose people are committed to building a more sustainable future to make the world better for everyone. With 16,000+ employees in 50+ countries, we combine our global reach with local presence. Our team challenges themselves to approach each situation with ingenuity and creativity to help provide our customers with the most innovative flow control products and services.

We support 10,000+ customers worldwide, creating products to meet the needs of our customers who are supplying energy, fresh water, pharmaceuticals and other essentials to consumers, businesses and governments globally. We invite you to put your talents and career in motion at Flowserve.

Req : R-18065

Job Family Group :
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Job Family : LO Production Planning

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