Materials Supervisor Job Covington area,Kentucky USA,Management

Materials Supervisor

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Role Overview

The Materials Supervisor is responsible for all internal material flow from receiving/inspection to line‑side presentation for production, including end‑of‑line pick, pack, ship, de‑trashing, all material movements, supermarket sizing and replenishment, and order picking for intra‑plant deliveries. The role drives continuous improvement in material handling, inventory accuracy, cycle counting, and timely transactional reporting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Ensure timely material flow within the facility and timely delivery of received materials from other locations, as well as preparation for shipment of parts to other facilities.

Develop and implement standard processes and strategies that enable production efficiency improvements.

Lead, supervise, and direct materials staff development through education, training, coaching, mentoring, and certification to execute improvement priorities and achieve key performance indicators.

Manage and optimize daily warehousing operations, including staging, cycle count, and storage of materials.

Oversee inventory management and control, accuracy, and established inventory guidelines and procedures.

Ensure efficient and accurate materials presentation to support production operations.

Partner with Quality, Purchasing, and Production to develop effective solutions to customer quality and delivery issues and to achieve objectives and KPIs.

Maintain a high level of communication between planning, purchasing, and production to ensure customer satisfaction.

Lead and improve Material/Inventory Management best practices, including warehouse management (cycle‑count accuracy, transactions, bar coding, RFID) and fill rate.

Maintain appropriate staffing levels for daily material management, balancing resource capacity with workload.

Serve as an SAP Super‑User within the assigned functional area.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
2years of materials leadership experience.
2years of experience leading teams, developing people, or organizing tasks.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience using SAP or an equivalent ERP system (Oracle, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics) and Microsoft Office.
Formal leadership or team development training.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Relationship Building and Earning Trust – Consistently follows through on commitments, communicates, and demonstrates accountability.
Accountability – Remains outcome focused, holding the team accountable while removing barriers to success.
Ask, Listen, and Follow Up – Actively listens, asks questions to help others understand, shows care, and closes loops.
Inspire, Motivate and Recognize – Teaches others new tasks, is self‑aware, celebrates successes, and encourages development.
Conflict Management and Resolution – Influences employees to collaborate, remains unbiased, diffuses conflict constructively, and seeks solutions.
Identify, Engage and Retain – Creates an open and honest environment, fostering growth opportunities.
Change Agent – Optimistically promotes change, validates ideas with the voice of customer, and leads transformation initiatives.

Physical Demands

The employee must be able to talk, hear, manipulate objects, stand, walk, and occasionally lift 25‑50 pounds. The role involves frequent, continuous computer work requiring sitting, close vision, and focus adjustments.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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