Materials Control Manager

Are you a hands-on Material Control Manager who knows how to build strong teams, improve inventory accuracy, and keep manufacturing operations running efficiently? kdc/one is looking for a Material Control Manager to lead our warehouse and material control operations in Groveport, Ohio.

In this role, you’ll oversee receiving, storage, staging, shipping, inventory management, and material flow while partnering with Production and cross-functional teams to meet customer demands, maintain accurate inventory, and drive operational performance.

We’re looking for a leader who understands SAP, warehouse operations, inventory control, and continuous improvement
—someone who can develop people, improve processes, and deliver results in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Leads, assigns and manages the activities of the site’s Warehouse to ensure optimal results in safety, quality, productivity and cost.
• Directs and monitors all warehouse personnel and warehouse operations, including shipping, receiving, forklift operations and material staging to ensure production schedules are met on-time and in-full (OTIF).
• Coordinates day-to-day activities related to pulling and staging materials and components that support meeting the production schedule.
• Identifies cost optimization opportunities (e.g. reduction of overtime, optimization of movement, human and equipment, redefining DC’s layout and reducing pallet touches for outbound shipments).
• Establish meaningful KPIs and scorecards to track performance, drive resolution and communicate results to internal and external customers.
• Responsible for inventory accuracy (e.g. raw materials, packaging components and finished goods) develop policies and procedures that ensure accountability of inventory, timely reconciliation of inventory variances and management of inventory levels.
• Audits and reconciles SAP transactions related to inventory movements and initiates corrective actions to resolve discrepancies.
• Recommend process and operational improvements to ensure the highest level of productivity, capacity and quality are met; implements training plans and standard work for all roles in the warehouse.
• Partners directly with customers on any distribution center and/or logistic objectives, including distribution activities, book-to-book reconciliations, and physical inventory valuations.
• Identifies and delivers training w/SAP transactions, on SOPs, On‑the‑Job procedures and work instructions based on job responsibilities; ensures warehouse personnel are adequately trained and equipped (safety PPE, technology tools, equipment)
• Leads the annual department budgeting process and controls operational costs to ensure the department operates within budget.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to support the implementation of new products and equipment.
• Supports investigations related to errors, safety incidents and quality defects to ensure timely resolutions and preventative solutions to reduce future risks.
• Leads and promotes safety and continues improvement awareness and responsibility within the department and facility that ensures safe work conditions for all employees, contractors and visitors.
• Trains, coaches and develop employees within the department to ensure performance expectations and department objectives are met according to established standards; manage performance expectations and deliver feedback.
• Completes employee performance reviews, preliminary budgetary information, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions (WIs), inventory and shipping reports and other paperwork according to established company policy.
• Maintains confidentiality of employee personnel records and salary information; company…