Materials Leader

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As a global manufacturer of complex aircraft engine components, Pursuit Aerospace is founded on a commitment to relentless, continuous, operational improvement and extraordinary customer service. We pride ourselves on competitive cost structure, exceptional on-time delivery, and industry-leading quality. The Pursuit family of companies has cultivated long‑term relationships with our customers around the world through respect, teamwork, technology, and trust. We are driven to develop industry‑leading process innovations and manufacturing techniques on behalf of our customers.

Our exceptional quality is driven by a deep investment in and the daily practice of continually improving our people, processes, and products.

The Materials Leader is responsible for overseeing all planning, scheduling, and material flow, to support efficient production operations. This role ensures that material availability, work order management, and cross‑functional communication align to drive on‑time delivery, inventory accuracy, and operational excellence. The leader will manage key planning functions within the ERP system, partner closely with manufacturing teams, drive continuous improvement across the supply chain from raw material receipt to delivery to final customer.

The Materials Leader will be a key part of implementing and maintaining a SIOP process. This role also includes coaching and developing team members.

Location: Malden Ma

• Production Planning & Scheduling:
  Guide and support planners to maintain all planning and scheduling functions within the ERP system to support production requirements and inventory control.
• Production Planning & Scheduling:
  Create, release, and manage work orders for multi‑level Bills of Material (BOM) across diverse production workflows.
• Production Planning & Scheduling:
  Coordinate with Manufacturing Supervisors to balance workloads, resolve capacity constraints, and prevent production delays.
• Production Planning & Scheduling:
  Issue materials to the production floor to ensure consistent workflow and timely execution.
• Material Management & Inventory Control:
  Track material start delays, maintain accurate inventory levels, and oversee material flow for the shop floor, including flow to and from Outside Vendors, working closely with the Purchasing Team.
• Material Management & Inventory Control:
  Monitor and resolve discrepancies related to vendor packing slips, material receipts, and inventory transactions.
• Material Management & Inventory Control:
  Ensure that all transactions are processed the day of receipt.
• Material Management & Inventory Control:
  Develop and maintain detailed inventories of materials in WIP and in the warehouse.
• Material Management & Inventory Control:
  Maintain required on‑hand quantities of supplies and materials to optimize production performance.
• Material Management & Inventory Control:
  Analyze inventories and procedures; recommend and lead improvements to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Material Management & Inventory Control:
  Work with the finance team and lead a cycle count program that alleviates the annual need for a physical inventory.
• Supply Chain Leadership & Optimization:
  Collaborate cross‑functionally to maintain resources needed for an effective supply chain.
• Supply Chain Leadership & Optimization:
  Participate in policy deployment targets focused on inventory reduction, cost reduction, and material velocity.
• Supply Chain Leadership & Optimization:
  Identify optimal shipment and transportation routes to ensure timely delivery to end customers on mission‑critical hardware, as well as to and from Outside Vendors.
• Supply Chain Leadership & Optimization:
  Ensure materials are available and properly staged to meet production schedules.
• Leadership & Team Development:
  Coach, mentor, and develop team members to build executional capability.
• Leadership & Team Development:
  Support training, performance feedback, and…