Materials Manager

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Warehouse and Materials Manager Job Description

The Warehouse and Materials Manager oversees end-to-end warehouse and inventory operations, ensuring maximum efficiency, accuracy, and customer satisfaction. This role leads a materials team in a multi-shift environment, develops and improves warehouse processes, and drives continuous improvement initiatives across receiving, storage, material handling, and shipping activities.

• Ensure that the warehouse operates with maximum efficiency while maintaining customer satisfaction as the primary objective.
• Supervise, organize, direct, and train materials employees by establishing, monitoring, and managing operational objectives.
• Manage and monitor inventory transaction processes to ensure inventory accuracy and timely compliance with company policies.
• Determine appropriate storage methods, identification, and stock locations based on turnover, environmental factors, and facility capabilities.
• Verify inventory computations by comparing system records to physical stock counts, investigate discrepancies, and adjust errors as needed.
• Develop warehouse operations systems including product handling and storage requirements, equipment utilization, inventory management, and inbound and shipping processes.
• Coordinate and monitor the receipt, storage, movement, and shipment of goods to meet productivity, quality, and service standards.
• Coordinate the generation of cycle count and physical inventory sheets and maintain the accuracy of all inventory counts.
• Manage recycling and inventory disposal in accordance with company policies.
• Assist Finance and Procurement teams by reviewing and analyzing invoices as needed.
• Inspect material handling equipment, tools, and machinery regularly and monitor general maintenance requirements.
• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Directly manage employees, including approving timecards and personal time off, conducting performance evaluations, planning career progression, and recognizing employee achievements.
• Motivate, organize, and encourage teamwork within the workforce to ensure productivity goals are met or exceeded.
• Set and drive operational strategy for warehouse and materials management.
• Review and prepare workflow, staffing, space requirements, equipment design, and action plans while ensuring productivity, quality, and customer service standards are met.
• Assess departmental performance in assigned areas, identify problems, develop effective solutions, and present recommendations.
• Coach, manage, and evaluate performance of materials team personnel to meet company goals and policies, including career progression and cross-functional skill development.
• Demonstrate flexibility in developing systems that can be adapted to individual projects with varying quality assurance and documentation requirements.
• Provide feedback to leadership on resource and training needs and propose and implement solutions.
• Audit receiving, shipping, and material handling processes and procedures, including shipments and receipts, to ensure compliance and effectiveness.
• Coordinate and support the implementation of training, procedural documentation updates, and process improvements.
• Lead cross-functional projects, process improvements, and continuous improvement events to enhance the performance of the Materials team.
• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly statistical and information reports regarding inventory and warehouse status, including establishing metrics and performance targets.
• Provide guidance, training, and priorities to personnel in their daily work while working with them to resolve issues and anticipate potential problems.
• Participate in global policy changes and continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Update policies and training materials as needed to reflect current practices and standards.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• At least 5 years of experience in warehouse and inventory management, including physical inventory practices and procedures.
• At least 5 years of experience leading hourly teams or equivalent experience and training.
• University or college degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent educational credential.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including creating and editing formulas, using VLOOKUP, and building Pivot…