Materials Manager

Materials Manager

At Aberdeen Dynamics, we believe that our greatest strength lies in our people. As a 100% employee-owned company, we are committed to excellence in everything we do. Joining our team means becoming an employee-owner, where everyone's success is shared, and every contribution matters.

Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Aberdeen Dynamics is a full-service motion and control solutions provider with over 50 years of experience. We specialize in fluid power design, hydraulic systems, pneumatic control, and electro-mechanical solutions. Our expertise serves industries like oil and gas, rigging and recovery, power generation, construction, manufacturing, process and pipeline. We are trusted for engineering solutions and are known for designing and fabricating custom hydraulic power units, hydraulic valve actuators, and hydraulic winch packages.

The Materials Manager is responsible for the overall health, accuracy, availability, and financial performance of inventory across company locations. This position provides leadership and ownership of inventory strategy, inventory control, replenishment, stocking levels, excess and obsolete inventory, and inventory-related working capital.

The Materials Manager will establish the processes, systems, measurements, and accountability necessary to ensure the company has the right material, in the right quantity, at the right location, at the right time - while minimizing unnecessary investment in inventory.

This is a hands-on leadership position requiring someone who can move comfortably between data analysis, process improvement, and the physical operation. The Materials Manager is expected to identify root causes, challenge existing practices, establish sustainable processes, and work directly with site teams to improve inventory performance.

The successful candidate must have a demonstrated track record of measurable improvement in inventory accuracy, inventory turns, excess and obsolete inventory, and working capital.

The Materials Manager will work closely with Purchasing, Operations, Sales, Planning, Warehouse, Finance, Quality, and site leadership to balance customer availability and operational requirements with responsible inventory investment. Regular travel between company locations may be required.

Safety

Work Environment

• Work will be performed in office, warehouse, and operational environments.
• Regular travel between company locations may be required.
• The employee will periodically work in warehouse and manufacturing environments and must follow all applicable safety requirements.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Required
  - Eye protection in manufacturing areas
  - Company supplied.
• Required
  - Steel-toe shoes in designated areas.
• Optional
  - Ear protection in manufacturing areas
  - Company supplied.

Physical Demands

• Occasionally stoop, kneel, or crouch; regularly stand and walk; use hands and fingers; reach; talk and hear.
• Must possess good physical dexterity and be able to perform normal warehouse and office activities.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Requires regular computer use and data analysis.
• Requires close, distance, peripheral, and depth vision and the ability to adjust visual focus.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Own overall inventory performance across company locations, including inventory accuracy, inventory turns, working capital, availability, excess and obsolete inventory, and inventory investment.
• Develop and execute an inventory strategy that balances customer service and product availability with responsible use of company working capital.
• Establish measurable inventory targets and drive sustained improvement in inventory turns, accuracy, excess inventory, obsolete inventory, and total inventory investment.
• Lead and support the Inventory Control function across company locations, including the development of Inventory Control Supervisors, Leads, and Team members as applicable.
• Establish and maintain a disciplined company-wide cycle count program designed to improve inventory accuracy and identify the root causes of inventory discrepancies.
• Ensure inventory discrepancies are investigated to root cause rather than simply adjusted in the system.
• Identif…