Materials Manager

Stryker; Redmond; On-site; AUD 168,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Materials Manager to lead material planning, procurement, and inventory control across manufacturing and distribution. You will drive performance through data, manage ERP-driven supply plans, and guide continuous improvement initiatives to optimize efficiency and reduce costs.

You will oversee staff, staffing needs, performance reviews, and department policies while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure on-time customer order fulfillment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or related field.
• 8+ years in supply chain, materials, planning, procurement, or related ops.
• 4+ years of leadership in manufacturing.
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Experience in inventory, production planning, and material flow.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; budgeting knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Oversee material planning, production planning, procurement, inventory, warehousing, receiving, and shipping to support on-time fulfillment.
• Monitor KPIs like inventory health, turns, days of inventory, delivery performance, and back-orders.
• Develop supply plans using ERP systems and collaborate with production, quality, engineering, and ops.
• Lead continuous improvement and lean initiatives to cut costs and reduce excess inventory.
• Direct and develop department staff, manage staffing, performance reviews, training, and policies.

Skills

Leadership

Supply chain management

Strategic planning

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management

Related field (Business/Engineering)

Tools

SAP ERP

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Join Stryker’s supply chain team in a role that is central to maintaining the flow of materials, inventory accuracy, and operational performance across manufacturing and distribution activities. The Materials Manager provides leadership across planning, procurement, inventory management, warehousing, receiving, and shipping to support efficient operations and customer order fulfillment.

This role oversees material flow processes, drives performance through data and key metrics, and partners with cross-functional teams to align supply plans with business needs. The position also leads continuous improvement initiatives and supports the development of team capabilities and operational processes.

What You Will Do

• Manage material planning, production planning, procurement, inventory control, warehousing, receiving, and shipping activities to support on-time customer order fulfillment.

• Monitor and drive key performance indicators including inventory health, inventory turns, days of inventory, production attainment, delivery performance, service levels, and back-order reduction.

• Develop and communicate supply plans through enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, reports, and cross-functional updates with production, quality, engineering, and other operational teams.

• Lead continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives that improve supply chain efficiency, reduce costs, and minimize excess and obsolete inventory risks.

• Direct and develop department personnel by managing staffing requirements, conducting performance reviews, providing training, and maintaining departmental policies and procedures.

What You Will Need

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field.

• Minimum 8 years of experience in supply chain, materials management, production planning, procurement, inventory management, or related operations.

• Minimum 4 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment

• Experience working with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

• Experience managing inventory, production planning, and material flow processes within a manufacturing environment.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.

• Financial knowledge or training related to budgeting, cost management, or operational performance metrics.

Preferred:

• Experience using SAP ERP software.

• Experience leading continuous improvement or lean manufacturing initiatives.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

$118,000 - $196,600 USD Annual