Materials Manager

Matchtech; Southampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech is seeking a Materials Manager to join our client’s Supply Chain function in the Southampton area. You will link inventory control with production efficiency, lead a stores team and act as an SAP SME across the function.

The role focuses on ensuring material availability, optimising stock, and driving KPI improvements in inventory accuracy and throughput within a collaborative manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in materials management, inventory management, stores management or warehouse management.
• Experience using SAP.
• Appreciation of production workflows, material release and inventory optimisation techniques.
• Leadership skills and the ability to coach, manage and develop teams.
• Adopts a data-driven approach.
• Previous experience within a manufacturing, engineering, FMCG or Food environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage, train and motivate the Stores function ensuring accurate inventory control, replenishment and effective storage
• Ensure availability of materials and components to support manufacturing requirements
• Monitor and maintain inventory records in SAP
• Identify opportunities for inventory optimisation and continuous improvement across materials and stores
• Track and report on KPIs in relation to; inventory accuracy, material availability, release times and operational efficiencies
• Serve as an SAP subject matter expert across materials and stores - managing transactions, troubleshooting and ensuring data accuracy
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across; Supply Chain, Procurement, Production and Logistics

Skills

Inventory management

Stores management

Leadership

Data-driven

Stakeholder management

Tools

SAP

Job description

A global manufacturing engineering business requires a Materials Manager to join its Supply Chain function. The Materials Manager will be responsible for linking inventory control and production efficiency, managing a stores team and acting as an SAP subject matter expert across the Supply Chain function. This is an excellent opportunity for a materials, inventory or supply chain specialist to make a significant impact on operational performance, inventory optimisation and material availability, whilst developing their leadership capability within a highly collaborative environment.

Specific duties of the Materials Manager include:

• Manage, train and motivate the Stores function ensuring accurate inventory control, replenishment and effective storage
• Ensure availability of materials and components to support manufacturing requirements
• Monitor and maintain inventory records in SAP
• Identify opportunities for inventory optimisation and continuous improvement across materials and stores
• Track and report on KPIs in relation to; inventory accuracy, material availability, release times and operational efficiencies
• Serve as an SAP subject matter expert across materials and stores - managing transactions, troubleshooting and ensuring data accuracy
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across; Supply Chain, Procurement, Production and Logistics

Materials Management applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Previous experience in; materials management, inventory management, stores management or warehouse management
• Previous experience using SAP
• Appreciation of production workflows, material release and inventory optimisation techniques
• Leadership skills and the ability to coach, manage and develop teams
• Adopts a data-driven approach
• Previous experience within a manufacturing, engineering, FMCG or Food environment