Senior Manager-Production & Material Control
Daifuku
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Job summary
Daifuku Intralogistics America Corporation is seeking a Senior Manager, Production & Material Control to lead end-to-end materials management, demand planning, inventory control, and production support across our manufacturing operations.
In this highly visible leadership role, you will oversee the Planning & Scheduling, Inventory Control, and Engineering Support teams while driving alignment across Production Control, Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehouse Fulfillment, and Project Execution.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in materials management, production planning, demand planning, or supply chain operations within a manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience balancing customer requirements with manufacturing capacity and operational constraints.
- Strong leadership experience developing managers and building high-performing teams.
- Experience with MRP/ERP systems focused on production planning, inventory management, and materials control.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
Responsibilities
- Lead and direct Production Control operations, including Planning, Engineering Support, and Inventory Control functions.
- Develop and execute demand and capacity planning strategies aligned with annual business objectives.
- Serve as Manufacturing's representative in the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
- Foster a culture of accountability, agility, collaboration, and operational excellence.
- Drive enterprise inventory governance, including stocking strategies, critical spare parts programs, inventory accuracy initiatives, and excess/obsolete inventory reduction.
- Standardize material flow processes across manufacturing operations to improve efficiency and visibility.
- Ensure material availability to support production schedules and project execution.
- Provide oversight of inventory accuracy programs, including cycle counting, physical inventories, reconciliation efforts, and root cause analysis.
- Partner closely with Manufacturing leadership to achieve key objectives related to quality, delivery, cost, and safety.
- Develop, monitor, and report department KPIs while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Leverage analytics and business intelligence tools to identify risks, bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Support new product introductions, manufacturing expansions, and strategic sourcing initiatives.
- Oversee SAP master data governance with ownership of PP and EWM master data processes.
- Establish and maintain controls to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and integrity.
- Drive best practices across ERP, planning, scheduling, and inventory management systems.
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Job description
Daifuku Intralogistics America Corporation is a global leader in advanced material handling and automation solutions, delivering mission-critical systems that power some of the world’s most complex supply chains. Backed by a deep bench of in-house engineering expertise, we design, manufacture, integrate, and deploy end-to-end intralogistics solutions - from high-performance conveyor and sortation systems to robotics, automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), and intelligent warehouse execution software. Our capabilities are supported by a robust, 24/7 service infrastructure that ensures operational continuity and long-term customer success. At Daifuku, we operate at the intersection of innovation, scale, and execution excellence - continuously pushing the boundaries of what's possible in automation and supply chain performance. We are seeking forward-thinking, results-driven leaders who are motivated to shape strategy, drive transformation, and leave a lasting impact on the future of manufacturing and intralogistics.
Daifuku Intralogistics America Corporation is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Manager, Production & Material Control to lead end-to-end materials management, demand planning, inventory control, and production support across our manufacturing operations. In this highly visible leadership position, you will oversee the Planning & Scheduling, Inventory Control, and Engineering Support teams while driving alignment across Production Control, Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehouse Fulfillment, and Project Execution. You will play a critical role in ensuring material availability, optimizing inventory performance, balancing demand with production capacity, and delivering operational excellence.
- Lead and direct Production Control operations, including Planning, Engineering Support, and Inventory Control functions.
- Develop and execute demand and capacity planning strategies aligned with annual business objectives.
- Serve as Manufacturing's representative in the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
- Foster a culture of accountability, agility, collaboration, and operational excellence.
- Drive enterprise inventory governance, including stocking strategies, critical spare parts programs, inventory accuracy initiatives, and excess/obsolete inventory reduction.
- Standardize material flow processes across manufacturing operations to improve efficiency and visibility.
- Ensure material availability to support production schedules and project execution.
- Provide oversight of inventory accuracy programs, including cycle counting, physical inventories, reconciliation efforts, and root cause analysis.
- Partner closely with Manufacturing leadership to achieve key objectives related to quality, delivery, cost, and safety.
- Develop, monitor, and report department KPIs while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Leverage analytics and business intelligence tools to identify risks, bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Support new product introductions, manufacturing expansions, and strategic sourcing initiatives.
- Oversee SAP master data governance with ownership of PP and EWM master data processes.
- Establish and maintain controls to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and integrity.
- Drive best practices across ERP, planning, scheduling, and inventory management systems.
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Materials Management, Operations, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in materials management, production planning, demand planning, inventory control, or supply chain operations within a manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience balancing customer requirements with manufacturing capacity and operational constraints.
- Strong leadership experience developing managers and building high-performing teams.
- Experience with MRP/ERP systems focused on production planning, inventory management, and materials control.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
- MBA or advanced degree.
- SAP S/4HANA experience.
- Professional certifications such as CPIM, CPM, CSCP, CIRM, or other ASCM/ISM credentials.
- Experience leading large-scale process improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
- Improved inventory accuracy and inventory performance.
- Enhanced demand and capacity planning effectiveness.
- Increased on-time production and project execution.
- Standardized material flow processes across manufacturing operations.
- Stronger alignment between supply chain, manufacturing, procurement, and project teams.
- Sustainable improvements in operational KPIs.
- Location Hobart, Indiana
- Travel Up to 25%
- USD $115,000.00
- USD $135,000.00
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