Aerospace Materials Manager: Production & Inventory Lead

Whippany Actuation Systems; Whippany (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K with immediate company match

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Whippany Actuation Systems is seeking a Materials Manager to lead tactical procurement, inventory control, and material movements to support production requirements and customer commitments in aerospace manufacturing. This role partners with supply chain, production, quality, and business unit teams to remove material constraints and maintain audit-ready records.

You will oversee PO execution, supplier follow-up, expediting, shortage recovery, and ERP/MRP transactions; develop standard work and

Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace manufacturing environment.
• Experience with ISO 9001 or AS9100 requirements.
• Experience supporting supplier documentation, certification, traceability, and audit-ready material records.
• Proficient with inventory reporting systems and ERP systems.
• Strong written, verbal and cross-functional communications skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced business team environment.
• APICS certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages daily tactical materials operations to support established production requirements, customer delivery commitments, and business unit priorities.
• Oversees procurement execution, including purchase order placement, supplier follow-up, order acknowledgment, expediting, and resolution of late or constrained material.
• Leads daily shortage review activity with Supply Chain Specialists to identify production-impacting material constraints, assign recovery actions, and track closure through supplier follow-up or internal transaction correction.
• Maintains inventory accuracy through disciplined material transactions, cycle count oversight, discrepancy resolution, and corrective actions within ERP/MRP systems.
• Coordinates material movement, part availability, shortage mitigation, and prioritization of critical material requirements to support shop floor execution.

Skills

Organizational skills

Follow-up skills

Execution skills

Cross-functional communication

Bias for action

Education

APICS certification preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Whippany Actuation Systems is seeking a Materials Manager to lead tactical procurement, inventory control, and material movements to support production requirements and customer commitments in aerospace manufacturing. This role partners with supply chain, production, quality, and business unit teams to remove material constraints and maintain audit-ready records.

You will oversee PO execution, supplier follow-up, expediting, shortage recovery, and ERP/MRP transactions; develop standard work and