Finished Goods Materials Manager - SAP & Inventory

Arrow International, Inc.; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Arrow International is seeking a Materials Manager to optimize finished goods inventory, service levels, and planning while supporting the SAP transition. The role emphasizes data-driven improvement across manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution operations.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in manufacturing or distribution, with extensive experience in ERP systems and inventory planning to drive accuracy and efficiency enterprise-wide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, supply chain, systems, programming, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, distribution, inventory control, or scheduling.
• Experience at manager or senior leadership level with proven inventory reduction and service improvement.
• Strong ERP experience; SAP preferred.
• Experience with AS/400, Query, PRMS or other integrated manufacturing systems is a plus.
• Strong understanding of finished goods and warehouse inventory, forecasting, MPS, MRP, DRP, and inventory turns.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience building reports, extracting data, and analyzing inventory trends.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable digging into numbers and driving data-based decisions.

Responsibilities

• Manage finished goods inventory levels across warehouses, product lines, and distribution locations.
• Monitor on-hand inventory versus target inventory by product class, product group, and warehouse location.
• Develop and publish reporting around inventory, service levels, warehouse balances, product availability, and inventory targets.
• Partner with manufacturing, purchasing, planning, warehouse, and operations teams to improve inventory turns and avoid out-of-stock conditions.
• Support SAP transition efforts by improving finished goods reporting, inventory controls, planning processes, and system data accuracy.
• Oversee transfers between warehouses to maintain proper inventory balance and support customer service levels.
• Set and maintain target inventory levels, forecasts, and planning parameters by item.
• Support planning systems and processes, including forecasting, MPS, MRP, and DRP.
• Audit inventory data and procedures to ensure finished goods inventory is accurate in the system.
• Build and automate reports that provide better visibility to decision makers across manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution.
• Train managers and employees on inventory procedures, reporting tools, system changes, and proper data entry.
• Travel to warehouse or distribution locations as needed to support physical inventories, training, audits, and process improvements.

Skills

Inventory management

Data analysis

Process improvement

Leadership

Education

10+ years of experience in manufacturing, distribution, inventory control, materials planning, purchasing, or scheduling

Tools

SAP ERP

AS/400

Job description

Arrow International is seeking a Materials Manager to optimize finished goods inventory, service levels, and planning while supporting the SAP transition. The role emphasizes data-driven improvement across manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution operations.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in manufacturing or distribution, with extensive experience in ERP systems and inventory planning to drive accuracy and efficiency enterprise-wide.