Materials & Distribution Manager

HP; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 93,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

HP is seeking a Materials & Distribution Manager to drive strategic initiatives for suppliers and contract manufacturers across global operations. You will own high‑level programs, ensure compliant, error‑free operations, and lead cross‑functional projects impacting regional and worldwide activities.

Mentoring team members and aligning physical processes with systematic ones are key expectations. Success requires 10+ years in procurement or supply chain, a four-year or graduate degree, and

Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-functional supply chain initiatives.
• Strong data analysis and ERP experience.
• Knowledge of procurement, inventory, and production planning.

Responsibilities

• Drives business strategy and develops new strategic initiatives around suppliers and contract manufacturers.
• Owns complex programs impacting strategy and monitors partnerships.
• Defines future solutions and ensures compliant, error-free operations.
• Leads large cross-functional projects with regional/global impact.
• Manages high-value vendors and reports monthly performance.
• Guides materials-related aspects of new production lines and defines storage requirements.

Skills

Data Analysis

Supply Chain Management

Lean Manufacturing

Inventory Management

Procurement

Production Planning

KPIs

Education

Four‑year or Graduate Degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

SAP Applications

Job description

Materials & Distribution Manager

Description

Job Summary

• This role is responsible for driving business strategy for materials and distribution, developing strategic initiatives related to suppliers and contract manufacturers, and owning complex projects that impact overall strategy. The role identifies and implements high‑level improvements in undocumented areas while ensuring compliance and error‑free operations to support business initiatives. The role leads large cross‑functional projects, makes decisions with a global impact, and manages high‑value vendors with regional or global reach.

Responsibilities

• Drives business strategy and develops new strategic initiatives around suppliers and contract manufacturers.
• Owns complex programs that impact strategy at-large, and monitors performance of partnerships.
• Identifies and owns high‑level improvement in undocumented areas and defines future solutions.
• Owns compliance and error‑free operations in order to drive business initiatives.
• Leads large, cross‑functional projects, makes decisions that impact regional and or worldwide operations, and follows-through with implementation.
• Leads all elements of high‑value projects and contributes to defining business requirements in support of contracts of medium to high complexity, as well as holds supplier performance meetings and reports monthly supplier performance packages.
• Identifies and performs materials‑related aspects of new production lines, determines equipment needs and utilization, defines storage and material handling requirements, and integrates and aligns physical processes with systematic processes.
• Provides strategic vendor management support by managing external relationships at either a regional or global level.
• Provides guidance, mentoring, and training to individual contributors in lower‑level roles, and contributes to their growth in the organization.

Education & Experience Recommended

• Four‑year or Graduate Degree in Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 10+ years of work experience, preferably in procurement, supply chain, or a related field.

Preferred Certifications

• Project Management Certification
• Certified Professional In Supply Management
• Certified In Production And Inventory Management
• Lean Six Sigma Certification

Knowledge & Skills

• Continuous Improvement Process
• Data Analysis
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Finance
• Inventory Control
• Inventory Management
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Lean Manufacturing
• Material Requirements Planning
• Materials Management
• Process ImprovementProcurement
• Production Planning
• Purchasing
• SAP Applications
• Supply Chain
• Supply Chain Analysis
• Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Planning
• Warehousing

Cross-Org Skills

• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope

• Impacts large functions and leads large, cross‑division functional teams or projects.

Complexity

• Provides highly innovative solutions to complex problems within established policy.

Disclaimer

• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

Salary

The pay range for this role is $93,400 to $135,400 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including;
• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
• 11 paid holidays
• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview [https://hpbenefits.ce.alight.com/])

Job

Supply Chain & Operations

Schedule

Full time

Shift

No shift premium (United States of America)

Travel

Not Specified

Relocation

Not Specified

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)

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