Materials Flow Lead — Logistics & Inventory

Douglas Electrical Components; Randolph Township (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Douglas Electrical Components seeks a Logistics / Materials Supervisor in Randolph, NJ to oversee the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies across departments. You will ensure availability, timing, and accuracy of shipments while supporting production priorities and safety standards.

You will supervise Shipping, Receiving, Stockroom, and Housing/Material Preparation teams, review schedules, manage shortages, and drive continuous improvement in material handling processes.

Qualifications

• Associate degree preferred; equivalent education and relevant experience may be considered.
• Two or more years of experience in logistics, materials, warehouse, shipping and receiving, stockroom, or manufacturing support with direct reports.
• Experience supervising employees and coordinating daily work assignments in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Experience using an integrated ERP or inventory-management system preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coordinate, and expedite the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within and between departments based on production schedules and priorities.
• Provide daily supervision, coaching, training, and support to Shipping, Receiving, Stockroom, and Housing and Material Preparation staff.
• Review production schedules and shortage information to determine required or overdue materials and coordinate timely delivery.
• Review shipments for correct quantity, material type, part number, condition, documentation, and destination.
• Coordinate receiving, stocking, picking, staging, packing, and shipping activities to support production and customer delivery.
• Arrange in-plant transfers of materials to meet production schedules and change priorities.
• Maintain accurate material locations and inventory transactions; support cycle counts and physical inventories.
• Monitor shortages, late receipts, staging constraints, and shipment risks; elevate issues and support recovery actions.
• Ensure housing and material preparation activities are completed on time per work instructions.
• Prepare and communicate material-flow, inventory, shipping, and shortage reports for management.
• Coordinate with Purchasing, Production Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, and Customer Service to resolve issues.
• Support Kanban replenishment and other material-flow systems.

Skills

Highly organized

Communication skills

Supervise employees

Read production schedules

Problem solving

ERP systems knowledge

Microsoft Office proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean / continuous improvement

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Douglas Electrical Components seeks a Logistics / Materials Supervisor in Randolph, NJ to oversee the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies across departments. You will ensure availability, timing, and accuracy of shipments while supporting production priorities and safety standards.

You will supervise Shipping, Receiving, Stockroom, and Housing/Material Preparation teams, review schedules, manage shortages, and drive continuous improvement in material handling processes.