Materials Manager

Ultimate Staffing; Camarillo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultimate Staffing is seeking a Materials Manager for an in-person role in Camarillo. The position leads a materials team in an AS9100-certified aerospace environment, overseeing procurement, planning, and supplier relations to ensure on-time delivery and cost control.

The role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and deep knowledge of MRP/ERP processes. You will partner with Quality, Engineering, Contracts, and Finance while maintaining compliance with ITAR/EAR and related standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
• 5+ years of experience in materials purchasing, planning or supply chain.
• 2+ years of supervisory/management experience.
• Experience with material-related transactions in an MRP/ERP system; MAPICS/AS400 experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications.
• Working knowledge of ITAR/EAR export control requirements.
• Self-motivated team player with ability to act with minimal direction.
• Experience leading a team to accomplish goals in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, BOMs, specifications, and PO terms.

Responsibilities

• Co-manage business unit buyers and planners, including hiring, training and performance development.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality and Engineering Managers to meet material requirements.
• Establish and track KPIs for on-time delivery, inventory turns and PPV.
• Work with Production to address material shortages and escalation.
• Interface with Contracts, Program Management and Finance on proposals, should-cost analysis and make-vs-buy decisions.
• Maintain the Approved Supplier List and ensure flow-down of requirements to suppliers and sub-tiers.
• Support compliance with AS9100, ITAR/EAR, FAR/DFARS, and related regulations.
• Develop robust procurement and production planning, including MRP governance and capacity-aligned material release.
• Lead supplier risk management, contingency planning and dual-sourcing strategies.
• Maintain inventory controls, E&O reserves, cycle counts and inventory accuracy.

Skills

Procurement

Supply chain management

Leadership

Communication

ERP/MRP knowledge

ITAR/EAR knowledge

Negotiation

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MAPICS/AS400

Microsoft Office

Job description

Salary: USD140000 - USD160000 per year + Excellent Benefits Package

Pay Range: $140,000 - $160,000 yearly

Materials Manager Needed in Camarillo (in person)

Reports To: VP of Operations

Direct Hire

Summary

The Materials Manager leads the Materials Business Unit Team within an AS9100-certified aerospace and defense manufacturing environment. This position requires demonstrated leadership experience and technical depth in procurement, supply chain management, and production planning to co-manage a business unit team of buyers and planners.

The Materials Manager is accountable for securing a compliant, qualified, and cost-effective supply base; driving on-time delivery to customers; and managing inventory investment in a low-volume/high-mix, long-lead-time aerospace environment. This role requires a collaborative, team-oriented leader capable of making a measurable strategic impact on the business's bottom line through procurement and planning performance, while maintaining strict adherence to AS9100, ITAR, and customer flow-down requirements.

Position Duties

Essential functions of the position include, but are not limited to:

Cross-functional Leadership

• Co-manage business unit buyers and planners, including hiring, training, performance management, and development of the materials team.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, and Engineering Managers to meet the material requirements of assigned product lines.
• Establish and execute KPIs for Buyers and Planners to ensure on-time delivery of components both from suppliers and to customers (supplier OTD, customer OTD, past-due backlog, inventory turns, PPV, MRP action message aging).
• Work hand-in-hand with Production Managers to ensure product line material requirements are met and shortages are escalated and resolved.
• Partner with Quality and Engineering on supplier corrective actions (SCARs), material review board (MRB) dispositions, and resolution of nonconforming supplier material.
• Interface with Contracts, Program Management, and Finance on proposal support, should-cost analysis, and make-vs-buy decisions.

Aerospace Supply Chain & Compliance

• Maintain the Approved Supplier List (ASL) in accordance with AS9100 requirements, including supplier qualification, approval, periodic performance monitoring, re-evaluation, and disqualification.
• Ensure accurate and complete flow-down of customer, regulatory, and quality requirements to suppliers and sub-tier suppliers, including drawing revisions, specifications, First Article Inspection (AS9102), Certificates of Conformance, and material/process traceability.
• Support compliance with counterfeit part avoidance and detection requirements, including use of franchised and authorized distributors, procurement of obsolete/EOL components, and documented sourcing justification.
• Ensure procurement activity complies with ITAR/EAR export control requirements, FAR/DFARS flow-downs, Buy American/Trade Agreements Act, conflict minerals, and REACH/RoHS reporting as applicable.
• Support internal, customer, and registrar audits (AS9100, customer source surveys, DCMA) by providing purchasing, planning, and supplier records; own and close assigned audit findings within required timelines.
• Maintain purchasing records, retention, and documented procedures and applicable customer contract requirements.

Strategic Analysis

• Implement improved and robust production planning, including master scheduling inputs, MRP parameter governance (lead times, safety stock, lot sizing, reorder points), and capacity-aligned material release.
• Support product line material cost reduction programs and initiate material cost savings; track and report realized savings against annual targets.
• Create and execute Long-Term Agreements (LTAs), blanket orders, and kanban/VMI arrangements with business unit key suppliers to improve cost, lead time, and delivery performance.
• Evaluate and mitigate supply chain risk, including single/sole-source exposure, financial health of critical suppliers, obsolescence and diminishing manufacturing sources (DMSMS), geopolitical and tariff exposure, long-lead raw material (forgings, castings, titanium, specialty alloys) availability, and capacity constraints at NADCAP-accredited special process houses.
• Develop and maintain contingency and dual-source strategies for critical and sole-source commodities; lead second-source qualification efforts in coordination with Engineering and Quality.
• Manage inventory investment, excess and obsolete (E&O) reserves, slow-moving stock dispositions, and cycle count/inventory accuracy programs.
• Provide input to annual operating plans, material budgets, and proposal pricing.
• Maintain a safe, organized, productive, and efficient work environment, including compliance with FOD prevention, ESD control, shelf-life management, and material handling/storage requirements.
• Champion a culture of safety, quality, ethics, and product/process integrity.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the VP of Operations.

General

• Maintain a safe, organized, productive, and efficient work environment, including compliance with shelf-life management, and material handling/storage requirements.
• Champion a culture of safety, quality, ethics, and product/process integrity.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the VP of Operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field of study required (business, supply chain, engineering, finance, etc.).
• 5+ years of experience in materials (purchasing, planning, supply chain, etc.).
• 2+ years of supervisory/management experience.
• Experience working with material-related transactions in an MRP/ERP system; MAPICS/AS400 experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications.
• Working knowledge of ITAR/EAR export control requirements.
• A self-motivated team player who can take action with minimal direction.
• Experience leading a team to accomplish goals in a dynamic working environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present data and recommendations to senior leadership and customers.
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, bills of material, specifications, and purchase order terms and conditions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field of study (business, engineering, finance, supply chain, etc.).
• Experience in an AS9100-certified aerospace, defense, or other regulated manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of AS9100, AS9145/APQP, and NADCAP special processes.
• Familiarity with FAR/DFARS procurement requirements, government contracting, and DPAS-rated orders.
• Experience sourcing machined components, castings/forgings, raw metals, electronic components, and outside processing (heat treat, plating, NDT, painting).
• Experience with advanced applications of Excel.
• Experience negotiating and administering Long-Term Agreements and supplier contracts.
• Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher).
• Leadership and team development
• Negotiation and supplier relationship management
• Analytical and data-driven decision making
• Cross-functional collaboration and influence
• Sense of urgency, ownership, and accountability
• Integrity and ethical business conduct
• Adaptability in a high-mix, change-driven environment

Physical Demands

• Physical Activity: Regularly requires standing and use of hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, and controls; frequently requires walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching with hands and arms, and climbing or balancing
• Lifting: Occasionally lifts and/or moves items up to 50 pounds
• Work Environment: Regularly works in both office and manufacturing environments; may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, noise, fumes, and airborne particles. Personal protective equipment (safety glasses, hearing protection, safety footwear) is required in designated areas.
• Representative Demands: The physical requirements listed reflect the necessity to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these functions
• Travel & Availability: Occasional travel of approximately 25-50% is expected. Must be available to respond to off-shift and emergency situations as business needs dictate.
• Schedule: Monday – Friday; The position is full-time onsite. May require extended hours and occasional weekend work to support business needs.

Other

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.