Materials Manager

Rexnord; East Aurora (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

HSA/FSA Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off & Holidays

401k with Matching

Life & AD&D Insurance

Paid Leaves

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Regal Rexnord, a global industrial manufacturer, seeks a Materials Manager to lead purchasing, inventory, and material flow at the site. You’ll partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to drive supply chain performance and cost improvements.

The role emphasizes Kanban-based inventory control, Lean initiatives, and collaboration across functions to meet customer demand and schedule compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience in a related field.
• Minimum 5 years in a Material Manager/Supervisor role.
• Experience with Kanban is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute supply chain strategies including sourcing and spend management.
• Lead purchasing, inventory management, and material flow to meet demand while optimizing inventory.
• Support PNN, ECNs, and PLM with Eng, Ops, and Quality.
• Drive cost improvement projects and supplier performance metrics.
• Manage supplier relationships and scorecards; drive continuous improvement.
• Use lean tools to streamline processes and reduce inventory.

Skills

Inventory management

Negotiation

Strategic sourcing

Problem solving

Cross-functional communication

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Engineering

Tools

Kanban

PFEP

EPEI

Value stream mapping

Job description

Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

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Materials Manager

is a highly visible leadership position with responsibility for purchasing, sourcing, and inventory management across the site. This role serves as a key business partner to Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Finance while leading initiatives that improve supply chain performance, optimize inventory, support growth, and drive measurable results across Quality, Cost, and Delivery metrics.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute supply chain strategies that support site objectives, including sourcing initiatives, spend management, supplier performance, and cost reduction opportunities.
• Lead purchasing, inventory management, and material flow activities to ensure materials are available to support customer demand while optimizing inventory levels and operational performance.
• Support new product introductions, engineering change processes (ECNs), and product lifecycle management activities in partnership with Engineering, Operations, and Quality.
• Develop and maintain a material cost savings funnel aligned with Operating Company objectives and drive approved sourcing and cost improvement projects to completion.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance through supplier scorecards, collaboration with Supplier Quality Engineering, and ongoing continuous improvement initiatives.
• Utilize value stream mapping, Kanban systems, PFEP (Plan for Every Part), EPEI (Every Part Every Interval), Optimizers, and other lean tools to streamline processes, improve material flow, and reduce inventory.
• Participate in the S&OP process and partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Customer Service, and site leadership to support business objectives and production schedule compliance.
• Evaluate Make/Buy opportunities, manage Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) initiatives, negotiate MRO and indirect material contracts, and support major capital purchasing decisions.

Critical Competencies

• Ownership of inventory management utilizing a Kanban system
• Strong negotiation skills, including a sound understanding of commercial, regulatory, and intellectual property elements of a contract
• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing methodology and its application
• Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of employees and managers, customers, and suppliers
• Ability to partner with shop floor Supervision to execute continuous improvement

Professional Experience/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field, or commensurate experience
• Experience in Production Planning within a plant environment
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a Material Manager/Supervisor role
• Experience of Kanban process preferred

Expected Base Salary Range

$100,000- $129,000

The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation for this position. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors, including but not limited to the physical worksite location, the geographic market of that location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education and internal peer compensation comparisons among other potential factors.

Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a “U.S. Person”, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States, or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Aff…

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Notification to Agencies

Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.