Materials Manager

Regal Rexnord Corporation; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

HSA/Health Care FSA and Dependent Care

Paid Time Off and Holidays

401k with matching contributions

AD&D Insurance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Regal Rexnord is seeking a Materials Manager at the Glendale plant in Milwaukee to lead materials planning, production scheduling, and inventory management. You will partner with Operations, Customer Service, Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, and Finance to align demand with capacity and drive improvements in material availability and flow.

The role emphasizes disciplined planning processes, cycle counting, and lean improvement to support on-time delivery and optimal working capital.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering)
• 3–5+ years in materials management, planning, or related supply-chain roles in manufacturing
• Experience with production planning, MRP, inventory management, capacity planning, and material-flow processes
• Experience leading and developing manufacturing or supply-chain teams
• Strong understanding of demand, capacity, production schedules, and inventory interrelationships
• ERP/SAP experience preferred; advanced Excel and data-analysis skills
• Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous-improvement experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead the Glendale site's materials and planning functions, including production planning, material planning, scheduling, inventory management, and material-flow processes
• Develop and maintain production plans and schedules balancing demand, capacity, labor, and material availability
• Own MRP parameters, lead times, safety stocks, order quantities, and related settings
• Identify shortages, capacity constraints, risks, and coordinate cross-functional resolution
• Establish and monitor materials KPIs: schedule attainment, inventory levels/accuracy, material availability
• Lead cycle-counting and physical inventory, driving corrective actions for accuracy
• Develop and coach the planning team and standardize planning, scheduling, and inventory processes
• Collaborate with Purchasing, Customer Service, Operations to adapt to demand changes and communicate risks
• Support monthly forecasting and business planning with visibility into requirements and constraints

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-functional leadership

Structured problem-solving

Communication skills

Inventory management

Production planning

MRP systems

Capacity planning

Lean/Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Scope of Role

The Materials Manager is responsible for leading the materials planning, production planning, inventory management, and material flow functions for the Glendale plant. This role is a key member of the site leadership team and is accountable for ensuring production schedules, material availability, inventory levels, and capacity requirements are aligned to support customer demand and operational objectives. The Materials Manager leads the development and execution of the site's production and material plans, translating customer demand and business requirements into executable schedules. This position partners closely with Operations, Customer Service, Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, and Finance to identify constraints, establish priorities, and drive actions necessary to support customer delivery and plant performance. A key focus of this role is establishing disciplined planning processes, improving schedule attainment and material availability, optimizing inventory, and creating effective material flow throughout the Glendale operation. The Materials Manager also leads and develops the site's materials and planning team and drives continuous improvement through data, structured problem solving, and Lean principles.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Glendale site's materials and planning functions, including production planning, material planning, scheduling, inventory management, and material-flow processes.
• Develop and maintain production plans and schedules that balance customer demand, manufacturing capacity, labor availability, and material availability.
• Lead the site's Sales and Operations Planning inputs and capacity-planning processes, providing clear visibility to demand, capacity, inventory, and material constraints.
• Establish effective production scheduling processes and work closely with Operations to drive schedule adherence and execution to plan.
• Own material planning and MRP processes, including planning parameters, lead times, safety stocks, order quantities, and other settings that influence material availability and inventory.
• Proactively identify material shortages, capacity constraints, schedule conflicts, and other risks that could affect production or customer delivery and coordinate cross-functional resolution.
• Establish and maintain visibility to key materials performance indicators, including schedule attainment, inventory levels, inventory accuracy, material availability, shortages, and planning performance.
• Lead inventory‑management processes and initiatives to optimize working capital while maintaining appropriate material availability to support customer and production requirements.
• Lead cycle‑counting and physical‑inventory processes and drive corrective actions to improve inventory accuracy.
• Develop and execute actions to address excess, obsolete, and slow‑moving inventory in partnership with appropriate cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Improve material flow throughout the Glendale facility, including material replenishment, point‑of‑use availability, WIP management, and movement of materials through the production process.
• Partner with Purchasing on material availability and supplier‑related constraints while maintaining clear functional ownership between site materials planning and purchasing activities.
• Partner with Customer Service and Operations to evaluate changes in customer demand, establish appropriate production priorities, and communicate risks to customer requirements.
• Support monthly forecasting and business‑planning processes by providing visibility to production requirements, capacity, inventory, and material constraints.
• Lead, coach, and develop the site's materials and planning team, establishing clear responsibilities, performance expectations, standard work, and development objectives.
• Use data, structured problem solving, Lean principles, and an 80/20 approach to identify priorities and drive sustainable improvements in materials performance.
• Standardize and continuously improve planning, scheduling, inventory, and material‑management processes for the Glendale facility.
• Other duties as assigned.

Professional Experience / Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–5+ years of progressive experience in materials management, production planning, supply planning, scheduling, inventory management, or related supply‑chain functions within a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience with production planning, MRP, inventory management, capacity planning, and material‑flow processes.
• Experience leading and developing employees in a manufacturing, materials, or supply‑chain environment.
• Strong understanding of the relationship between customer demand, capacity, production schedules, material requirements, and inventory.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve material shortages, scheduling conflicts, inventory issues, and capacity constraints.
• Strong analytical and structured problem‑solving skills with the ability to translate data into priorities and actions.
• Strong cross‑functional leadership, communication, and influencing skills.
• Experience with ERP systems; SAP experience preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and data‑analysis skills.
• Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous‑improvement experience preferred.

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 Affluent Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email [e-mail]. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail [e-mail].

Equal Employment Opportunity Posters

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.

At Regal Rexnord, our business purpose is to create a better tomorrow with sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion.

Our Values

Our values frame our culture - a shared understanding of how we think and act relative to our key stakeholders. We center our behaviors, actions and decisions around the following values: Integrity Responsibility Diversity, Engagement & Inclusion Customer Success Innovation with Purpose Continuous Improvement Performance Passion to Win with a Sense of Urgency