Materials Manager

Stryker; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 118,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Materials Manager to lead material planning, procurement, inventory control, warehousing, and shipping to ensure on-time order fulfillment.

You will drive KPIs around inventory health and delivery performance, develop supply plans via ERP systems, and lead Lean initiatives across a manufacturing environment. Strong leadership and financial acumen are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in supply chain, materials management, production planning, procurement, inventory management, or related operations.
• 4+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Experience managing inventory, production planning, and material flow in manufacturing.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Financial knowledge or training related to budgeting, cost management, or operational metrics.

Responsibilities

• Manage material planning, production planning, procurement, inventory control, warehousing, receiving, and shipping to support on-time order fulfillment.
• Monitor and drive KPIs: inventory health, turns, days of inventory, production attainment, delivery performance, service levels, back-order reduction.
• Develop and communicate supply plans through ERP systems, reports, and cross-functional updates with production, quality, engineering, and other teams.
• Lead continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and minimize excess/obsolete inventory risks.
• Direct and develop department personnel: staffing, performance reviews, training, and policies.

Skills

ERP systems experience

Excel

PowerPoint

Financial literacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, Engineering, or related field

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Join Stryker’s supply chain team in a role that is central to maintaining the flow of materials, inventory accuracy, and operational performance across manufacturing and distribution activities. The Materials Manager provides leadership across planning, procurement, inventory management, warehousing, receiving, and shipping to support efficient operations and customer order fulfillment.This role oversees material flow processes, drives performance through data and key metrics, and partners with cross-functional teams to align supply plans with business needs. The position also leads continuous improvement initiatives and supports the development of team capabilities and operational processes.

What You Will Do

• Manage material planning, production planning, procurement, inventory control, warehousing, receiving, and shipping activities to support on-time customer order fulfillment.
• Monitor and drive key performance indicators including inventory health, inventory turns, days of inventory, production attainment, delivery performance, service levels, and back-order reduction.
• Develop and communicate supply plans through enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, reports, and cross-functional updates with production, quality, engineering, and other operational teams.
• Lead continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives that improve supply chain efficiency, reduce costs, and minimize excess and obsolete inventory risks.
• Direct and develop department personnel by managing staffing requirements, conducting performance reviews, providing training, and maintaining departmental policies and procedures.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in supply chain, materials management, production planning, procurement, inventory management, or related operations.
• Minimum 4 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
• Experience managing inventory, production planning, and material flow processes within a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Financial knowledge or training related to budgeting, cost management, or operational performance metrics.

Preferred

• Experience using SAP ERP software.
• Experience leading continuous improvement or lean manufacturing initiatives.

United States of America Pay Ranges:$118,000 - $196,600 USD Annual