Materials Manager — 1st Shift, Employee-Owned

Challenge Manufacturing; Spartanburg (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Challenge Manufacturing, a leading employee-owned automotive tier-1 supplier, seeks a Materials Manager for the Spartanburg, SC plant. You will lead Materials staff, oversee inventory, shipments, and raw material procurement, and drive on-time delivery while supporting ESOP participation.

The role emphasizes training, procedure adherence, and collaboration with production, logistics, and procurement to maintain optimal flow and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years’ experience in a Materials Planner/Materials Scheduler or closely related role.

Responsibilities

• Oversee order processing (EDI and manual) and MRP/JRP planning.
• Manage Kanban and accumulation processes.
• Coordinate all shipping activities: scanning, labeling, loading, paperwork.
• Maintain inventory levels and perform cycle counts to >90% accuracy.
• Schedule production and analyze capacity across warehouses (Raw, Purchased, WIP, Finished).
• Ensure on-time delivery and optimal warehouse organization.

Skills

Materials planning

Inventory management

ERP Plex Systems

MRP/JRP

Kanban

Shipping & Receiving

Production scheduling

Leadership

Cycle counting

EDI

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management/Logistics

Tools

Plex Systems ERP

GM Supply Power

Honda Web

Job description

Challenge Manufacturing, a leading employee-owned automotive tier-1 supplier, seeks a Materials Manager for the Spartanburg, SC plant. You will lead Materials staff, oversee inventory, shipments, and raw material procurement, and drive on-time delivery while supporting ESOP participation.

The role emphasizes training, procedure adherence, and collaboration with production, logistics, and procurement to maintain optimal flow and customer satisfaction.