Materials Manager: Inventory & Production Flow Leader

hitachi; Michigan City (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Global Air Power US, LLC in Michigan City, Indiana, is seeking a Materials Manager to oversee material-related operations, ensuring correct inventory flow to support production. The role reports to the Vice President of Operations and focuses on inventory control, shipping/receiving, and storage across multiple facilities.

Five plus years in material management with inventory systems is preferred; the company emphasizes collaboration, cost-conscious planning, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Five plus years of experience in material management, including inventory management systems.
• Ability to establish self as credible leader and partner with site leadership as a trusted member of staff.
• Working knowledge of Inventory Con

Responsibilities

• Manage material inventory control, shipping and receiving, handling, and storage throughout manufacturing and storage facilities in support of production to ensure delivery demands and schedules are met.
• Identify opportunities to reduce transportation, storage, and handling costs.
• Strategize about inventory volumes and storage capacity to maximize productivity, rearranging containers for improved efficiency while allowing material handlers to easily navigate between aisles.
• Support transformation efforts to digitally transform material handling systems such as automated guided vehicle systems (AGVs), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and collaborative robotic arms (cobots) for palletizing.
• Maintain balanced workloads by shifting assignments, workers and other resources under own control to achieve the most effective material handling and material processing operations.
• Explain work requirements, methods, and procedures; instruct workers in new procedures; and provide advice when problems arise.
• Adjust plans, assignments, and methods as necessary to accomplish the work effectively and economically.
• Coordinate activities with manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, planning, and quality departments to resolve material shortages.
• Provide weekly schedules for direct reports, including starting/ending times, as well as overtime hours.
• Monitor overtime hours to stay within budget while maintaining adequate coverage to support operations.
• Hold direct reports accountable to uphold Sullair values and policies; issue discipline as required in conjunction with the Human Resource Department.
• Review and execute corrective actions for Near Miss and Recordable safety incidents. Oversee proactive audits for discoveries of potential safety-related issues.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Inventory Management, Supply Chain Management, or Logistics

Graduate degree in a logistics- or business-related field

Material Management certification, such as CPIM, CSCP, CLTD, and CLT

Job description

Hitachi Global Air Power US, LLC in Michigan City, Indiana, is seeking a Materials Manager to oversee material-related operations, ensuring correct inventory flow to support production. The role reports to the Vice President of Operations and focuses on inventory control, shipping/receiving, and storage across multiple facilities.

Five plus years in material management with inventory systems is preferred; the company emphasizes collaboration, cost-conscious planning, and continuous improvement