Materials Manager: Lean Planning & Inventory Leader

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc; Michigan City (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. is seeking a Materials Manager at our Michigan City, IN plant to lead materials planning, scheduling, and inventory control to support on-time delivery and cost goals.

You will manage a team of planners, review forecasts and schedules, and drive continuous improvement using lean methods, PDCA, and ERP/MRP discipline. Collaboration with supply chain, quality, and operations is essential to success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Logistics, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive materials, supply chain, planning, logistics, or operations leadership experience in manufacturing.
• Inventory control, planning, scheduling, warehouse operations, shipping, receiving, and delivery performance experience.
• Strong ERP/MRP experience and ability to use data to manage performance and solve problems.
• 3+ years proven team leadership and measurable KPI and operational improvement results.

Responsibilities

• Lead materials planning, scheduling, and production support to meet customer and plant requirements.
• Manage planners, schedulers, and related materials team members to maintain production flow.
• Review forecasts, EDI, demand changes, and schedules to identify risks and recovery actions.
• Coordinate material readiness for launches, engineering changes, line moves, and production changes.
• Set replenishment strategies that balance availability, inventory, space, and delivery needs.

Skills

Materials planning

Inventory control

Leadership

Scheduling

Lean/Operational Excellence

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain / related field

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. is seeking a Materials Manager at our Michigan City, IN plant to lead materials planning, scheduling, and inventory control to support on-time delivery and cost goals.

You will manage a team of planners, review forecasts and schedules, and drive continuous improvement using lean methods, PDCA, and ERP/MRP discipline. Collaboration with supply chain, quality, and operations is essential to success.