Materials Manager: Lean Planning & Inventory Leader

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc

Michigan City (IN)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+
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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.

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