Materials Manager: Lean Planning & Operations Leadership

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

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.