Materials Manager - LeRoy, NY

Hubbell Incorporated; Loch Sheldrake (NY); On-site; USD 98,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Hubbell Incorporated is seeking a Materials Manager to ensure material availability for production, align demand with capacity, and optimize inventory. The role leads a unified Materials organization including planning, scheduling, and purchasing to meet customer commitments and business goals.

Responsibilities center on driving supply chain performance, implementing SAP processes, and transforming the organization through process improvements while maintaining accuracy and cost control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• 7+ years in materials management, supply chain, planning, purchasing, or manufacturing operations.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing planning, purchasing, scheduling, or materials teams.
• Experience leading organizational transformation or process improvement initiatives.
• Proven SAP experience (MM/PP/MRP) and ERP deployment or stabilization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Production Planning/Scheduling and Purchasing personnel.
• Utilize SAP MM and PP to manage material availability and support production requirements.
• Oversee daily MRP review processes and resolve planning and supply chain issues.
• Coordinate production schedules with manufacturing to meet demand and on-time delivery.
• Manage inventory levels, accuracy, and turns; maintain planning parameters and master data integrity.
• Collaborate with suppliers to improve delivery performance and reduce lead times.
• Drive continuous improvement in inventory optimization and planning accuracy.
• Champion SAP process adoption and organizational changes for long-term goals.
• Analyze capacity constraints and demand changes to develop proactive action plans.
• Monitor KPIs like schedule attainment, inventory performance, supplier delivery, and customer service.
• Negotiate supplier pricing.

Skills

Team leadership

SAP experience

Materials management

Demand planning

ERP implementation

Capacity planning

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

Tools

SAP MM

SAP PP

MRP

Job description

Job Overview

The Materials Manager is responsible for ensuring the consistent availability of materials and resources required to support production schedules, customer delivery commitments, and inventory objectives for the facility. This role leads an integrated Materials organization encompassing production planning, scheduling, and purchasing functions, ensuring alignment between customer demand, material availability, manufacturing capacity, and operational performance.

Leveraging SAP and disciplined materials management processes, the Materials Manager will lead planning, purchasing, inventory management, and scheduling activities to ensure materials and resources are available to meet customer demand. This role is responsible for driving supply chain performance, inventory optimization, and material availability to support operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and the facility's long-term business goals.
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A Day In The Life

• Lead and develop a team consisting of Production Planning/Scheduling and Purchasing personnel.
• Utilize SAP MM and PP functionality to manage material availability and support production requirements.
• Oversee daily MRP review processes and drive timely resolution of planning and supply chain exceptions.
• Coordinate production schedules with manufacturing operations to ensure material availability, capacity alignment, and on-time customer delivery.
• Responsible for inventory levels, inventory accuracy, and inventory turns
• Establish and maintain planning parameters including lead times, reorder points, safety stock levels, and master data integrity.
• Partner with suppliers to improve delivery performance, reduce lead times, and mitigate supply chain risks.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory optimization, planning accuracy, and process efficiency.
• Champion SAP process adoption and drive organizational changes necessary to support long-term business objectives.
• Analyze capacity constraints, material shortages, and customer demand changes to develop proactive action plans.
• Monitor key performance indicators including schedule attainment, inventory performance, supplier delivery, material shortages, and customer service metrics.
• Act as lead negotiator for supplier pricing

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or related field required.
• 7+ years experience in materials management, supply chain, production planning, purchasing, or manufacturing operations.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing planning, purchasing, scheduling, or materials organizations.
• Demonstrated experience leading organizational transformation, departmental restructuring, or process improvement initiatives.
• Required experience utilizing SAP within manufacturing environments, including Materials Management (MM), Production Planning (PP), and Material Requirements Planning (MRP).
• Proven experience leading or supporting ERP implementation, deployment, or stabilization efforts.
• Strong understanding of production planning, inventory control, supplier management, and capacity planning principles.
• Experience within a make-to-order (MTO) manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to analyze complex business situations and translate ERP data into actionable business decisions.
• Strong leadership, communication, and change management skills.
• APICS/ASCM certifications (CPIM, CSCP, or related certifications) preferred.

Compensation will be based on experience and qualifications and will be discussed during the interview process. The salary range for this role is $97,600-$122,200 per year, plus any applicable bonus. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Hubbell Incorporated

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.

The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.

We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.

Hubbell Utility Solutions

Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.

The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.