Materials Manager — Planning, Purchasing & Inventory Excellence

Hubbell Incorporated; Missouri, United States, Northern America, Americas; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hubbell Incorporated in Kentucky seeks a Materials Manager to lead planning, purchasing, and inventory control for the Meramec facility. You will drive alignment between demand, material availability, and production capacity, ensuring on-time delivery and customer satisfaction.

You will manage a team, optimize MRP processes, and champion SAP MM/PP adoption while guiding continuous improvements in inventory turns and planning accuracy across the supply chain.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Leadership

SAP MM/PP

MRP

Inventory control

Production planning

Procurement

Change management

ERP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Hubbell Incorporated in Kentucky seeks a Materials Manager to lead planning, purchasing, and inventory control for the Meramec facility. You will drive alignment between demand, material availability, and production capacity, ensuring on-time delivery and customer satisfaction.

You will manage a team, optimize MRP processes, and champion SAP MM/PP adoption while guiding continuous improvements in inventory turns and planning accuracy across the supply chain.