Materials & Planning Leader — ERP-Driven Operations

Kamatics Corporation; New Britain (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability coverage

Critical illness insurance

Life insurance

Retirement matching

Job summary

KMM Precision Memory in New Britain, CT, is seeking a Senior Manager – Materials & Planning to lead materials management, procurement, inventory control, and shipping/receiving. You will guide the Buyer/Planner team and maintain ERP-driven planning processes while driving cost-effective delivery performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on planning, data-driven decision making, and ERP optimization to support customer deliveries and business growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8–10 years in materials management, planning, purchasing, or supply chain ops within manufacturing.
• 3+ years of supervisory or management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead materials planning to ensure timely availability of components and finished goods.
• Develop and maintain production and material requirements plans aligned with orders, forecasts and capacity.
• Establish and maintain disciplined MRP processes within Epicor Kinetic.
• Direct Buyer/Planner team in reviewing MRP, shortages, and procurement activities.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Sales to set realistic production schedules and delivery commitments.
• Identify material constraints and supply risks impacting deliveries.
• Maintain planning parameters including lead times, safety stock, lot sizes and purchasing requirements.
• Support SIOP activities to align demand, supply, inventory, and capacity.
• Oversight of purchasing for electronic components, machined parts, and finished goods.
• Establish supplier performance metrics and monitor on-time delivery, cost, and lead times.

Skills

MRP & Inventory Management

Supplier negotiations

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership / supervision

Education

Bachelor’s degree in SCM/Engineering/Operations

APICS CPIM or CSCP certification

Tools

Epicor Kinetic ERP

ERP reporting & dashboards

MS Excel

Job description

KMM Precision Memory in New Britain, CT, is seeking a Senior Manager – Materials & Planning to lead materials management, procurement, inventory control, and shipping/receiving. You will guide the Buyer/Planner team and maintain ERP-driven planning processes while driving cost-effective delivery performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on planning, data-driven decision making, and ERP optimization to support customer deliveries and business growth.