Materials Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Generac; Town of Eagle (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Generac is seeking a Materials Supervisor in Eagle, Wisconsin to manage the internal material flow, ensuring timely processes for production. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership abilities, experience in material management, and a Bachelor's Degree.

This role involves continuous improvement in delivery performance and managing relationships within various departments. Candidates should be proficient in SAP and Microsoft Office. Join Generac to lead and innovate in materials management while fostering team development.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of materials leadership experience.
• Experience leading teams and organizing tasks.
• Formal leadership or team development training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely material flow within the facility.
• Develop and implement standard processes for production efficiency improvements.
• Lead and direct materials staff development.
• Manage daily warehousing operations including storage of materials.
• Partner with departments to resolve quality and delivery issues.

Skills

Leadership

Inventory management

Effective communication

Process development

SAP usage

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

The Materials Supervisor is responsible for all internal material flow from incoming receiving/inspection to line side presentation for production, including end‑of‑line pick, pack, ship, de‑trashing, all material movements, supermarket sizing and replenishment, and order picking for intra‑plant deliveries. Success is defined by driving continuous improvement in material handling, inventory accuracy, cycle counting and timely transactional reporting.

This role is measured by ongoing improvements in delivery performance (internal and external), cycle count progress and accuracy, uninterrupted material movement for production lines, and efficient use of labor resources.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 2 years of materials leadership
• 2 years of experience leading teams, developing people or organizing task

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience using SAP or equivalent ERP system (Oracle, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics) and Microsoft Office.
• Formal leadership or team development training
• Oversee inventory management and control, accuracy, and established inventory guidelines and procedures.

Essential Duties

• Ensure timely material flow within the facility as well as timely delivery of received material from other locations and preparation for shipment of parts to other facilities.
• Develop and implement standard processes and strategies that enable production efficiency improvements.
• Lead, supervise, and direct materials staff development through education, training, coaching, mentoring and certification in the execution of improvement priorities and achievement of key performance indicators.
• Manage and optimize daily warehousing operations including staging, cycle count, and storage of materials.
• Ensure efficient and accurate materials presentation to support production operations.
• Partner with Quality, Purchasing and Production to develop effective and efficient solutions to customer quality and delivery issues and to achieve objectives and KPIs.
• Ensure high level of communication between planning, purchasing and production to ensure a high degree of customer satisfaction.
• Lead and improve Material/Inventory Management best practices including Warehouse Management (Cycle Count Accuracy, Transactions, Bar Coding, RFID) and Fill Rate.
• Maintain appropriate staffing levels for daily material management balancing resource capacity to workload.
• Act as SAP SuperUser within functional area as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Relationship Building and Earning Trust – consistently follows through on team commitments, communicates, and demonstrates accountability.
• Accountability – remains outcome focused, holding the team accountable while removing barriers to success.
• Plays to win – defines team objectives/scope and clear milestones.
• Asks, listens, and follows up – actively listens, asks questions to help others understand, shows care/concern, and closes loop.
• Inspire, Motivate and Recognize – teaches others new tasks and is self‑aware of strengths/development opportunities; celebrates individual successes.
• Conflict Management and Resolution – influences employees to collaborate and achieve goals.
• Asks questions, remains unbiased and encourages unconventional suggestions. Diffuses conflict as it arises rather than avoiding it and focuses on solving the problem.
• Identify, Engage and Retain – creates an open and honest work environment, providing others an opportunity to develop and grow.
• Change Agent – consistently optimistic about the ability to change in order to improve a product or service.
• Uses the voice of customer (VOC) to validate ideas. Works well autonomously and in a team, leads change by promoting the value of transformation.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25-50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer‑based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision, and ability to adjust focus.