Materials Supervisor II

A. O. Smith Corporation; Ashland City (TN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Retirement savings plan

Tuition assistance

Life insurance included

Disability programs

Job summary

A. O. Smith Corporation in Ashland City, TN is seeking a Materials Manager to oversee planning, procurement, storage, and distribution to meet company objectives and customer requirements.

The role directs production control, inventory, shipping and receiving, and materials stores. You will lead a team, maintain optimal inventory levels, coordinate with purchasing, and implement reporting systems to improve efficiency and cost control.

Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively with all levels of employees and management.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Excellent communication skills via written and oral.
• MBA is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintains optimum inventory levels to ensure on-time deliveries while minimizing carrying costs.
• Supervises year-end physical inventory and perpetual inventory accuracy.
• Directs write-offs of obsolescent and damaged inventory.
• Oversees production control planning and scheduling to meet forecasts.
• Maintains contact with customers regarding releases and deliveries.
• Coordinates with purchasing to schedule material deliveries and resolve shortages.
• Develops reporting systems related to materials function.
• Manages shipping and receiving and storage of purchased parts and finished goods.
• Keeps abreast of new sources of supply to maximize JIT practices.
• Ensures procedures are followed in materials functions.
• Motivates and develops subordinates for growth.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Collaboration

Organizational skills

Communication skills

MS Office

Education

MBA desirable

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Company / Location Information

A.O. Smith is a global leader applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products for residential and light commercial applications. A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Date: Jul 21, 2026

Location(s):

Ashland City, TN, US, 37015

Company: A. O. Smith Corporation

Business Unit: NAWH

Workplace Setting: Onsite

Company / Location Information

A.O. Smith is a global leader applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products for residential and light commercial applications. A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Primary Function

To be responsible for the materials management function relating to the planning, procurement, storage, control, and distribution of materials and products to meet company objectives and customer requirements. This involves directing and administering production control, inventory control, shipping and receiving, and materials stores. This position reports to the director of manufacturing and supervises the production control supervisor, warehouse manager, shipping and receiving supervisor, and traffic control supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Maintains optimum inventory levels to ensure on-time deliveries meeting customer requirements while minimizing carrying costs and premium transportation charges.
• Supervises and establishes procedures for taking and valuing the year-end physical inventory. Monitors maintenance of perpetual inventory system to ensure the highest degree of accuracy throughout the year.
• Directs the write-offs of obsolescent and damaged inventory to maintain realistic valuation of goods-on-hand.
• Oversees and ensures proper production control planning and scheduling programs to meet sales forecasts and to balance the level of manpower and machine requirements.
• Maintains proper contact with customers relating to releases and deliveries.
• Coordinates with the purchasing department to schedule delivery of materials, supplies, equipment, and services according to requirements of the company's operations. Investigates and solves problems resulting from material shortages, however caused.
• Develops, establishes, and provides for the maintenance of reporting systems that relate to the materials function.
• Manages the shipping and receiving functions of the company and oversees the storage of purchased parts and finished goods.
• Keeps abreast of new sources of supply to maximize use of just-in-time inventory practices.
• Ensures that the company's established procedures are followed in connection with all materials department functions.
• Is responsible for the motivation and development of subordinates to optimize their performance and their personal and professional growth.
• Other Duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively with all levels of employees and management.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Excellent communication skills via written and oral
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel, Access, etc.
• MBA is desirable.

We Offer

Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plans which include medical and dental insurance, company-sponsored life insurance, retirement security savings plan, short- and long-term disability programs and tuition assistance.

ADA Statement & EEO Statement

In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status.

We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.

Nearest Major Market: Nashville

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