Materials Supervisor: Lead Inventory & Warehouse Operations

generac; Belvidere (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Generac is seeking a materials leader to drive timely material flow, optimize warehousing, and build strong cross-functional collaboration in Belvidere, IL. The role emphasizes process improvement, staff development, and accurate inventory management to support production.

You will lead a team, coordinate with Quality, Purchasing and Production, and act as SAP SuperUser to enable efficient, dependable delivery and continuous improvement across the plant.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely material flow within the facility and timely delivery in receiving material from other locations and preparation for shipment.
• Develop and implement standard processes and strategies to enable production efficiency improvements.
• Lead, supervise, and direct materials staff development through education, training, coaching, mentoring and certification.
• Manage and optimize daily warehousing operations including staging, cycle count, and storage of materials.
• Oversee inventory management and control, accuracy, and established inventory guidelines and procedures.
• 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.
• 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 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.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Organizing tasks

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

Generac is seeking a materials leader to drive timely material flow, optimize warehousing, and build strong cross-functional collaboration in Belvidere, IL. The role emphasizes process improvement, staff development, and accurate inventory management to support production.

You will lead a team, coordinate with Quality, Purchasing and Production, and act as SAP SuperUser to enable efficient, dependable delivery and continuous improvement across the plant.