Onsite Materials & Inventory Lead

Vital Lyfe; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vital Lyfe is seeking a Materials Manager in Torrance, CA to own material flow and inventory across operations. You will supervise inventory personnel, drive cross-functional resolution of issues, and scale fulfillment and manufacturing systems in a fast-paced hardware environment.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong organizational skills, and experience with ERP/MRP systems to maintain data integrity and optimize material movement from receiving to shipping.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in materials management, inventory control, warehouse operations, or supply chain roles in a manufacturing or hardware environment.
• 2+ years of experience leading teams or supervising materials/warehouse personnel.
• Working knowledge of inventory accuracy practices, traceability, and material flow in production environments.
• Experience operating within ERP/MRP systems and maintaining high data integrity.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage priorities across production, engineering, and shipping demands.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements and resolve operational issues cross-functionally.
• Ability to work on-site in a fast-paced hardware environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end materials operations, ensuring parts and hardware are received, stored, issued, and available to support production and engineering needs.
• Ensure timely and accurate movement of materials between receiving, storage, production lines, and shipping to support operational flow and schedule demands.
• Ensure outbound shipments are executed correctly and on time, with all required documentation, traceability, and packaging/handling completed to preserve product integrity through delivery.
• Maintain visibility and status communication for critical shipments and ensure shipment records remain accurate in required systems.
• Maintain inventory records and system integrity, including resolution of discrepancies and required adjustments.
• Ensure inventory is properly controlled, including shelf-life, FIFO/stock rotation, environmental/storage requirements, and configuration/revision compliance.
• Ensure picking, kitting/de-kitting, staging, and material fulfillment activities support schedule and work order commitments.
• Maintain inventory levels and storage organization necessary to support operational demand.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve material, inventory, and fulfillment issues and to disposition obsolete or excess inventory.
• Drive continuous improvement, cost efficiency, and achievement of site operational metrics.
• Maintain safe, clean, and audit-ready operations in alignment with all safety, quality, and compliance requirements.

Skills

Materials management

Inventory control

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Data integrity

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Lean manufacturing

Job description

Vital Lyfe is seeking a Materials Manager in Torrance, CA to own material flow and inventory across operations. You will supervise inventory personnel, drive cross-functional resolution of issues, and scale fulfillment and manufacturing systems in a fast-paced hardware environment.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong organizational skills, and experience with ERP/MRP systems to maintain data integrity and optimize material movement from receiving to shipping.