Senior Material Flow & Warehouse Operations Lead

Zipline; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Zipline is seeking a Material Flow Manager to lead Production Materials, owning strategy, people, processes, and systems. You will ensure material availability, optimize warehouse operations, and drive replenishment and logistics to support high-rate manufacturing.

You will partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Planning, Quality, Engineering, and Facilities to evolve operating models, KPIs, and in-house tools, enabling safe, efficient, scalable material flow and production readiness.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in warehouse operations, manufacturing logistics, supply chain, or related manufacturing operations.
• 4+ years leading teams and frontline leaders.
• Experience in fast-paced manufacturing environments with high-volume material systems.
• Strong understanding of warehouse management, inventory control, replenishment, and internal logistics.
• Experience developing and implementing operational systems, standardized work, and process improvements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data-driven decision-making.
• Experience with ERP, WMS, MRP, MES.
• Proven ability to build cross-functional partnerships across functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Production Materials organization and frontline leaders.
• Design and evolve operating model, warehouse strategy, and material flow systems for high-rate manufacturing.
• Define KPIs, dashboards, labor and capacity planning, and SOPs for operational excellence.
• Partner with software teams to define product vision and requirements for inventory tools.
• Drive safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement across operations.

Skills

Leadership

Warehouse operations

Inventory management

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Operational excellence

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

ERP, WMS, MRP, MES

Job description

Zipline is seeking a Material Flow Manager to lead Production Materials, owning strategy, people, processes, and systems. You will ensure material availability, optimize warehouse operations, and drive replenishment and logistics to support high-rate manufacturing.

You will partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Planning, Quality, Engineering, and Facilities to evolve operating models, KPIs, and in-house tools, enabling safe, efficient, scalable material flow and production readiness.