Senior Materials Lead — SIOP & Supply Chain

Regal Rexnord Corp; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k with matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Regal Rexnord is seeking a Materials Manager II at the Erie, PA site to lead planning, purchasing, inventory, and logistics. You will partner with operations, engineering, quality, and finance to optimize inventory, supplier performance, and customer delivery while building a high‑performing materials organization.

This role drives SIOP and continuous improvement initiatives across the plant. The candidate will oversee a cross-functional team, manage supplier relationships, and ensure data

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in materials management, supply chain, purchasing, inventory planning, scheduling, or logistics within a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience managing planning, purchasing, or materials teams.
• Experience with engineered-to-order, make-to-order, assembly-to-order, or mixed manufacturing environments preferred.
• Strong understanding of ERP systems including MRP, purchasing, inventory management, and scheduling.
• Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of Planning, Purchasing, Scheduling, Inventory, Receiving, Shipping, and Logistics professionals to define and execute the site's materials strategy.
• Owns inventory performance including availability, value, accuracy, turns, and days on hand.
• Establishes inventory strategies, safety stock, and planning parameters for all components.
• Manages the SIOP process including supply and capacity planning and forecasting.
• Drives supplier development and escalation plans to improve delivery, quality, and capacity.
• Ensures on-time delivery and optimal inventory utilization through alignment of demand, production, and supplier capability.
• Leads forecasting and order fulfillment to meet customer requirements while optimizing working capital.
• Implements ERP master data integrity and planning parameter governance to improve planning accuracy.

Skills

Materials management

Inventory planning

SIOP process

Forecasting

ERP systems

Supplier management

Team leadership

Cost control

Lean Six Sigma

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, Engineering

Tools

SAP

MRP

Job description

Regal Rexnord is seeking a Materials Manager II at the Erie, PA site to lead planning, purchasing, inventory, and logistics. You will partner with operations, engineering, quality, and finance to optimize inventory, supplier performance, and customer delivery while building a high‑performing materials organization.

This role drives SIOP and continuous improvement initiatives across the plant. The candidate will oversee a cross-functional team, manage supplier relationships, and ensure data