Senior Materials Leader — Inventory, Lean, ERP

Trystar

Faribault (MN)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 115,000

Full time

10 hours ago

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Job summary

Trystar, in Faribault, MN, seeks a Senior Materials Manager to lead materials strategy across receiving, warehousing, inventory control, and material delivery. You will drive performance, workforce capability, and cross-functional alignment with Production, Quality, Finance, and Sourcing to ensure material availability and scalable growth.

The role emphasizes governance, continuous improvement, and Lean principles to optimize inventory, turns, and working capital while maintaining safe,

Qualifications

7–10 years of progressive experience in materials management, inventory, warehouse operations, or supply chain within a manufacturing environment.
3+ years of people-leadership experience, including responsibility for leaders, team development, performance management.
Experience owning inventory accuracy, material flow, ERP transaction discipline, and materials performance metrics.
Experience leading cross-functional continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Lean manufacturing knowledge including Kanban, cycle counting, and root-cause analysis.
Experience with Epicor 10 ERP or a comparable manufacturing ERP system.

Responsibilities

Own the site materials strategy, operating plan, budget, and performance objectives in alignment with business and production priorities.
Lead and develop the materials organization, including receiving, warehousing, inventory control, picking, kitting, staging, and material delivery.
Build organizational capability through workforce planning, coaching, succession planning, cross-training, and development of Materials leaders and front‑line employees.
Partner with Operations and Production Scheduling to translate demand and capacity plans into reliable material availability and execution priorities.
Ensure materials are received, transacted, stored, issued, transferred, and delivered accurately and on time in Epicor 10 ERP.
Establish governance for inventory accuracy, cycle counting, root‑cause analysis, corrective actions, and transaction discipline.
Drive measurable improvement in inventory accuracy, shortages, schedule attainment, internal delivery, and material‑related downtime.
Develop and maintain key performance indicators, visual management, and regular business reviews for the materials function.