Senior Materials Leader: Inventory, Lean & Growth

Trystar; Minnesota; On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Trystar in Minnesota seeks a Senior Materials Manager to lead inventory control, planning, receiving, warehousing, and material flow for the Faribault site. This role drives materials performance and collaborates with Operations, Supply Chain, Scheduling, Quality, Engineering, and Finance to improve service, accuracy, and capital efficiency.

You will own the site materials strategy, manage the materials organization, and develop leaders through coaching and cross-training while ensuring reliable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field required; equivalent combination may be considered.
• 7-10 years of progressive experience in materials management, inventory, warehouse operations, production control, or supply chain.
• 3+ years of people-leadership experience, including 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, Kanban, cycle counting, root-cause analysis, and warehouse/material-handling practices.
• Experience with Epicor 10 ERP or a comparable manufacturing ERP system.
• English communication; bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the site materials strategy, operating plan, budget, and performance objectives.
• Lead and develop the materials organization including receiving, warehousing, inventory control, and delivery.
• Build organizational capability through workforce planning, coaching, and cross-training.
• Translate demand and capacity plans into reliable material availability and execution priorities.
• Ensure materials are received, stored, issued, and delivered accurately and on time in Epicor 10.
• Establish governance for inventory accuracy, cycle counting, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Drive improvements in inventory accuracy, shortages, and working capital performance.
• Develop KPIs and conduct regular business reviews for the materials function.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Lean manufacturing

Kanban

Cycle counting

KPI development

Root-cause analysis

Data reporting

Cross-functional influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Operations/Engineering

Tools

Epicor 10 ERP

Microsoft 365

Job description

Trystar in Minnesota seeks a Senior Materials Manager to lead inventory control, planning, receiving, warehousing, and material flow for the Faribault site. This role drives materials performance and collaborates with Operations, Supply Chain, Scheduling, Quality, Engineering, and Finance to improve service, accuracy, and capital efficiency.

You will own the site materials strategy, manage the materials organization, and develop leaders through coaching and cross-training while ensuring reliable