Senior Materials Manager: Inventory Excellence & SLA Focus

Assurant; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 88,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Assurant is seeking a Senior Materials Manager in Irving, TX to lead inventory accuracy, control, and movement across high-volume operations onsite. You’ll partner with Procurement, Planning, and Operations to drive performance and reduce WIP aging while improving materials flow.

You will establish KPIs, manage budgets and staff, and coach managers to achieve accountability and results. Requires extensive experience in materials/inventory control and leadership within manufacturing or repair

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 9+ years in materials/inventory control in high-volume manufacturing or repair environments (8,000+ SKUs).
• 7+ years leadership experience, including managing managers.
• Experience with end-to-end supply chain: procurement, planning, inventory control, and distribution.
• Proven track record managing serialized inventory and leading physical inventories.
• Strong data analysis skills (advanced Excel required).
• Background in logistics, warehousing, and shipping operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead inventory control strategy across receiving, storage, movement, cycle counting, and shipping.
• Ensure accuracy, traceability, and compliance of serialized inventory.
• Optimize WIP flow and reduce inventory aging through process improvements and re-slotting.
• Partner with Procurement and Planning to meet customer SLAs and demand requirements.
• Establish and track KPIs; analyze performance and implement corrective actions.
• Build and maintain scalable processes, controls, and reporting.
• Manage budgets, staffing, and organizational performance for materials function.
• Lead, develop, and coach managers and team members; drive accountability and results.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support operational goals and business growth.

Skills

Leadership experience

Inventory control

Data analysis (Excel)

Cross-functional collaboration

Serialized inventory management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Oracle ERP

MRP/ERP systems

Lean/Six Sigma

Job description

Assurant is seeking a Senior Materials Manager in Irving, TX to lead inventory accuracy, control, and movement across high-volume operations onsite. You’ll partner with Procurement, Planning, and Operations to drive performance and reduce WIP aging while improving materials flow.

You will establish KPIs, manage budgets and staff, and coach managers to achieve accountability and results. Requires extensive experience in materials/inventory control and leadership within manufacturing or repair