Senior Materials Manager - On-Site, Lead S&OP & Supply Chain

Labor Solutions, LLC; Des Plaines (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Labor Solutions, LLC in Des Plaines, IL is seeking a Senior Materials Manager to lead materials planning, purchasing, inventory control, and production planning in a hands-on leadership role. The position requires balancing inventory, production requirements, supplier performance, customer demand, and cost.

The role offers opportunities to collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Sales, Quality, and Finance, with a potential path to Director of Materials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive materials, supply chain, purchasing, or production planning experience in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of MRP/ERP-driven manufacturing environments.
• Experience with purchasing, inventory control, production planning, scheduling, and supplier management.
• Strong understanding of forecasting, demand planning, inventory optimization, and S&OP/SIOP.

Responsibilities

• Lead purchasing, production planning, scheduling, inventory control, and materials activities.
• Manage and develop buyers, planners, inventory, and warehouse/materials personnel.
• Drive the S&OP/SIOP process, partnering with Sales and Operations to align forecasts, inventory, capacity, and production requirements.
• Develop production and material plans using ERP/MRP systems.
• Optimize inventory levels while maintaining strong customer service and on-time delivery.
• Manage supplier performance, pricing, lead times, quality, and delivery.
• Develop strategic sourcing and alternative supplier strategies.
• Monitor inventory turns, shortages, excess/obsolete inventory, supplier performance, and other key materials KPIs.
• Partner with Operations on capacity planning and production scheduling.
• Improve ERP/MRP processes, data accuracy, and planning effectiveness.
• Support domestic and international sourcing initiatives.
• Identify supply-chain risks and develop contingency plans.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives related to material flow, inventory, planning, and supplier performance.
• Develop team members and establish processes that support continued company growth.

Skills

Materials planning

Purchasing

Inventory management

Leadership

Supply chain

S&OP/SIOP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Labor Solutions, LLC in Des Plaines, IL is seeking a Senior Materials Manager to lead materials planning, purchasing, inventory control, and production planning in a hands-on leadership role. The position requires balancing inventory, production requirements, supplier performance, customer demand, and cost.

The role offers opportunities to collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Sales, Quality, and Finance, with a potential path to Director of Materials.