Senior Materials & Planning Leader

NPAworldwide; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

NPAworldwide is seeking a Materials & Planning Manager in Greenville, SC to lead production planning, inventory control, and warehouse operations. This hands-on leadership role focuses on improving execution, developing the team, and ensuring materials are available to support production.

Reporting to the Senior Operations Manager, you will guide the Production Controller and Warehouse Supervisor and shape the materials and warehouse function for growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in manufacturing, production planning, materials, warehousing, or logistics.
• 3+ years in people leadership managing teams.
• Strong knowledge of production scheduling, inventory flow and warehousing.
• Experience with ERP systems; SAP preferred.
• Track record of improving operational processes and leading projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead production planning and create schedules based on capacity and material availability.
• Monitor schedule attainment and coordinate recovery actions.
• Oversee inventory control, cycle counts, reconciliation, and readiness.
• Manage warehouse operations including receiving, storage, and material movement.
• Ensure material availability when releases occur to support production.
• Lead WMS implementation, training, and sustainable adoption.
• Improve inventory accuracy with standard work, audits, and discipline.
• Use ERP, WMS, Excel, Power BI and KPIs to boost visibility and performance.
• Develop supervisors and team leads with accountability and problem-solving skills.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and sustain gains.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Shipping, and others.

Skills

Leadership

Production scheduling

Inventory control

Problem solving

Communication

Lean & continuous improvement

Coaching

KPIs & data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Operational excellence

Education

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

Tools

SAP

WMS

Excel

Power BI

Job description

NPAworldwide is seeking a Materials & Planning Manager in Greenville, SC to lead production planning, inventory control, and warehouse operations. This hands-on leadership role focuses on improving execution, developing the team, and ensuring materials are available to support production.

Reporting to the Senior Operations Manager, you will guide the Production Controller and Warehouse Supervisor and shape the materials and warehouse function for growth.