Strategic Materials & Supply Chain Lead

Creative Liquid Coatings; Newberry (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Liquid Coatings, Inc. is seeking a Materials Manager to lead all plant materials functions, including customer service, scheduling, procurement coordination, inventory control, warehousing, receiving, and shipping.

This role collaborates cross-functionally to optimize material flow, ensure on-time delivery, and support launches and continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of leadership experience, strong MRP/ERP knowledge (IQMS or similar), and advanced

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of leadership or management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all plant materials functions including customer service, scheduling, purchasing coordination, inventory control, warehousing, receiving, and shipping.
• Supervise and develop materials personnel, including schedulers, customer service representatives, cycle counters, material handlers, and receiving staff.
• Establish departmental goals and KPIs related to delivery, inventory, cost, and service.
• Conduct performance reviews and ensure compliance with company policies.
• Develop and manage integrated planning for make-versus-buy, capacity planning, scheduling, inventory, and cost optimization.
• Ensure customer demand is accurately represented in ERP systems and related transactions.
• Maintain 100% on-time delivery and proactively communicate risks.
• Develop macro capacity plans and ramp-up strategies for new programs.
• Coordinate production and supplier schedules to support program milestones and SOP readiness.
• Direct MRP-related activities to control raw materials, WIP, and finished goods inventory.
• Lead cycle counts and physical inventories; investigate variances and report to Finance.
• Develop and manage supplier relationships to meet cost, quality, and delivery expectations.
• Publish materials performance metrics and reports for continuous improvement.
• Support month-end closing activities related to inventory and materials valuation.

Skills

Leadership

MRP/ERP IQMS

Microsoft Excel

Analytical thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean manufacturing

Cost analysis

Make-versus-buy

Supply chain best practices

Education

APICS CPIM certification

Tools

IQMS ERP

Job description

Creative Liquid Coatings, Inc. is seeking a Materials Manager to lead all plant materials functions, including customer service, scheduling, procurement coordination, inventory control, warehousing, receiving, and shipping.

This role collaborates cross-functionally to optimize material flow, ensure on-time delivery, and support launches and continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of leadership experience, strong MRP/ERP knowledge (IQMS or similar), and advanced