Manager, Materials (Manufacturing)

Location: Belvidere, Illinois, USA; on-site production and warehouse environment

Salary: $108,500–$162,000 USD per year, plus eligibility for short-term and long-term incentives.

Company

hirify.global develops power and energy solutions designed to protect homes, strengthen businesses, and support a more resilient and sustainable energy future.

What you will do

• Manage material flow from receiving, inspection, and off-site storage through line-side presentation, production support, picking, packing, and shipping.
• Design and operate lean, pull-based material systems using PFEP, supermarkets, two-bin Kanban, tugger routes, point-of-use delivery, and 5S practices.
• Oversee inventory control, cycle counting, replenishment, excess and obsolete materials, and accurate transactional reporting.
• Optimize daily warehouse operations across multiple shifts, including staging, receiving, storage, finished-goods shipping, and indirect materials.
• Lead material-flow continuous improvement events, collaborate with corporate materials teams, and support project and program delivery.
• Supervise material-handling personnel, including forklift drivers and material supervisors; interview, hire, train, coach, and develop direct reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, supply chain, or equivalent experience.
• At least five years of progressive operations management experience in a similar environment.
• Experience applying lean principles and transformational leadership, including Plan for Every Part.
• Ability to work in both high-mix, low-volume and high-volume, low-mix production environments.
• Experience with inventory management, quantitative analysis, financial measurements, and data-supported decision-making.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment, follow PPE requirements, lift and move materials, and potentially obtain a DOT medical card and drive a heavy-duty truck.

Nice to have

• Previous experience with SAP or an equivalent ERP system.
• Experience in international logistics.
• Microsoft Office Suite and data-analysis skills.
• Experience collaborating across multiple sites.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• Life and long-term disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, and health savings accounts.
• Accrued paid time off and eight paid holidays.
• 401(k) retirement benefits.
• Work in a safety-focused manufacturing environment with ongoing learning and continuous improvement activities.