Materials Leader (Manufacturing)

Location: Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States; onsite manufacturing role. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

Company

Manufactures reliable, durable, high-performance outdoor power equipment and operates manufacturing facilities and global distribution businesses.

What you will do

• Drive daily and monthly materials operations and goals, including inventory turns, safety, customer delivery, 6S, quality, and SIOP performance.
• Manage material replenishment, supplier delivery signals, forecasting, purchase orders, Kanban, visual systems, and material action triggers.
• Develop and sustain the Plan for Every Part process, including space requirements, location maintenance, and system-compliance tools.
• Lead continuous improvement, support new product development and engineering projects, improve existing products and processes, and implement corrective actions for material-related root causes.
• Determine production schedules and capacities to fulfill customer orders, manage finished-goods serial numbers, and maintain product history.
• Set team goals, monitor accountability, and train, coach, and develop team members through TWI, Gemba walks, problem solving, lean tools, pull systems, and leader standard work.

Requirements

• High school diploma required.
• At least 5 years of related operations experience, including lean and materials experience.
• Strong analytical background.
• Robust Excel skills and experience.
• Demonstrated leadership, coaching, and people-development experience.

Nice to have

• Associate degree from an accredited college or university.

Culture & Benefits

• Values honesty, fairness, respect, commitment, intellectual curiosity, inclusion, and collaboration.
• Continuous training, advancement opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and apprenticeship programs.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance effective from the first day of employment, plus life insurance, short-term disability, and parental leave.
• 401(k) matching, profit-sharing, dependent care FSA, HSA, paid holidays, and an employee assistance program.
• Safety shoes and prescription safety glasses reimbursement, employee product purchase benefits, and childcare-related discounts.