Materials Manager (Lean Manufacturing)

Location: Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States; onsite role with occasional travel.

Company

Develops power-generation and energy solutions focused on resilient, efficient, and sustainable energy infrastructure.

What you will do

• Manage material flow from receiving and inspection through line-side presentation, production replenishment, and end-of-line picking, packing, and shipping.
• Oversee inventory accuracy, cycle counting, excess and obsolete materials, warehousing operations, staging, receiving, storage, and finished-goods shipping across multiple shifts.
• Implement and operate PFEP, lean pull systems, supermarkets, two-bin Kanban, tugger routes, point-of-use delivery, WIP markets, and level-scheduled replenishment.
• Lead material-flow continuous-improvement events, waste elimination, efficiency initiatives, delivery-performance improvements, and reduced forklift dependence.
• Supervise, hire, train, coach, and develop material-handling staff, including forklift drivers and material supervisors; define resource needs within budget and staffing parameters.
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers, corporate materials teams, project teams, and quality groups; support FMEA activities and act as an SAP super user.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of progressive operations-management experience in a similar work environment.
• Transformational leadership using lean principles and Plan for Every Part.
• Demonstrated understanding and application of lean manufacturing principles.
• Ability to operate in both high-mix, low-volume and high-volume, low-mix production environments.
• Strong verbal and written communication, collaboration across multiple sites, and ability to manage shifting deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Solid quantitative, data-analysis, financial-measurement, and data-supported communication skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and ability to occasionally lift up to 25 pounds while regularly standing and walking.

Nice to have

• Experience with SAP or an equivalent ERP.
• Experience in international logistics.
• Additional experience leading transformational initiatives with lean principles.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a safety-focused manufacturing environment committed to continuous improvement, learning, and waste reduction.
• Regular interaction with production, corporate materials, customer, supplier, project, and quality teams.
• Role includes occasional travel, frequent computer-based work, and physical requirements involving standing, walking, bending, reaching, and lifting up to 25 pounds.
• Equal opportunity employment is provided without regard to legally protected characteristics.