Materials Management Supervisor (Defense)

Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States; onsite warehouse and production work. U.S. citizenship is required, and the role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance. Access to classified information, restricted U.S. Government sites, systems, or export-controlled information may apply.

Company

hirify.global is an early-stage company developing and delivering advanced defense systems.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and develop the Materials Management organization across Inventory, Shipping, and Receiving.
• Own receiving, inventory control, putaway, shipping, staging, kitting, replenishment, production support, and material transfers.
• Set priorities, allocate resources, manage performance, identify staffing needs, and remain engaged with frontline operations.
• Maintain inventory accuracy, traceability, cycle counting, reconciliation, discrepancy investigation, and corrective actions.
• Develop standard work, warehouse layouts, storage strategies, replenishment methods, KPIs, and scalable material-flow processes.
• Partner with Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Planning, Supply Chain, and Engineering to resolve shortages, material risks, transportation constraints, and nonconforming material.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in materials management, inventory control, warehouse operations, manufacturing logistics, shipping and receiving, or supply chain operations, including 3+ years of direct people-management experience leading relevant operational teams.
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams through clear expectations, performance management, employee development, and accountability.
• Experience leading fast-paced manufacturing operations with changing priorities and significant autonomy.
• Strong understanding of receiving, inventory control, picking, kitting, shipping, material transfers, cycle counting, reconciliation, and material traceability.
• Experience managing high-value or highly traceable inventory, investigating discrepancies, and applying root-cause analysis and corrective action.
• Hands-on experience with ERP, MRP, MES, or WMS systems and the relationship between physical material movement and system transactions.
• Experience developing standard work, operational processes, performance metrics, and data-driven improvements.
• Experience partnering with Production, Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Supply Chain to resolve material constraints.
• Strong operational judgment, organization, and written and verbal communication skills; ability to work hands-on and lift and move materials up to 50 lbs.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance are required.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, operations, manufacturing, logistics, business administration, or a related field.
• Experience scaling Materials Management teams, managing supervisors or multiple operational functions, or transitioning from development or low-volume production to higher production rates.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, space, automotive, or other highly regulated advanced manufacturing environments.
• Experience improving ERP, MES, WMS, or shipping-management systems and handling serialized, lot-controlled, shelf-life-controlled, hazardous, energetic, or otherwise controlled materials.
• Knowledge of AS9100, government property requirements, inventory or quality audits, Lean manufacturing, 5S, Six Sigma, capacity planning, and material-flow optimization.
• Experience with warehouse layouts, point-of-use inventory, replenishment, domestic or international shipping, freight, carrier management, and regulated or hazardous-material transportation.
• Forklift certification, material-handling equipment experience, or an active U.S. Government security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Ownership and direct impact in an early-stage, fast-moving defense organization.
• Generous benefits package; details are provided on hirify.global’s Careers page.
• Work must comply with applicable quality, export-control, government-property, transportation, safety, and company requirements.
• Employment may be contingent on government authorization, citizenship, security-clearance, and export-control eligibility requirements when applicable.