Sr Materials Manager (Manufacturing)

Location: Appleton, Wisconsin, United States; the role combines office-based duties with physical activity in field or production environments.

Pay range: $103,300.00–$177,700.00 annually across U.S. locations.

Company

Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh company, designs and builds highly customized fire and emergency response trucks, including pumpers, aerials, tankers, and rescue units.

What you will do

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for materials management across two major manufacturing facilities.
• Develop materials strategies that optimize inventory, improve material availability, strengthen production readiness, and support customer delivery commitments.
• Lead materials planning, inventory control, material handling, replenishment, and material-flow activities.
• Partner with Production, Scheduling, Purchasing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other functions to align material requirements with capacity and priorities.
• Identify and mitigate material shortages, supply constraints, inventory risks, and production disruptions.
• Establish performance accountability and drive standardization, continuous improvement, waste reduction, productivity, and working-capital optimization across both facilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Seven or more years of related work experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and managing materials-related functions in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work across office and production environments, including walking on shop floors, standing, climbing stairs, moderate lifting up to 50 pounds, and exposure to varying temperatures or noise levels.

Nice to have

• Experience leading materials management operations across multiple manufacturing facilities.
• Strong business acumen, analytical capabilities, and ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience with ERP systems, MRP, and inventory management processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role within the Operations organization.
• Focus on safety, collaboration, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Opportunity to lead, coach, and develop materials management leaders and teams, including succession planning.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities.
• People-first culture with opportunities to support team member growth and success.