Material Project Manager I

About the role

The Material Project Manager I is responsible for driving material availability, supplier execution, cost performance, and cross-functional project execution across product lines. This role partners with various functions to identify constraints, coordinate actions, and implement solutions that improve operational performance and business results.

Responsibilities

• Analyze material availability, open orders, lead times, and inventory positions to identify constraints impacting manufacturing schedules and commitments.
• Maintain a prioritized shortage/constraint action list; coordinate with Purchasing, Planning, and Sourcing to expedite, reschedule, substitute, or re-source material as appropriate.
• Partner daily with Receiving and Kitting to improve inbound-to-available timing, staging discipline, and kit completeness/accuracy.
• Cook with Quality to support material disposition and flow when quality holds, nonconformances, or supplier-related issues impact availability; track actions to closure.
• Cook with Project Management to align material priorities to schedules, milestones, and delivery commitments; communicate material risks and action plans.
• Develop and execute small projects across the company in coordination with cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring tasks, timelines, and deliverables are completed effectively.
• Support supplier communications and basic issue resolution; document action items and drive closure through disciplined follow-up.
• Support baseline material cost visibility (price changes, freight indicators, MOQ impacts) and flag margin improvement opportunities to Sourcing and Management.
• Draft and maintain SOPs/work instructions for tactical material acceleration workflows (identify → prioritize → escalate → close).
• Support projects and tasks across departments as assigned by the Supply Chain Manager, Materials Manager, and Director of Supply Chain.

Qualifications & Experience

• High school diploma or GED required; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred (Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Finance, Engineering).
• 0–3 years of experience in supply chain, materials, purchasing, planning, production support, or analytics preferred.
• Proficiency in ERP systems and Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
• ASCM/APICS certifications (CPIM/CSCP/CLTD) preferred.
• Interest/progress toward CAPM/PMP preferred as experience grows.

Requirements

• US Citizenship required for consideration.
• Nomad GCS does not support the H1B Visa for this position.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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