Material Project Manager II

About the role

The Material Project Manager II is a multi-level role responsible for driving material availability, supplier execution, cost performance, and cross-functional project execution across product lines. This role partners cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Materials Management, Engineering, Finance, Sales, Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, and Project Management 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

• Bachelor’s degree preferred (Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Finance, Engineering); equivalent experience considered.
• 3–7 years’ experience in materials, purchasing, planning, supply chain analytics, and/or project management in manufacturing.
• ERP/MRP experience required; demonstrated ability to translate data into actions that improve availability, cost, and execution.
• ASCM/APICS certifications (CPIM/CSCP/CLTD) preferred.
• PMP certification preferred (or demonstrated application of PMI-aligned practices).

Skills

• Leverage ERP systems, Excel, and analytics to drive actionable decisions.
• Improve and standardize end-to-end material and supplier processes.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and work instructions as control mechanisms.
• Support audit readiness through documentation, traceability, and disciplined execution.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on availability, cost, quality, and reliability.

Benefits

• Nomad GCS is an equal opportunity employer.
• We offer competitive compensation and benefits.

Pay

Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position.