Senior Materials Supervisor

About the role

We are looking for a talented Senior Materials Supervisor to join our team specializing in Warehouse Management and Inventory Control with an understanding of MRP/ERP for our Cummins location in Maxton, NC.

Responsibilities

• Ensure uninterrupted material flow to production while maintaining inventory accuracy, safety, and cost discipline, enabling the plant to meet schedule, quality, and labor targets.
  • Production Material Availability
  • Right material, right quantity, right time to production
  • Lineside replenishment, kitting, staging, and internal logistics
  • Proactive identification and escalation of material risks
  • Preventing material related line stoppages
• Plant Impact: Schedule attainment, downtime prevention, labor efficiency
• Inventory Accuracy & Control
• Accuracy of warehouse, WIP, and lineside inventory
• Cycle count execution, reconciliation, and root cause closure
• ERP/WMS transaction discipline
• Physical inventory readiness and execution
• Receiving & Internal Logistics
• Inbound material receipt, verification, labeling, put away
• Lockstock discipline to support production readiness
• Cordination with Quality on holds, MRB, and deviations
• Internal transfers and material movements
• Safety, 5S & Compliance
• Warehouse and material handling safety ownership
• PIV/forklift certification and compliance
• Storage, racking, pedestrian safety, and housekeeping standards
• Incident investigation and corrective action
• People & Labor Management
• Lead, coach, and develop warehouse employees and leads
• Daily staffing aligned to production demand
• Overtime control and labor productivity
• Training, cross training, and accountability
• Continuous Improvement
• Eliminate waste in motion, handling, space, and storage
• Implement Lean practices (5S, Kanban, supermarkets, standard work)
• Improve flow paths, replenishment methods, and space utilization
• Inventory Control Supervisory Roles & Responsibilities
• Own overall inventory accuracy across warehouse, production, WIP, and lineside locations
• Establish and maintain robust inventory control processes and standards
• Ensure timely and accurate inventory transactions in ERP/WMS systems
• Prevent and reduce discrepancies, shortages, excess, and obsolete inventory
• Design, lead, and continuously improve the cycle count program
• Analyze variances, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions
• Lead physical inventory planning, execution, and reconciliation
• Ensure audit readiness and compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements
• Manufacturing Material Control
• Support uninterrupted material flow to production through accurate inventory visibility
• Partner with Supply Chain, Scheduling, and Operations to prevent line stoppages
• Support engineering changes, material transitions, and end of life actions
• Monitor aging, slow-moving, and obsolete inventory and drive reduction plans
• Systems, Data & Reporting
• Maintain inventory master data, location accuracy, and transaction discipline
• Develop and monitor inventory KPIs, including accuracy, adjustments, and variance trends
• Use data to identify risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities
• Prepare inventory reports for plant and leadership reviews
• Process Improvement & Standardization
• Define, document, and enforce standard work for inventory processes
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste and variability
• Improve inventory controls related to receiving, storage, movement, and consumption
• Support Lean initiatives (5S, Kanban, supermarkets, point fuse inventory)
• Cross Functional Collaboration
• Partner closely with Warehouse, Supply Chain, Production, Quality, and Engineering
• Support root cause investigations related to shortages, mis builds, and variances
• Communicate risks early and clearly to drive proactive resolution
• Compliance, Safety & Controls
• Ensure inventory practices comply with company policies and audit requirements
• Support segregation of duties and internal control expectations
• Promote safe material handling and proper storage practices

Qualifications

• College, university, or equivalent degree required.
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
• Intermediate level of experience required. 3-5 years of relevant work experience preferred.
• Oracle experience preferred
• Proficient in Excel
• Proficient in Access database creation and management
• SQL experience preferred