This role will report directly to the Director Plant Manager with a dotted line to the Global Supply Chain and Materials Management organization.
The Opportunity:
We are establishing in Torreon, Mexico, and this position will play an important role serving customers across the Americas and enable future growth in the region. The Materials Manager is a key leadership role overseeing Materials Planning and Supply Chain operations, ensuring that production runs smoothly, efficiently and on time. You’ll lead the planning and supply team, responsible for end-to-end materials management (from supplier performance and procurement coordination to production scheduling, inventory optimization, and ERP-driven planning processes)
What Makes this a Great Opportunity:
* Join a globally recognized company that is at the forefront of its industry, with a strong commitment to sustainability and innovation.
* Opportunity to influence how materials planning, supply chain and ERP processes are designed and executed for long-term success.
* Opportunity to build and coach a high-performing team that will grow with the site as production scales.
* Opportunity to drive a real impact influencing operational efficiency, on-time delivery, and customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead and develop the planning and supply chain team, ensuring robust capability across demand management, SIOP, MPS, production control and inventory management.
* Own the material strategy to support on-time delivery, cost optimization, and inventory health.
* Oversee supplier performance and drive collaboration with procurement and global supply chain teams to ensure material availability, quality, and cost efficiency.
* Manage master production scheduling to balance demand, capacity, and resources, aligning with customer delivery targets.
* Utilize and continuously improve ERP and digital planning tools (SAP or equivalent) to enable accurate, efficient, and data-driven decisions.
* Lead SIOP (Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning) for the site, partnering with cross functional teams to align plans and resolve constraints.
* Ensure strong inventory control, including managing work-in-process, finished goods, and raw materials to meet enterprise and financial targets.
* Drive continuous improvement in materials flow, planning accuracy, and supply performance through Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
* Represent the function in plant reviews, corporate supply chain meetings and project milestones.
* Champion safety, quality and operational excellence in every process and decision.
Preferred Experience and skills:
* Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field.
* 8+ years of experience in material management, planning, or supply chain leadership within a manufacturing environment.
* Proven success managing planning and supply teams in high-mix make-to-order or engineered-to order operations.
* Strong experience in ERP systems (preferably SAP) and solid understanding of master data (BOMs, routings, work centers).
* Demonstrated track record in continuous improvement, Lean, or Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt preferred)
* Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to manage large data sets and convert data into actionable insights.
* Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to influence across functions and levels.
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment where building processes and teams is part of the challenge and excitement.
* Fluent in English and Spanish