Materials Manager responsible for program supply strategy, setting inventory targets, excess inventory reviews, and overseeing the execution and improvement of Materials processes within Commercial Aircraft.
Locations (2)
Buffalo, New York, United States
East Aurora, New York, United States
Compensation
Buffalo, NY $135,000.00–$207,000.00 Annually
Responsibilities
Develop project strategies, goals, and plans that enable the organization to improve inventory reduction practices.
Develop standard work across all key areas of materials management to ensure knowledge and best practices sustainment
Make recommendations to leadership to improve inventory turns
Champion business transformation initiatives and ongoing process improvement in inventory and warehouse operations.
Provide change management leadership to ensure we achieve and sustain our targeted performance levels.
The Materials Manager is responsible for leading the materials planning, production planning, inventory management, and material flow functions for the Glendale plant. This role is a key member of the site leadership team and is accountable for ensuring production schedules, material availability, inventory levels, and capacity requirements are aligned to support customer demand and operational objectives.
Responsibilities
Lead the Glendale site's materials and planning functions, including production planning, material planning, scheduling, inventory management, and material-flow processes.
Develop and maintain production plans and schedules that balance customer demand, manufacturing capacity, labor availability, and material availability.
Lead the site's Sales and Operations Planning inputs and capacity-planning processes, providing clear visibility to demand, capacity, inventory, and material constraints.
Establish effective production scheduling processes and work closely with Operations to drive schedule adherence and execution to plan.
Own material planning and MRP processes, including planning parameters, lead times, safety stocks, order quantities, and other settings that influence material availability and inventory.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field
Lead and support night‑shift supply chain and material operations during manufacturing activities.
Compensation
This position offers competitive market-based compensation, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing.
Responsibilities
Lead night‑shift supply chain and material operations to support safe, efficient, and uninterrupted production.
Provide leadership, coaching, direction, and performance management for assigned supply chain team members.
Ensure materials and components are available at the appropriate time and location to meet production schedules.
Monitor material shortages, inventory concerns, supplier constraints, and other supply chain risks and coordinate timely corrective actions.
Partner closely with Production, Logistics, Material Planning, Procurement, Quality, and other departments to resolve issues affecting plant operations.
Lead the Group Supply Chain Planning function and shape the future of planning across Döhler’s global production and distribution network.
Responsibilities
Lead the Group Supply Chain Planning team
Define the vision, strategy, target operating model, governance framework and development roadmap
Govern the integrated planning framework covering Demand Planning, S&OP / Integrated Business Planning, capacity and production network planning, production scheduling, inventory management, and finished goods distribution planning
Establish global planning standards, decision rights, planning horizons, escalation mechanisms and performance expectations
Govern the global S&OP / Integrated Business Planning process
Requirements
University degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, Logistics or a comparable discipline
Lead the Group Supply Chain Planning function and shape the future of planning across Döhler’s global production and distribution network, ensuring operational efficiency and supply chain resilience.
Responsibilities
Lead the Group Supply Chain Planning team with disciplinary and functional responsibility
Define the vision, strategy, target operating model, governance framework and development roadmap for Group Supply Chain Planning
Govern the integrated planning framework covering Demand Planning, S&OP / Integrated Business Planning, capacity and production network planning, production scheduling, inventory management, and finished goods distribution planning
Establish global planning standards, decision rights, planning horizons, escalation mechanisms and performance expectations
Govern the global S&OP / Integrated Business Planning process
The Production Planner is responsible for planning and coordinating production activities based on customer demand and forecast requirements. This role manages work orders, develops production and machine schedules, monitors inventory levels, supports capacity planning, and maintains production-related reports to ensure efficient manufacturing operations.
Compensation
Competitive compensation and benefits package
Responsibilities
Review Material Requirements Planning (MRP) reports and generate production work orders based on customer orders and forecast requirements
Develop and maintain machine schedules to minimize setups, optimize production efficiency, and balance inventory levels
Manage work orders involving customer-supplied materials
Prepare capacity planning reports to identify production bottlenecks, capacity constraints, and outsourcing requirements
Serve as a customer service contact for order expediting, material availability, and production schedule updates
Requirements
Associate degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field preferred
Nice to have: APICS certification
Nice to have: College coursework in Supply Chain Management
Lead and develop the team to provide exceptional strategic support on Customer Service, Inventory Management, and Risk Aversion, driving continuous improvement in inventory performance and brand value chain operations.
Compensation
Anticipated Base Salary Range $124,200.00 to $214,450.00 (Depending on qualifications, skills, experience and/or budget), based on a 40 hour work week (range to be scaled accordingly). In addition, The Estée Lauder Companies offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance), wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. In addition, the Company maintains highly competitive incentive compensation programs (role eligibility may vary based on terms of the respective plan(s)). You may be eligible to participate in the applicable Commission/Bonus Plan, under the plan guidelines in effect at the time of hire. Additional details regarding the commission plan will be provided as part of your onboarding.
Responsibilities
Ensure business risks are identified and communicated to stakeholders
Lead and develop the team for strategic support
Engage with Regional Supply Planning
Define and implement improved processes for integration of supply chain performance into SIOP process
Recommend best practice solutions for global inventory deployment
Effectively manage the execution of all global launch initiatives for the assigned business category from inception of project to shipment of product through the Supply Chain organization, ensuring critical sales risk is mitigated and inventory management objectives are met.
Compensation
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $87,550.00 to $143,800.00. Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.
Responsibilities
Manages the on time in full execution of new product launches
Develops appropriate timelines ensuring consensus of milestone dates within business category including Marketing, Packaging, R&D, Product Development, Creative, Finance and Manufacturing
Drives critical milestone dates with cross-functional team in all areas as they relate to product-to-market timelines
Resolves all timeline issues and negotiates with impacted department and develops tactical plans when missed due dates occur to bring project back on track
Communicates to Basic Business group when constrained capacity or quality issues require allocation between categories and when launch items are discontinued or move to in line service
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