Director of Materials Management

M.C. Dean, Inc•Caroline County , MD

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Materials Management is responsible for the performance and control of the organization's materials function, including supply chain, supplier management, inventory, warehousing, and logistics. The Director ensures materials, devices, and equipment arrive at the right place at the right time; leads a multidisciplinary team; and partners with project, engineering, manufacturing, finance, and executive leadership. The role is full time in-office at Dean Logistics Center or the Manufacturing Campus and includes a combination of office, warehouse, and job-site environments, with occasional travel to suppliers, warehouses, and project sites. The Director oversees supplier performance and continuity, inventory accuracy and warehouse operations, inbound and outbound logistics, intermediate storage locations, government- and customer-furnished equipment, and manufacturing point-of-use material supply. Responsibilities also include service center and capital budgets, materials management systems and process improvements, contract and regulatory compliance, risk and continuity programs, and cross-functional material forecasting and bid support.

Requirements

At least 12 years of progressive experience in materials management, supply chain, or warehouse operations.
At least 5 years of management experience.
A bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, or engineering, with 16 or more years of experience; alternatively, 12 or more years of experience with a master's degree.
Experience with ERP and warehouse management systems.
Strong negotiation, analytical, and financial skills, including budgeting and capital planning.
Proven leadership and team development skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief executives and engage suppliers.
Working knowledge of inventory control methods, logistics, and import/export practices.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and data analysis tools.
Ability to walk warehouse floors and yards and occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.
Ability to comply with site safety requirements, including wearing PPE.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree.
Experience with government contract flow-down requirements, depending on industry.
CPSM, CSCP, or CPIM certification.

Responsibilities

Implement end-to-end workflows for materials, devices, and equipment that provide clear status visibility to customers, contract and project teams, and manufacturing.
Lead and develop staff across supply chain, expediting, warehousing, receiving, shipping, inventory control, transportation, and logistics.
Establish department objectives and report performance to executive leadership.
Evaluate supplier performance, quality, delivery, services, and compliance with agreements.
Manage supply continuity, including supplier and company stocking levels, lead times, and sourcing alternatives.
Own inventory accuracy, cycle counting, reorder points, and reduction of obsolete or excess inventory.
Direct receiving, storage, kitting, staging, and issuing of materials to projects.
Oversee the warehouse management system and improve processes such as advance shipping notices, barcode/RFID, put-away, and picking workflows.
Conduct quarterly reviews of inventory remaining on closed projects with contract stakeholders.
Forecast warehouse space needs and optimize utilization.
Ensure safe operations and compliance with OSHA and company policy, and maintain areas under the role's responsibility to customer-ready standards for visits and audits.
Coordinate inbound freight, outbound shipments, and just-in-time delivery to job sites.
Manage carriers, freight forwarders, customs, and applicable import/export compliance.
Resolve shipping damage, shortages, and delivery discrepancies; manage finished-goods and international shipments.
Manage project and manufacturing intermediate storage locations, including quality control, inspections, staging, and finished-goods storage and handling.
Manage government-furnished and customer-furnished equipment, including annual or other required audits, and maintain secure ICD 705 storage for classified projects.
Maintain and enhance the manufacturing Marketplace and Mini-Markets to ensure production lines have materials available for one-piece-flow production.
Develop and manage applicable Service Center budgets with the budgeting team, and manage capital budgets and warehouse and logistics equipment utilization, replacement, and future needs.
Optimize supplier system integrations and service levels, and manage handling and disposition of excess materials returned from manufacturing or project sites.
Own the materials management systems roadmap, system maintenance and enhancements, and data integrity, including upgrades to make the platform AI-native.
Write and enforce SOPs, approval thresholds, and internal controls, and integrate materials workflows with project management, accounting, and engineering.
Ensure adherence to contract flow-downs, including FAR/DFARS, Buy American, and small-business subcontracting goals.
Manage regulatory, quality, and traceability requirements, including certifications and counterfeit-part prevention, and maintain business continuity and supplier risk programs.
Collaborate with project managers, engineering, estimating, finance, and operations on material forecasts and schedules.
Support bids with pricing, lead-time, and availability input.