Materials & Logistics Supervisor

Brown Machine Group•Beaverton, MI

About The Position

The Materials & Logistics Supervisor is a hands-on leader accountable for the safe, accurate, and timely flow of materials from receipt through production and shipment. The role directs and develops employees across stockroom, inventory control, receiving, material distribution, and shipping operations. The supervisor establishes and sustains effective processes, resolves operational issues, assigns and reprioritizes daily work, initiates corrective action within established authority, escalates risks, and recommends improvements to staffing, systems, procedures, and methods. The position carries quality-system authority to initiate action to prevent product nonconformity, identify and record quality problems, recommend solutions, verify implementation, and control further process until deficiencies are corrected. Performance is measured by inventory accuracy; timely and accurate material delivery to production; on-time, accurate, and compliant customer and service-part shipments; and timely receiving and completion of inventory transactions in ERP/Epicor.

Requirements

At least five years of progressive experience in materials management, inventory control, warehouse operations, manufacturing logistics, or shipping and receiving.
At least two years leading or supervising warehouse, stockroom, shipping, or materials employees.
Manufacturing experience managing material from receipt through storage, production delivery, and shipment.
Hands-on experience with cycle counting, reconciliation, location control, and traceability.
Demonstrated experience with an ERP system and proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel.
Working knowledge of bills of materials (BOMs), shop orders, routings, kitting, and replenishment.
Experience coordinating domestic freight with carriers and forwarders and preparing accurate shipping documentation.
Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Ability to operate, or become qualified to operate, a forklift and other material-handling equipment.
Valid driver’s license if required for deliveries or pickups.
Associate degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, Business, or a related field; equivalent education, technical training, and demonstrated materials-management experience will be considered.
Ability to work in a manufacturing and warehouse environment, walk and stand for extended periods, and navigate manufacturing and storage areas.
Ability to occasionally lift, push, or pull materials within established safety limits of 50 pounds.
Ability to perform operational work while balancing team leadership, coordination, and process-improvement responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Working knowledge of international shipping, Incoterms, and export documentation, particularly for European destinations.

Responsibilities

Maintain an organized, clearly identified stockroom and standardized processes for locations, labeling, put-away, picking, and issuing.
Maintain inventory accuracy through cycle counting and prompt investigation and resolution of discrepancies.
Ensure material movements—including receipts, shop-order issues, returns, adjustments, and deliveries—are accurately recorded in ERP/Epicor and processed against applicable production routings, service orders, or customer orders.
Coordinate with Purchasing, Production Planning, and Manufacturing to ensure material availability and reduce handling.
Lead timely and accurate picking, staging, and delivery of materials to the correct point-of-use locations in accordance with production schedules and routings.
Improve material flow through visual management, standard work, root-cause analysis, waste reduction, and corrective-action follow-through.
Supervise receipt of purchased materials, manufactured components, subcontracted parts, customer-supplied products, and returned goods.
Verify shipments against purchase orders and packing lists for correct part numbers and quantities, and direct material to appropriate stockroom or work-center locations.
Ensure receipts are processed accurately and promptly in ERP/Epicor, with proper labeling and traceability.
Direct daily shipping so finished machines, parts orders, and service-order components ship on schedule.
Coordinate with trucking companies, freight carriers, parcel services, freight forwarders, and customs brokers, and select appropriate transportation based on shipment size, weight, destination, and delivery requirements.
Ensure products are properly packaged, palletized, or crated to prevent transit damage.
Maintain working knowledge of international shipping requirements, particularly for Europe, and ensure country-of-origin documentation, export declarations, customs documentation, and shipment details are complete and accurate.
Coordinate export classification, licensing, filing, and other trade-compliance requirements with designated internal subject-matter experts; hold and escalate shipments requiring review before release.
Direct, schedule, and prioritize daily work across receiving, stockroom, inventory control, material distribution, and shipping, with clear assignments and accountability for quality, productivity, safety, and accuracy.
Train and develop team members, ensure cross-training, and provide timely coaching, feedback, and correction of performance issues.
Promote ownership, teamwork, responsiveness, housekeeping, and continuous improvement; ensure employees follow safety procedures and are trained and authorized to operate material-handling equipment.
Lead by example through active participation in stockroom, receiving, inventory, and shipping activities; demonstrate standard work and support process questions.
Initiate action to prevent product nonconformity, identify and record quality problems, recommend solutions, verify implementation, and control further process until deficiencies are corrected.