Coordinating Manager - Plant Warehouses

U. S. Steel•Gary, IN

About The Position

The Materials Management Coordinator provides leadership, direction, and strategic oversight for the Materials Management Inventory Manager and Materials Management Warehouse Manager functions at Gary Works. The role ensures warehouse, inventory, and materials management processes support Reliability Centered Maintenance objectives and operational requirements while optimizing inventory investment, improving material availability, enhancing warehouse performance, and delivering financial results. Materials Management is a service organization responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the flow of materials required to support operational equipment maintenance. The Coordinator establishes strategic objectives, drives continuous improvement, and develops high-performing teams to advance reliability and operational goals. The position leads inventory management and warehouse operations in alignment with plant business objectives and supply chain strategies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience is considered.
Minimum of 7–10 years of progressive experience in Materials Management, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Warehouse Operations, or Maintenance Support functions.
Minimum of 7 years of work experience supervising crews in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
Ability to establish goals and objectives and implement a vision for improving Reliability and Materials Management processes toward world-class performance.
Ability and willingness to communicate and interface effectively with personnel at all organizational levels.
Strong analytical, financial, budgeting, and problem-solving skills.
Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Strong experience with supply chain systems and ERP platforms; Oracle is preferred.
Strong experience with Microsoft Office products and business reporting tools.
Proven leadership success, including the ability to motivate, develop, and retain high-performing teams in a rapidly changing environment.
Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, manage competing priorities, and deliver results.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) programs.
Experience in integrated steel manufacturing, heavy industrial operations, or large-scale maintenance support environments.
Proven success leading multi-site inventory and warehouse optimization initiatives.

Responsibilities

Directly supervise and develop the Materials Management Inventory Manager and Materials Management Warehouse Manager.
Establish department goals, objectives, and performance metrics supporting plant reliability, operational, and financial targets.
Develop and implement long-term Materials Management strategies focused on inventory optimization, warehouse excellence, and maintenance reliability.
Lead continuous improvement across warehouse operations, inventory management, logistics, and materials processes.
Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, regulatory, and company policies and procedures.
Drive employee engagement, accountability, training, and development within the Materials Management organization.
Coordinate materials management initiatives across Gary Works divisions to promote standardization and best practices.
Develop and present performance reports, business updates, and strategic recommendations to plant and senior management.
Provide strategic direction for inventory planning, stocking strategies, material criticality assessments, and inventory optimization.
Develop annual inventory budgets, inventory reduction targets, and cost-saving initiatives.
Monitor inventory financial performance and implement actions to meet budget objectives.
Support outage planning and major projects through inventory forecasting and materials readiness planning.
Coordinate inventory transfers and optimization initiatives across facilities.
Ensure accurate measurement, reporting, and communication of inventory performance metrics.
Promote Reliability Centered Maintenance initiatives and align critical spare parts strategies with operational risk and reliability requirements.
Lead warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, delivery, shipping, and material handling.
Ensure warehouse housekeeping, safety programs, and operational procedures meet plant and corporate standards.
Ensure material delivery processes support maintenance, outages, capital projects, and operational requirements.
Lead implementation of warehouse technologies, tools, and process improvements.
Support emergency material sourcing, expediting, and logistics coordination.
Improve warehouse efficiency, service levels, and customer satisfaction.
Develop strategic supplier relationships to improve service levels, material availability, and supply chain performance.
Collaborate with procurement and sourcing organizations to reduce material costs and improve supplier performance.
Lead supplier performance reviews and corrective action initiatives when required.
Coordinate vendor-managed inventory programs and strategic inventory partnerships.
Support emergency sourcing and supply chain risk mitigation.
Identify cost-reduction opportunities through supplier collaboration and process improvements.