Materials Manager

X-energy•Oak Ridge, TN

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Materials Manager will play a critical role in ensuring the efficient and compliant receipt, inventory management, and flow (internal and external) of materials, components, and services essential to TRISO-X nuclear fuel development and deployment activities. This role will also manage any TRISO-X subcontracted materials services, including 3PL and 4PL providers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, management, engineering, or related business degree from an accredited university or college.
Typically, ten plus years’ experience in Supply Chain or Materials function.
Familiarity and demonstrated success within highly regulated, nuclear or similar industry.
Demonstrated success in team building, materials flow management, logistics/ transportation, process improvement, and risk mitigation.
Familiarity and demonstrated success within highly regulated, nuclear or similar industry.
Advanced experience in data analysis and conflict management.
High emotional intelligence.

Responsibilities

Oversee the entire product flow, from receipt of materials to delivering finished goods, focusing on efficiency, cost reduction, and timely delivery by managing resources, inventory, warehousing, transportation, and distribution.
Develop and implement comprehensive global Materials strategies to support TRISO-X fuel development, manufacturing, and deployment objectives.
Architect and establish a comprehensive logistics department from inception, encompassing all critical transportation modalities required for nuclear and non-nuclear component movement: ocean freight, air cargo, barge transport, over-the-road (OTR) asset-based carriers, and small package delivery services
Collaborate with IT, Supply Chain, and other business partners to ensure material flow design aligns with business objectives, process efficiencies, and compliance requirements.
Evaluate, bid, select, and seamlessly integrate subcontract service (3PL/ 4PL) providers into TRISO-X supply chain network, optimizing reliability, cost-effectiveness, and specialized handling capabilities
Identify process improvement opportunities leveraging digital tools, automation, and analytics.
Drive change management and user adoption, including training, communications, and user documentation for materials teams.
Develop standardized operating procedures (SOPs) for the movement of non-nuclear and sensitive nuclear components, including specialized packaging, security protocols, and chain-of-custody documentation.
Develop and track KPIs and dashboards to monitor materials system performance and process effectiveness.
Display strong leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Maintain professional demeanor and behavior at all times in all forms of communication.
Perform other duties as assigned by manager.