Senior Materials Supervisor

Cummins•Maxton, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a talented Senior Materials Supervisor to join our team specializing in Warehouse Management and Inventory Control with an understanding of MRP/ERP for our Cummins location in Maxton, NC. In this role, you will make an impact by ensuring uninterrupted material flow to production while maintaining inventory accuracy, safety, and cost discipline, enabling the plant to meet schedule, quality, and labor targets.

Requirements

College, university, or equivalent degree required.
Intermediate level of experience required.
3-5 years of relevant work experience preferred.
Oracle experience preferred
Proficient in Excel
Proficient in Access database creations and management
SQL experience preferred

Responsibilities

Own overall inventory accuracy across warehouse, production, WIP, and lineside locations
Establish and maintain robust inventory control processes and standards
Ensure timely and accurate inventory transactions in ERP/WMS systems
Prevent and reduce discrepancies, shortages, excess, and obsolete inventory
Design, lead, and continuously improve the cycle count program
Analyze variances, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions
Lead physical inventory planning, execution, and reconciliation
Ensure audit readiness and compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements
Support uninterrupted material flow to production through accurate inventory visibility
Partner with Supply Chain, Scheduling, and Operations to prevent line stoppages
Support engineering changes, material transitions, and end of life actions
Monitor aging, slow-moving, and obsolete inventory and drive reduction plans
Maintain inventory master data, location accuracy, and transaction discipline
Develop and monitor inventory KPIs, including accuracy, adjustments, and variance trends
Use data to identify risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities
Prepare inventory reports for plant and leadership reviews
Define, document, and enforce standard work for inventory processes
Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste and variability
Improve inventory controls related to receiving, storage, movement, and consumption
Support Lean initiatives (5S, Kanban, supermarkets, point fuse inventory)
Partner closely with Warehouse, Supply Chain, Production, Quality, and Engineering
Support root cause investigations related to shortages, mis builds, and variances
Communicate risks early and clearly to drive proactive resolution
Ensure inventory practices comply with company policies and audit requirements
Support segregation of duties and internal control expectations
Promote safe material handling and proper storage practices
Lead, coach, and develop inventory control staff
Set clear expectations and hold team members accountable for accuracy and discipline
Support training and best practices across inventory-related roles