ILUS -Sr. Manager Production and Material Control

Daifuku Intralogistics America • Hobart, IN

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About The Position

Daifuku Intralogistics America Corporation is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Manager, Production & Material Control to lead end-to-end materials management, demand planning, inventory control, and production support across our manufacturing operations. In this highly visible leadership position, you will oversee the Planning & Scheduling, Inventory Control, and Engineering Support teams while driving alignment across Production Control, Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehouse Fulfillment, and Project Execution. You will play a critical role in ensuring material availability, optimizing inventory performance, balancing demand with production capacity, and delivering operational excellence. If you thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and have a passion for building high-performing teams, improving processes, and using data to drive decisions, we want to hear from you.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Materials Management, Operations, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in materials management, production planning, demand planning, inventory control, or supply chain operations within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience balancing customer requirements with manufacturing capacity and operational constraints.
• Strong leadership experience developing managers and building high-performing teams.
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems focused on production planning, inventory management, and materials control.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced degree.
• SAP S/4HANA experience.
• Professional certifications such as CPIM, CPM, CSCP, CIRM, or other ASCM/ISM credentials.
• Experience leading large-scale process improvement and operational excellence initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct Production Control operations, including Planning, Engineering Support, and Inventory Control functions.
• Develop and execute demand and capacity planning strategies aligned with annual business objectives.
• Serve as Manufacturing's representative in the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
• Foster a culture of accountability, agility, collaboration, and operational excellence.
• Drive enterprise inventory governance, including stocking strategies, critical spare parts programs, inventory accuracy initiatives, and excess/obsolete inventory reduction.
• Standardize material flow processes across manufacturing operations to improve efficiency and visibility.
• Ensure material availability to support production schedules and project execution.
• Provide oversight of inventory accuracy programs, including cycle counting, physical inventories, reconciliation efforts, and root cause analysis.
• Partner closely with Manufacturing leadership to achieve key objectives related to quality, delivery, cost, and safety.
• Develop, monitor, and report department KPIs while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Leverage analytics and business intelligence tools to identify risks, bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
• Support new product introductions, manufacturing expansions, and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Oversee SAP master data governance with ownership of PP and EWM master data processes.
• Establish and maintain controls to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and integrity.
• Drive best practices across ERP, planning, scheduling, and inventory management systems.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior