Senior Materials Supervisor

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 in the following ways:

Ensure uninterrupted material flow to production while maintaining inventory accuracy, safety, and cost discipline, enabling the plant to meet schedule, quality, and labor targets.

Production Material Availability

• Right material, right quantity, right time to production
• Lineside replenishment, kitting, staging, and internal logistics
• Proactive identification and escalation of material risks
• Preventing material related line stoppages

Plant Impact: Schedule attainment, downtime prevention, labor efficiency

Inventory Accuracy & Control

• Accuracy of warehouse, WIP, and lineside inventory
• Cycle count execution, reconciliation, and root cause closure
• ERP/WMS transaction discipline
• Physical inventory readiness and execution

Plant Impact: Reduced shortages, write-offs, audit findings, and obsolescence

Receiving & Internal Logistics

• Inbound material receipt, verification, labeling, put away
• Lockstock discipline to support production readiness
• Coordination with Quality on holds, MRB, and deviations
• Internal transfers and material movements

Safety, 5S & Compliance

• Warehouse and material handling safety ownership
• PIV/forklift certification and compliance
• Storage, racking, pedestrian safety, and housekeeping standards
• Incident investigation and corrective action

Plant Impact: Injury prevention, audit readiness, clean and controlled work areas

People & Labor Management

• Lead, coach, and develop warehouse employees and leads
• Daily staffing aligned to production demand
• Overtime control and labor productivity
• Training, cross training, and accountability

Plant Impact: Controlled labor cost, reliable execution, engaged workforce

Continuous Improvement

• Eliminate waste in motion, handling, space, and storage
• Implement Lean practices (5S, Kanban, supermarkets, standard work)
• Improve flow paths, replenishment methods, and space utilization

Inventory Control Supervisory Roles & Responsibilities:

Inventory Accuracy & Integrity

• 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

Cycle Counting & Physical 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

Manufacturing Material Control

• 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

Systems, Data & Reporting

• 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

Process Improvement & Standardization

• 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)

Cross Functional Collaboration

• 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

Compliance, Safety & Controls

• 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

Leadership & Accountability

• 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

Key Measures of Success

• Inventory accuracy %
• Cycle count effectiveness and variance reduction
• Physical inventory results
• Reduction in shortages, write-offs, and obsolescence
• Audit findings related to inventory controls
• Production disruptions linked to inventory issues

Education, Licenses, Certifications:
College, university, or equivalent degree required.
This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience:
Intermediate level of experience required. 3-5 years of relevant work experience preferred.

Additional Qualifications:

• Oracle experience preferred
• proficient in excel
• proficient in access database creations and management
• SQL experience preferred

What This Role Supports (Partners On)

• Build schedule execution (with Scheduling & Production)
• Material planning and constraints (with Supply Chain/Planners)
• Quality containment and disposition (with Quality)
• Engineering changes and material transitions (with Engineering)

Does not own: Demand setting, supplier commitments, production scheduling decisions
Does own: Executing material flow and accuracy to support those decisions

Key Measures of Success (KPIs)

• Inventory accuracy %
• Line stoppages due to material
• Cycle count health (completion & accuracy)
• Dock to stock time
• Safety incidents
• Overtime driven by material issues
• Production disruptions tied to warehouse execution

“Good Looks Like”

• Production never waits on material
• Inventory records match reality
• Risks are surfaced early, not discovered at the line
• Warehouse is safe, orderly, and audit ready
• Labor is balanced to demand without excess overtime