Materials Manager

Movement Search & Delivery is a national executive search firm. We work with clients across all manufacturing verticals to identify and evaluate top talent. We are working with a global manufacturing client with a recently opened Materials Manager role in Portland. The Materials Manager is responsible for leading production planning, scheduling, and material coordination activities within an aerospace manufacturing environment. This role ensures on-time delivery, optimized capacity utilization, and accurate material flow throughout melting, refining, casting, and downstream processing operations. The Materials Manager collaborates cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Procurement and Quality to support customer requirements, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:Develop, maintain, and optimize master production schedules for melting furnaces, remelt operations, and downstream processes.Balance capacity, labor, and equipment constraints to meet customer delivery commitments.Translate demand forecasts, make-to-order requests, and engineering requirements into detailed work-center schedules.Monitor schedule adherence and adjust plans proactively to address bottlenecks, equipment downtime, process yield issues, or emergent customer priorities.Maintain optimal inventory levels through MRP oversight, safety stock management, and strategic planning for long lead items.Coordinate with procurement to manage supplier lead times, expedite critical materials, and mitigate supply risks.Utilize ERP/MRP systems to manage work orders, routings, bills of materials, and capacity models.Track production KPIDrive data accuracy by identifying and resolving discrepancies in BOMs, routings, and transactional records.Partner with operations and engineering to align schedules with process capabilities, including melt chemistries, heat lot configurations, and qualification requirements.Support the department with accurate delivery commitments, recovery plans, and schedule updates.Participate in root cause investigations and improvement initiatives related to planning, material flow, process time reduction, or equipment constraints.QUALIFICATIONS:Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience, required.5+ years of production planning/scheduling experience in aerospace, metals manufacturing, foundry/melting operations, or similar heavy industrial environment required.Experience with lean manufacturing, constraint-based planning, or S&OP processes highly preferred.