Senior Manager, Material Flow Engineering

The role

You will create a strategic plan to optimize warehouse and material flow operations across Columbus, OH facilities. You will design material management strategies, monitor performance metrics, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to support production requirements.

What you will do

• Design, develop and implement innovative material management strategies, policies, and procedures
• Collaborate with procurement, production, logistics, and quality teams
• Align material availability with production schedules
• Own metrics, KPIs, and reporting for production line health and efficiency
• Analyze material usage trends and implement lean practices
• Support and implement inventory control measures like cycle counting and audits
• Utilize ERP (Oracle) and WMS (Odoo) systems
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, safety standards, and quality control protocols
• Work across multiple programs from development to full rate production
• Identify and solve imbalances and bottlenecks in production

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or other technical field/supply chain management
• 10+ years of experience
• 5+ years of people management experience in material flow engineering, management, inventory control, or supply chain management roles
• 5+ years of experience in a high-rate supply chain or manufacturing environment
• Ability to read technical documentation such as drawings and CAD data
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• Ability to relocate to be onsite in Columbus, OH

Nice to have

• Strong knowledge of supply chain principles, inventory management techniques, and material planning strategies
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Experience with department or factory design and set up
• Ability to completely own a value chain from start to finish
• Demonstrated ability of presenting project results to a cross functional team
• Prior experience with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) or Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Prior knowledge of NetSuite, Oracle or a similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
• Direct experience scoping, buying off and commissioning warehouse automation
• Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing principles
• Experience in delivering successful project by being hands on with the process

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.