Director of Materials Management

The role

You will own all material flow including inventory, warehousing, shipping, receiving, kitting, and logistics. You will design warehouse layouts and material flow systems while leading a multi-shift team to support production in a 250k sqft factory.

What you will do

• Own all inventory, material handling, and warehouse operations
• Ensure on-time shipping for standard and one-off shipments including hazmat
• Maintain high inventory accuracy through process control and cycle counting
• Define packaging, kitting, internal transport, and line-side presentation standards
• Design warehouse layouts, storage systems, and material flow
• Plan and execute capital investments in racking, material handling equipment, and automation
• Use simulation and data analysis to improve floorplan, processes, tooling, and training
• Hire, develop, and lead a multi-level, multi-shift organization
• Partner with supply chain and business systems teams to develop tools and systems

Required qualifications

• 8+ years in materials management, warehouse, or distribution operations inside a manufacturing plant
• 3+ years managing teams
• Owned inventory accuracy for an operation with 1,000+ active part numbers
• Transaction-level fluency in an ERP/WMS system
• Direct ownership of shipping & receiving, including carrier management and on-time shipment performance

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or similar technical field
• Scaled a materials operation through a major production ramp in aerospace, automotive, medical device, or consumer electronics
• Material flow modeling or discrete event simulation (FlexSim, AnyLogic, or similar)
• SQL or Python for operational analysis
• Experience handling and shipping ITAR-controlled hardware
• Experience handling and shipping hazardous materials including li-ion batteries

About the company

Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base. They design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems.