Materials Manager

Koch Inc
  • Addison, TX
    2 days ago

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    Materials Manager - United States - 195523 - Koch

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    Materials Manager

    Location(s)

    Addison, Texas

    Company

    Molex

    Career Field

    Supply Chain

    Job Number

    195523

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    Your Job

    As a Materials Manager, you will lead the planning, purchasing, inventory control, and logistics functions that ensure efficient material flow across our manufacturing operations. This role is critical in maintaining optimal inventory levels, securing timely procurement, and supporting seamless production aligned with customer and business demands.

    Our Team

    You'll be a key member of the operations and supply chain team, working closely with engineering, production, and quality to deliver high-performance electronic systems for the aerospace and defense industry. Our team thrives on precision, strategic execution, and continuous improvement.

    What You Will Do

    • Develop and execute material management strategies that align with production, inventory, and delivery goals
    • Lead cross-functional coordination to optimize the end-to-end supply chain process
    • Manage supplier relationships to ensure quality, availability, and cost-effectiveness of materials
    • Drive production planning, purchasing, and inventory control activities to meet customer and internal requirements
    • Mentor and lead a team of planners, buyers, and material handlers to achieve performance targets and operational excellence
    • Analyze material usage, forecast demand, and implement best practices to reduce shortages and excess inventory
    • Champion continuous improvement initiatives using KPIs to monitor and enhance material flow and supplier performance

    Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

    • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field
    • 5+ years of experience in materials management or supply chain within a manufacturing environment
    • Strong knowledge of inventory control, procurement, and production planning processes
    • Proven ability to collaborate across teams and lead negotiations with suppliers and internal stakeholders
    • U.S. Person status as defined by ITAR regulations (citizen, permanent resident, or protected status)

    What Will Put You Ahead

    • Experience in aerospace or defense manufacturing environments
    • Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and supply chain analytics tools
    • Familiarity with regulatory compliance in defense and aerospace (e.g., ITAR, AS9100)
    • Certification in supply chain or operations management (e.g., APICS CPIM/CSCP, ISM CPSM)
    • Demonstrated success in lean manufacturing or continuous improvement initiatives

    At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate''s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

    Hiring Philosophy

    All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

    Who We Are

    Molex''s Aerospace & Defense Solutions (ADS) Division delivers mission-critical connectivity, signal technologies, and electronic solutions designed for the most demanding environments. Drawing on decades of engineering excellence and innovation, we support aerospace, defense, space, and other high-reliability markets where performance is essential and failure is not an option.

    From enabling next-generation communications and data transfer to providing rugged interconnect and electronic solutions for mission-critical systems, our technologies help customers advance capabilities across air, land, sea, and space. At ADS, we combine deep technical expertise, operational excellence, and a culture of principled entrepreneurship to create value for our customers, communities, and one another.

    Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense through innovation, reliability, and purpose-driven solutions.

    At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

    Our Benefits

    Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

    Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

    Equal Opportunities

    Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).

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