Assistant Materials Manager

Materials Management & Inventory Control

• Lead daily materials operations to ensure uninterrupted material flow across raw materials, work-in-process (WIP), finished goods, and shipping activities.
• Maintain accurate inventory levels through rigorous inventory control practices, cycle counting programs, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• Drive inventory accuracy and transactional discipline within ERP/MRP systems to support operational and financial objectives.
• Monitor inventory performance metrics, including inventory turns, obsolete inventory, excess inventory, scrap, and inventory variances.
• Develop and implement strategies to reduce inventory costs while maintaining customer service and production continuity.
• Analyze material consumption trends and proactively identify supply risks that could impact production schedules.

Production Support & Customer Delivery

• Ensure material availability to support customer production schedules while meeting strict automotive delivery performance expectations.
• Collaborate with Production, Scheduling, and Supply Chain teams to align material availability with changing customer demands.
• Monitor inbound material deliveries and supplier performance to minimize shortages and production disruptions.
• Lead escalation activities related to supplier constraints, material shortages, and inventory discrepancies.
• Support customer launches, engineering changes, VA/VE initiatives, and production ramp-up activities by ensuring materials readiness and inventory alignment.

Warehouse & Logistics Operations

• Oversee warehouse operations, material handling processes, storage strategies, and inventory movement activities.
• Optimize warehouse layout, material flow, and storage utilization to improve productivity and operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with FIFO, inventory traceability, product containment, and customer-specific requirements.
• Partner with logistics providers and transportation teams to maintain efficient inbound and outbound material movement.
• Drive improvements in warehouse safety, housekeeping, organization, and visual management systems.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 5-7+ years of progressive materials, supply chain, inventory control, logistics, or warehouse management experience.
• Minimum 1-3 years of experience within automotive manufacturing, preferably supporting a Tier 1 supplier environment.
• Proven experience leading materials teams within a fast-paced manufacturing operation.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting automotive OEM customers and customer-specific delivery requirements.
• Knowledge of MRP/ERP systems, inventory management tools, and warehouse management processes.
• Experience with launches, engineering changes, production ramp-ups, and supply chain troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Kanban systems, PFEP, and continuous improvement methodologies.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership and team development capabilities.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• High attention to detail with a disciplined approach to inventory accuracy and process execution.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, ERP/MRP systems, and data analysis tools.
• Ability to effectively communicate with customers, suppliers, and all levels of plant leadership.

Additional Requirements

• Ability and willingness to travel as needed to suppliers, customer locations, and manufacturing facilities.
• Ability to work additional hours during launch activities, inventory events, customer escalations, or business-critical situations.
• Ability to work within an industrial manufacturing environment, including occasional climbing, lifting, and extended periods on the production floor.

Why Join Yanfeng?

At Yanfeng, innovation starts with people. Guided by our commitment to sustainability, diversity, equity, and inclusion, we create an environment where talented individuals can grow, collaborate, and help build the future of mobility.

Yanfeng is committed to developing our employees by providing opportunities through development programs, continuous learning, mentorship, and volunteerism. Our industry-leading team is supported by generous employee benefits and wellness programs including:

• Medical and Prescription Coverage
• Dental Insurance
• Vision
• HSA and Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401K with 6% matching contributions and immediate 100% vesting
• Company Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Company Paid Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance
• Additional wellness and discount programs

Advance your career with personal and professional growth as a part of our global team!