Materials And Logistics Manager

Job Description: Materials & Logistics Manager

Department: Supply Chain Management

Reports To: Senior Supply Chain Manager

Employment Type: Fulltime, Exempt

Work Location: Carson, CA

Position Summary

The Materials & Logistics Manager is responsible for leading materials planning, logistics, warehouse operations, and inventory management across multiple manufacturing facilities. This role ensures material availability, coordinates end-to-end material flow from Korea HQ and local suppliers, manages warehouse operations through site Material Receivers / Inventory Specialists, and supports ERP implementation and process standardization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead material planning and material availability activities to support production schedules.
• Monitor material shortages, critical parts, inventory status, open purchase orders, and in-transit materials.
• Coordinate shortage recovery with Procurement, Engineering, Production, Warehouse, Korea HQ, and logistics providers.
• Manage international and domestic logistics including shipment tracking, customs coordination, and transportation.
• Monitor logistics performance (ETD, ETA, delivery status) and resolve logistics issues.
• Review and analyze logistics costs including freight, storage, demurrage, and premium freight, and recommend cost improvements.
• Manage warehouse operations across multiple sites through Material Receiver / Inventory Specialists.
• Ensure standardized receiving, storage, inventory control, material issue, and inter-plant transfer processes are followed.
• Review inventory accuracy, cycle count results, and inventory discrepancies; ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Ensure warehouse personnel execute accurate ERP inventory transactions.
• Support ERP implementation as the business process owner for logistics, warehouse, inventory, and material flow processes.
• Develop and maintain warehouse and logistics SOPs and operational KPIs.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and performance management for site warehouse and inventory personnel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Materials Management, Logistics, Warehouse, or Supply Chain within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with international logistics, warehouse operations, inventory management, and material planning.
• Experience with ERP systems (Odoo, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, etc.) preferred.
• Strong analytical, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Bilingual Korean and English preferred.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Material Availability
• Material Shortage Recovery
• On-Time Material Delivery
• Inventory Accuracy
• Logistics Cost
• Premium Freight & Demurrage
• Warehouse KPI Performance
• Inter-Plant Transfer Performance
• ERP Transaction Compliance