Senior Materials Manager

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Exentec is seeking an experienced Senior Materials Manager to lead all planning, purchasing, and warehouse operations at our Phoenix facility. This is a key leadership role responsible for driving materials strategy, ensuring operational excellence, and overseeing a highperforming team across planning, purchasing, logistics, and warehouse functions.

You will serve as the primary decisionmaker for the materials organization, providing direction, developing processes, and ensuring that material flow supports production, quality, and customer delivery requirements.

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Materials Leadership & Strategy

• Lead, develop, and evaluate the planning, purchasing, and warehouse teams to ensure strong performance and alignment with company goals.
• Manage and delegate daily work activities across purchasing, logistics, and production scheduling.
• Oversee training and development of direct reports to build organizational capability.
• Maintain and optimize ERP planning and purchasing modules; ensure accurate inventory levels and minimize nonmoving inventory risks.
• Develop and maintain monthly metrics for planning, purchasing, and warehouse operations to drive continuous improvement.
• Maintain and improve ISO procedures related to materials management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Order Entry & Planning Management

• Support the planning and preparation of production schedules.
• Own the master schedule and collaborate with crossfunctional teams to sequence assembly and meet shipping commitments.
• Support planning and scheduling milestones for manufacturing.
• Review, communicate, and update ERP data related to demand changes and new customer orders.

Purchasing Management

• Plan, organize, and control all procurement activities.
• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships; negotiate pricing and terms.
• Implement improved purchasing procedures, methods, and systems.
• Support quoting activities for new projects, including defining the supply base and obtaining pricing.
• Perform RFQs, qualify suppliers and new items, negotiate pricing, award business, and monitor supplier performance.
• Expedite materials to resolve schedule delays and improve supplier delivery performance.
• Evaluate and approve freight costs when required.

Warehouse Management

• Maintain strict control over inventory levels and warehouse procedures to ensure accuracy.
• Ensure adherence to shipping and receiving policies and procedures.
• Develop and implement warehouse strategies that improve product flow, distribution efficiency, and inventory management.

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Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Materials Management, or a related field preferred (not required).
• 10+ years of experience in Production Planning, Master Scheduling, Supply Chain, or Materials Management in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 5+ years of ERP experience.
• Minimum 7+ years of experience in Purchasing, Materials, or Warehouse Management.
• Experience with the Made2Manage (M2M) ERP system is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong relationshipbuilding skills and ability to collaborate across teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage complex requirements.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and Microsoft Office tools.
• Excellent customer service skills, including active listening.
• Strong problemsolving skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Flexibility to work overtime, holidays, or offshift hours as needed.
• A valid driver's license is required.

About Exentec and Exential
Exentec and Exential serve the semiconductor, life sciences, and other advanced technology industries, offering integration and installation of everything from high-purity piping for gas, chemical, and water systems to chilled water, wastewater, and HVAC systems, along with a full suite of electrical and controls systems. Exentec and Exential can design, supply, install, hook up, and commission our own line of gas, chemical, and cleanroom equipment, including the supply and installation of external OEM equipment.

Exential, part of the Exentec family, delivers our installation services in the US market.

Non-Solicitation
We are not currently accepting candidates from third-party agencies for this position. Any agency candidate submitted to any Exyte employee, or its subsidiaries, may be contacted by Exyte or its subsidiaries, without obligation to the third-party agency.

Employment Sponsorship
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.

EEO Statement
Exyte US, Inc. and its subsidiaries are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that is committed to supporting an inclusive workplace where associates excel based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, age, sex (e.g., pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity), national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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You want to be part of the Exyte team? We look forward to receiving your application!
For further questions and information, please do not hesitate to contact Scott Belew via email at View email address on click.appcast.io.

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