Sr Materials Manager
Apply NowCompany: The Marvin Group
Location: Fargo, ND 58103
Description:
Job Overview
The Sr. Materials Manager oversees all procurement and material management activities at the plant level. This role includes inventory planning/management, alignment with enterprise supply chain processes, direct oversight of material transactions, and coordination with facility warehouse management. The Sr. Manager works collaboratively across multiple functions to strategically align work processes, procedures, and initiatives, ensuring functional specifications are met, parts are available as needed, and product quality is maintained.
Highlights of your role
You're a good fit if you have (or if you can)
We invite you to See Yourself at Marvin
From people to products, Marvin is committed to creating better ways of living. When you join this family-owned and -led window and door company, you belong to a community full of opportunities.
For more than a century, we've been at the forefront of designing, building, and engineering premium, award-winning products. Today, Marvin is also proud to have been named a Top Large Employer by Forbes Magazine two years in a row, in 2024 and 2025. With operations in 19 cities across North America, we manufacture Marvin's quality products, including Infinity Replacement Windows and Doors, and TruStile Doors.
Together, we uphold our values and foster a culture where safety and the wellbeing of our people comes first. We take a better living approach with benefits to support you at work and beyond. From day one, you will enjoy health insurance, paid holidays, paid parental leave, a 401(k) retirement savings match and more!
Some of our unique and most popular benefits include:
Join the more than 8,000 Marvin team members to experience these benefits and more. Apply today!
Marvin is an Equal Opportunity Employer
This job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities of the employee. Accommodation may be made to enable an individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of the position. Any employment offer depends on completing a background check and drug screen to company standards.
The Sr. Materials Manager oversees all procurement and material management activities at the plant level. This role includes inventory planning/management, alignment with enterprise supply chain processes, direct oversight of material transactions, and coordination with facility warehouse management. The Sr. Manager works collaboratively across multiple functions to strategically align work processes, procedures, and initiatives, ensuring functional specifications are met, parts are available as needed, and product quality is maintained.
Highlights of your role
- Material Readiness: Ensure the availability of materials to meet production schedules, aligning with production plans and objectives.
- Supply Chain Goals: Collaborate with various departments to achieve procurement and supply chain goals at both facility and enterprise levels.
- Continuous Improvement: Develop and enhance supply chain projects, strategies, policies, and processes in collaboration with quality, production management, safety, engineering and HR teams.
- Department Management: Provide strategic direction and leadership, overseeing performance management processes and ensuring alignment with company goals.
- Supplier Partnerships: Monitor supplier feedback, focusing on quality, delivery, and service. Utilize performance measurement systems, including key performance indicators. Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers to ensure effective material management and handle escalations as needed.
- Cost Management: Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives and ensure their ongoing success.
- Reporting: Provide regular updates to stakeholders on progress towards plans, goals, and overall results.
- Budget Management: Develop and manage the department budget, reporting and deviations or variance as necessary. Analyze financial data to ensure financial goals are met.
- Team Development: Foster team development and hold team members accountable for their performances.
- S&OE Process: Oversee the Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE) process for specific collections/locations.
- Best Practices: Interface with other business units to increase commonality and share/learn best practices.
You're a good fit if you have (or if you can)
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Strong computer skills (especially with MS Office Suite - Outlook, Word, and Excel).
- Experience with ICIM is considered an asset.
- Ability to lead, direct, and mentor team members.
- Ability to work with and maintain highly confidential information.
- Great understanding of supply chain processes and workflow.
- Strong leadership acumen and strategic thinking mindset
- Bachelor's degree in a related area from a recognized program or institution is preferred.
- 5-7 years of successful supervisory and/or production management and leadership experience.
- Supply Chain/Procurement/Warehouse management leadership experience is a plus.
- Certified Supply Chain Certification (e.g., SCMP)
We invite you to See Yourself at Marvin
From people to products, Marvin is committed to creating better ways of living. When you join this family-owned and -led window and door company, you belong to a community full of opportunities.
For more than a century, we've been at the forefront of designing, building, and engineering premium, award-winning products. Today, Marvin is also proud to have been named a Top Large Employer by Forbes Magazine two years in a row, in 2024 and 2025. With operations in 19 cities across North America, we manufacture Marvin's quality products, including Infinity Replacement Windows and Doors, and TruStile Doors.
Together, we uphold our values and foster a culture where safety and the wellbeing of our people comes first. We take a better living approach with benefits to support you at work and beyond. From day one, you will enjoy health insurance, paid holidays, paid parental leave, a 401(k) retirement savings match and more!
Some of our unique and most popular benefits include:
- $300 annual wellbeing account to spend on what helps you feel happy + healthy
- Better Living Day! (a paid day off to go have some fun)
- Annual profit sharing - recognizing everyone's contribution to Marvin's success
- Giving at Marvin - participate in organized volunteer opportunities
- Brighter Days Fund - financial support from your colleagues and the Marvin family during personal hardships
Join the more than 8,000 Marvin team members to experience these benefits and more. Apply today!
Marvin is an Equal Opportunity Employer
This job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities of the employee. Accommodation may be made to enable an individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of the position. Any employment offer depends on completing a background check and drug screen to company standards.