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Senior Manager, Material Flow Engineering

Anduril· Hardware Operations : Supply Chain : Warehousing & Transportation
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Columbus, OH$143k - $191kFull-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

Senior Manager of Material Flow Engineering to optimize warehouse and material flow operations across Columbus, OH facilities; develop metrics, drive cost reduction while maintaining quality, and lead a material flow engineering and warehouse team.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop and implement innovative material management strategies, policies, and procedures to optimize material flow and support production requirements for efficient movement of parts & materials using lean principles across multiple sites.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including procurement, production, logistics, and quality, to aid in accurate demand forecasting, procurement planning, and timely delivery of materials
  • Collaborate with production planning teams to align material availability with production schedules, minimize disruptions, and meet customer demand on time
  • Own the metrics, KPIs, and reporting associated with monitoring production line health and efficiency, such as cycle time, throughput rate, capacity, utilization, process non-conformities, and inventory accuracy. Analyze material usage trends, identify opportunities for process improvements, and implement lean practices to optimize material handling, storage, and distribution
  • Support and implement inventory control measures, including cycle counting, regular audits, and reconciliation, to ensure inventory accuracy and prevent stockouts or overstocking
  • Utilize ERP (Oracle) & WMS software (Odoo) systems and tools to track inventory, generate reports, and provide data-driven insights to support decision-making and optimize material-related processes
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, safety standards, and quality control protocols in all material management activities
  • Passionately work across multiple programs from development to full rate production to scale best-in-class solutions to align with maturity of manufacturing process
  • Proactively identify imbalances and bottlenecks caused by inventory processes, line layouts, parts shortages, staffing shortages, and other production constraints; flag constraints with the appropriate owners across Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality and drive to resolution
  • Develop processes to optimize workplans for highly variable demands across multiple sites.
  • Translate tools and reports into actionable tasks that impact the health of warehouse operations across a plethora of processes and sites.
  • Produce and maintain tools to increase accuracy of work demand for new facilities and maturing processes using a data-driven approach using tools such as Value Stream Mapping/ Process Mapping/ Line Balancing techniques
  • Identify and solve complex problems related to the movement of materials within a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or other technical field/supply chain management
  • 10+ years of experience with 5+ years of people management experience in material flow engineering and management, inventory control, or supply chain management roles, preferably in a manufacturing or production environment
  • 5+ years of experience in a high-rate supply chain or manufacturing environment, where complex mechanical and/or electrical assemblies are built with heavy data utilization
  • Ability to read technical documentation such as drawings and CAD data, understanding of a variety of hardware manufacturing processes for both electronics (PCBAs, sensor hardware, etc.) and structures, mechanical components, and electromechanical systems
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
  • Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Columbus, OH

Skills

Required:Material flow engineeringERP systems (Oracle)WMS (Odoo)Lean manufacturingInventory control

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and other coverages) with information available via Explore Our Benefits link
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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