Supply Chain Materials Manager

Job Description

Job Description

We're ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you'll collaborate on some of the world's toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

As a Supply Chain Materials Manager for Direct Procurement, you will support the Operations teams to ensure the smooth flow of materials throughout the product development and manufacturing process. This role involves end-to-end material management, including planning, procurement, inventory control, material flow optimization, and supplier coordination. The ideal candidate is highly organized, data-driven, and experienced in managing supply chain operations in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Procurement, Supply Chain Planning, Logistics, Engineering) to understand overall demand, share forecasts with the suppliers, track supplier readiness for on-time delivery, and report internally to support planning.
• Monitor supplier lead times and ensure order coverage based on demand and lead time.
• Review supplier input / output (IO) plans, identify material risks, develop mitigation plans with cross-functional support and escalate to leadership where required
• Resolve operational issues related to PO coverage, invoicing, and master data management in the ERP system.
• Track and report key performance metrics, including material availability, on-time delivery, and delivery accuracy.
• Support new product introduction (NPI) efforts by ensuring material alignment with development timelines and production ramps.

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Salary Range :

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