Head of Global Materials Management

Rotork is embarking on a major transformation of its global planning and materials management capability—and we’re looking for a visionary leader to drive it. This is a rare opportunity to architect and embed a world‑class Sales & Operations Planning (SOP) framework across a truly global manufacturing and service network.

If you are passionate about building planning excellence, shaping global standards, and elevating materials management maturity across regions, this role places you at the centre of Rotork’s operational evolution.

As the Global Materials Manager, you will lead Rotork’s global Supply Chain Centre of Excellence for materials management. Your primary mission is to design, implement, and embed a unified SOP and Master Production Scheduling (MPS) framework that drives stability, transparency, and performance across all manufacturing sites and sales/service entities.

Responsibilities of the role

• Lead the global design, implementation, and governance of Rotork’s SOP and MPS processes.
• Integrate demand, supply, capacity, inventory strategy, and materials execution into a unified planning framework.
• Establish global standards, tools, KPIs, and methodologies for planning and inventory management.
• Build global capability through training, playbooks, and competency development.
• Drive planning system enablement (D365 / DDMRP) to support modelling, MPS execution, and inventory control.
• Lead the global Centre of Excellence for SOP, MPS, and Inventory Management.
• Act as Business Process Owner for ERP planning processes.

Experience Requirements 

• Extensive experience in manufacturing materials management and Lean methodology.
• Proven multi‑site, multi‑regional leadership experience.
• Strong SOP, MPS, and inventory management expertise.
• ERP subject matter expertise (D365 preferred).

The successful candidate will be

• A Collaborative leader who brings the right people together at the right time to deliver exceptional results.
• Clear, purposeful communicator who uses empathy and influence to drive alignment across global teams.
• Someone who takes accountability, manages competing priorities effectively, and maintains high standards for yourself and others.
• Performance‑driven leader who gives constructive, actionable feedback tailored to individuals and situations.
• Continuous‑improvement advocate who embraces innovation and drives maturity across the supply chain.

Rotork is the market-leading global flow control and instrumentation company, helping our customers manage the flow or liquids, gases and powders across many industries worldwide.

Our purpose is Keeping the World Flowing for Future Generations.

For over sixty years, the world has relied on us to create the things that keep everything moving. From oil and gas to water and shipping, pharmaceuticals and food- these are the flows on which our modern world depends.

Today we're respected and admired for our people, performance and products. Our success flows from our commitment to engineering excellence, and that's what we will always pursue, safely and sustainably.

Rotork is going through an exciting period of change and growth, building on our existing market leadership. It's a great time to join us and make an impact in shaping the future of our business.