Materials, Planning and Logistics Manager

Job Requirements

Why Work for Alkegen?

Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. 

With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.

Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best.  Come grow with us!

Role Overview

As MP&L Manager, you will be responsible for leading the Materials, Planning & Logistics (MP&L) function at our Sebring, Ohio locations, ensuring the effective and integrated flow of raw materials, packaging, consumables, and finished goods. This role is critical to achieving our On-Time In-Full (OTIF) targets, maintaining optimal inventory levels, and supporting production and shipping operations. You will also contribute to the annual business plan and uphold the Alkegen Core Values, Safety, and Environmental standards.

You will oversee the Planning, Purchasing, Warehousing, and Shipping functions, while providing supervisory leadership, staff development, and continuous improvement across MP&L operations.

This role will also play a key part in the development of new products ensuring that the MP&L elements of all new products are executed correctly and in line with customer expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage production plans and batch schedules in coordination with scheduler, production, engineering, and customer service.
• Manage safety stock analysis and define appropriate inventory stocking levels.
• Monitor inventory health and lead cycle count programs to ensure stock accuracy.
• Lead the reconciliation of physical inventory to system records including reporting on variances.
• Manage production planning, with scheduler, for all product lines while maintaining efficient utilization of plant capacity
• Obtain data regarding types, quantities, specifications, and delivery dates of products ordered.
• Manage shipping personnel to coordinate inbound and outbound shipments, including interplant transfers and offsite storage movements.
• Liaise with maintenance for shutdown schedules and production line availability.
• Support planning of R&D activities with operations.
• Directs, plans, and coordinates activities concerned with production of company product(s), and establishes production priorities for products
• Works with the purchasing team assuring inventory of raw materials, packaging, and warehousing needs.
• Manage vendor relationships and support procurement processes in collaboration with plant team.
• Evaluate and coordinate disposition of excess and obsolete inventory.
• Manage inventory of finished goods and WIP.  
• Directs, plans, and coordinates activities concerned with production of company product(s), and establishes production priorities for products
• Identify purchase saving opportunities including but not limited to, cost avoidance, unit price reductions, consignment agreements, establishing new suppliers and driving down price with existing suppliers.
• Manage the dispatch process and implement shipment schedules in collaboration with customer service and plant teams.
• Ensure delivery dates and plant sales forecasts are achieved in strong collaboration with production and customer services and leads the product expediting process.
• Ensure FIFO inventory practices are followed and lead implementation of improved systems.
• Coordinate warehouse entries and oversee material movements to support customer demands.
• Provide supervisory direction to MP&L team members, including workload assignment, training, and performance development.
• Promote staff development using Alkegen’s performance management tools and frameworks.
• Ensure consistent application and interpretation of company policies.
• Manage resourcing levels, estimate personnel needs, and ensure timely completion of MP&L deliverables.
• Enforce Alkegen’s Safety and Environmental policies and company values in all areas of responsibility.
• Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives and Lean/5S activities within MP&L.
• Support key operational KPIs including OTIF, inventory turns, and throughput.
• Contribute to the site’s annual business plan and provide forecasting input.
• Resolve MP&L-related complaints and conduct RCCA/root cause analysis as required.

Essential Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Must be very organized, detail oriented and proficient with numerical calculations.
• Excellent people/process development and communication skills.
• Computer literate with MS Office and email applications.
• Previous ERP/MRP software experience.
• 5+ years of Supply Chain experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain, Business, or commensurate experience and accreditation in Supply Chain Management. 
• Strong record of delivering results across multiple key performance indicators in a complex or matrixed environment
• Strong financial acumen, able to see cause and effect between operational decisions and financial outcomes
• Demonstrates strong leadership presence with the ability to inspire, engage, and hold teams accountable.
• Highly analytical and data-driven; able to interpret metrics and results and drive fact-based decision-making.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, complex environments with competing priorities.
• Demonstrates an ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world. 

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.