Materials Manager

American Axle & Mfg., Inc.
United States, Michigan, Three Rivers
Jun 18, 2025
At AAM, the POWER is in our people. We believe that an equitable and inclusive workplace benefits everyone, and that the diversity of our Associates drives creativity and innovation. Our global team is made of dreamers, doers and innovators who are Delivering POWER for a safer, brighter and more sustainable tomorrow. Job Posting Title Materials Manager Job Description Summary #TeamAAM is looking for a Materials Manager to join our Driveline team in Three Rivers, Michigan. This a fully onsite role on the 1st shift. The Materials Manager oversees key processes and systems from direct material flow. They ensure efficient and safe method of transportation for products and services, and controls expenses from material handling resources such as staff, industrial vehicles, supplier-customer dunnage, and storage space. This person will develop and implement plans to meet or exceed key SCM objectives such as incident reduction, resource utilization, cost, premium freight, materials downtime, overtime management, hourly absenteeism, on time delivery, 5's, and financial and absolute inventory accuracy. They will also develop and maintain local SCM policies and procedures and participate in continuous improvement activities. This person will work daily with Operations Management, Project Management, and Logistics to assure company targets are met as efficiently as possible. The ideal candidate has excellent operations management, organizational, and planning skills and can communicate effectively both verbally and written. They will also have strong interpersonal skills and work well with all levels of management and staff. This person should be meticulous and accurate, have a strong work ethic, and a quality attitude. Ready to join the team that is Bringing the Future Faster? Apply today! Job Description Develops and implements tugger routes to support continuous improvement in the following five areas: Safety: Incident rate reduction, optimizing frequency and capacity to transport materials to assembly lines. Energy: Fork truck reduction, battery efficiency, and decreased traffic inside the high-volume facility. Quality: Delivering parts right the first time, with FIFO, by designing market capacity to increase inventory rotation. Productivity: Improve OEE on assembly lines, delivering parts just in time. Cost: Improving head count optimization to enhance productivity. Leads new project implementations from case to execution. Explores, pilots, and tests new systems and software innovations in the market to implement new technology and, as a result, improves safety, quality, delivery, efficiency, productivity, and cost. Plans, standardizes, implements, and enhances product design related to tools, processes, and methods that support the value stream organization (VSO) and its objectives. Designs a system to optimize storage location and flex raw materials / work-in-process supermarkets based on market conditions by analyzing trends and future demand using the PFEP tool, customer EDI, and sales trend update layouts on AutoCAD once updated. Defines work-in-process materials buffer calculations, pull cards, and loop size based on FQVT analysis using PFEP, downtime trends, line pacemaker, and floor space availability. Maintains a safe and secure work environment by establishing and implementing standards and procedures and following legal regulations. Provides management control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends. Oversees API, inventory integrity, data financial integrity, and cycle counting and will maintain all systems applications in the company ERP system Oracle. All other duties as assigned. Required Skills and Education Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a similar field. 2-4+ years of supply chain and manufacturing process experience in an automotive manufacturing environment Lean Manufacturing expertise to manage new project execution and continuous improvement. Automotive manufacturing flow experience to design and implement new technologies, systems, and software. Proficient with inventory reporting systems, Excel, Microsoft Office, and MRP Systems. About AAM: As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier, AAM designs, engineers and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. Headquartered in Detroit with over 80 facilities in 18 countries, we are Bringing the Future Faster for a safer and more sustainable tomorrow. To learn more, visit AAM.com. Why Join #TeamAAM: As a member of #TeamAAM, you'll get to make a difference on day one. From your first day with us, you'll have the opportunity to grow, embrace challenges, build your skills, and bring your authentic self to work every day, all while helping to shape the future of mobility for AAM...and the world. AAM will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. AAM will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail TalentAcquisition@aam.com. AAM is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.