Manager, Materials

DP World in the Atlanta, GA area is looking for a strategic, detail-focused, and proactive Materials Manager who’s ready to optimize material flow and strengthen the efficiency of our supply chain every single day

In this role, you’ll oversee every aspect of materials management — forecasting needs, optimizing inventory levels, coordinating with suppliers, and ensuring that the right materials are always in the right place at the right time. You’ll streamline processes, eliminate bottlenecks, partner with operations, and help us deliver on-time results that exceed customer expectations.

If you’re energized by solving problems, improving systems, and leading teams in a fast-paced environment, this role gives you the opportunity to shape a smarter, stronger, and more efficient operation.

Bring your leadership, your analytical mindset, and your passion for excellence.
We’re ready for the Materials Manager who can take us to the next level.

About the Role

How you will contribute

• Oversee and manage the daily activities of the materials and MP&L function to maximize scheduling and delivery of commodities to the customer.
• Interface with customer to ensure smooth -coordination of scheduling and maximization of schedule adherence; provides input on local conditions, identifies needs and receives direction on real-time staffing increases or decreases.
• Ensure materials supervisors, Shipping/Receiving Analysts and MP&L coordinators manage schedule adherence notifying and escalating within the facility as warranted.
• Enact contingency plans as needed; escalates and directs activities during systems problems, disasters, etc.; identifies potential problems, troubleshoots, escalates issues to the operations manager, and participates in post-mortem analysis of problems providing input for future process improvements.
• Review ongoing performance results to targets and takes corrective measures with authorization, escalate as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Your Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related field.
• Experience performing professional level operational and plant management duties; preferably in automotive or logistics industry.
• Knowledge of principles and procedures used in material planning and logistics operations and practices.

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, spanning 77 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between all nations and cultures – not just in what we do but also in how we behave.

We are dedicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity, drives innovation and growth and helps us connect people, businesses, and societies. Free minds and different perspectives are changing our world, and together we can change what’s possible.

The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.