Plant Materials Management Leader

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Plant Materials Management Leader to lead the transformation of our materials organization and drive world-class supply chain performance at our manufacturing facility. This strategic leadership position will be responsible for end-to-end materials management, ensuring material availability, inventory optimization, logistics excellence, and operational efficiency while building a high-performance, continuous improvement culture.

The successful candidate will partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, Finance, and global leadership teams to strengthen processes, organizational capability, and execution discipline that support sustainable business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• •Lead the transformation and continuous improvement of the plant's Materials Management function.
• •Develop a culture of accountability, structured problem solving, and operational excellence across the Materials organization.
• •Own end-to-end material flow performance, including planning, procurement support, logistics, warehousing, and delivery execution.
• •Lead Manufacturing Planning, Demand Management, Delivery, Logistics, and Warehouse teams.
• •Ensure material availability while optimizing inventory levels and working capital performance.
• •Drive supplier delivery performance and mitigate supply chain risks.
• •Own MRP execution, demand and supply balancing, and alignment with the SIOP process.
• •Lead SAP S/4HANA stabilization and adoption across planning, inventory management, master data, and materials execution processes.
• •Manage logistics operations and 3PL providers to achieve service, quality, and cost objectives.
• •Monitor and improve key performance indicators including: Inventory Turns Material Availability On-Time Delivery (OTD) Premium Freight Cost Logistics Performance
• •Ensure alignment with Carrier's global Materials Playbook and Supply Chain Management standards.
• •Collaborate with cross-functional and regional stakeholders to achieve operational and business objectives.

Qualifications

• •Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• •Minimum 10 years of experience in Materials Management, Supply Chain, Planning, Logistics, or Manufacturing Operations within a multinational manufacturing environment.
• •At least 5 years of leadership experience managing multi-functional materials teams.
• •Strong knowledge of: Materials Management Production Planning Demand Planning Inventory Management Logistics & Warehousing Operations SIOP / Integrated Business Planning Supplier Performance Management
• •Hands-on experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP S/4HANA.
• •Demonstrated success driving operational transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• •Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• •Excellent stakeholder management and leadership capabilities.
• •Strong communication skills in English and Thai.

Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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