**Job Title** Operations Lead - Materials **Job Category** Manufacturing **Job Description** What starts with **_YOU_** , moves the world! Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc, a world-class manufacturer of industrial lift trucks, has an outstanding opportunity for an exceptional and talented **Operations Lead - Materials** based at our **Berea, Kentucky** office. **What you will do:** + Set strategic direction for the operational materials flow team, overseeing both salaried direct reports and hourly indirect reports. + Ensure team provides robust support for manufacturing processes. + Drive production requirements and develop materials metrics aligned with HYMH’s strategic objectives and initiatives. + Direct the execution of shop floor material flow, floor replenishment, shipping, receiving, kitting, and stores functions. + Ensure accurate execution of inventory handling, movement, transactional accuracy, and proper storage/preservation. + Lead the HY-Pull Materials execution within the facility, collaborating cross-functionally with Supply Chain and Manufacturing Assembly. + Manage the transition to kitting/sequencing and drive adherence to HY-Pull systems. + Oversee the execution of finished product shipments, ensuring compliance with FTZ regulations and standards. **Who you are:** + A strategic thinker with a passion for problem-solving and creating impactful solutions. + A collaborative communicator capable of translating technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders. + A proactive leader with a commitment to continuous learning and process improvement. + Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities. + Bring prior supervisory or management experience, utilizing coaching, mentoring, and goal-setting techniques. + Manage physical inventories across the plant, including any secondary warehouses as applicable. + Oversee inventory levels in key areas, including Supermarket, Stores, and other controlled locations. + Foster continuous improvement in people and process development to enhance operational efficiency. + Identify, develop, and distribute metrics that support the Materials Operational Team’s activities, including daily, weekly, and monthly reports, as well as project presentations. + Possess formal leadership training, along with post-secondary education, seminars, workshops, and in-house developmental programs. + **Manufacturing** : Must have gained a high level of production flow and material flow system knowledge through working within a manufacturing environment using MRP and/or Supply Management principles. + **HYPull (DFT) Knowledge** : This position requires extensive knowledge of the HYPull (DFT) manufacturing process, gained through at least 5 years of experience working in a DFT environment. + **Communication** : Post-secondary education, workshops, seminars, in-house developmental programs, and on-the-job training (OJT). + **Analytical Thinking** : Significant analytical ability to resolve complex problems. Ability to use various problem-solving processes to implement permanent corrective actions. + **Workload Management** : Excellent skills in planning/organizing and time management, including team performance. Demonstrated ability to be proactive and take initiative, exercising judgment to attain team objectives. **What you will need:** + Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. + Over seven years of experience in leading materials movement within a manufacturing environment. + A minimum of three years of leadership experience managing both professional and hourly labor (preferred). **Skills, Experience & Abilities** + Effective leadership and mentorship skills + Ensure effective material flow operations across the plant, including, planning and controlling inventory levels. + Managing material flow to support upstream and downstream production processes. + Ensuring on-time delivery of components to points of use + Supporting HYPull Materials within HYMH and the supplier base + Developing continuous improvement projects focused on enhancing material flow and component delivery. + Managing inventory accuracy levels + Cultivate and maintain strong relationships between facility operations and global supply chain teams (25%) + Drive high execution of material delivery to achieve exceptional levels of First Time Through Part Availability + Continuously monitor obsolescence and excess inventory to maintain optimal inventory levels. **Who we are:** Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc, designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and services a complete range of application-tailored lift trucks, attachments and fuel cell solutions that are transforming the way the world moves materials. As a global leader in the Materials Handling industry, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc, have been building relationships with our customers, suppliers, dealers, and employees for over 90 years. **What we offer:** _Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc, offers competitive pay, tuition reimbursement, supportive work environment, hybrid work option, and opportunities for growth and development. A full benefits package: paid time off; medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, employer-sponsored profit sharing and 401(k)._ \#LI-TE1 \#LI-ONSITE **Job Type** Permanent **Time Type** Full time **Work Hours** 40 **Travel Required** No **Primary Location** HY US Berea, KY **Address** 2200 Menelaus Pike **Zip Code** 40403 **Field-Based** No **Relocation Assistance Available** No **We are an equal opportunity employer with an excellent benefit package including medical, dental and life insurance, 401(k) and profit sharing.** **EOE/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled**