Senior Manager, Materials

About the role

By joining Bio-Techne, you'll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

Pay Range

$132,400.00 - $217,600.00

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Materials (San Jose) is responsible for leading and overseeing the Materials Planning, Purchasing, and Warehouse/Materials Operations teams to ensure the efficient flow of materials throughout the manufacturing process in a regulated life sciences environment.

This role provides end-to-end leadership for material availability, procurement execution, inventory management, warehousing, and material movement to support production schedules, operational performance, and customer requirements.

The Materials Manager drives cross-functional alignment, operational excellence, process standardization, and continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with applicable quality and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Provide direct leadership and oversight of the Materials Planning, Purchasing, and Warehouse/Materials Operations teams.
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, performance expectations, and accountability across all three functions.
• Coach, develop, and build team capabilities to support current operational needs and future business growth.
• Drive collaboration and alignment across planning, purchasing, warehousing, manufacturing, and quality.
• Ensure appropriate staffing, resource allocation, and operational coverage to meet business demands.

Materials Planning & Production Readiness

• Oversee materials planning activities to ensure timely availability of raw materials, components, and supplies required for manufacturing.
• Drive alignment between production schedules, demand forecasts, material requirements, and inventory levels.
• Proactively identify and mitigate material shortages, supply constraints, and manufacturing disruptions.
• Improve planning accuracy, MRP effectiveness, and material replenishment processes.

Purchasing & Supplier Coordination

• Oversee day-to-day purchasing activities to ensure timely procurement and delivery of materials.
• Ensure purchase order execution, supplier follow-up, and resolution of material delivery issues.
• Partner with Strategic Sourcing and Procurement leadership on supplier performance, cost optimization, and supply continuity.
• Drive purchasing process improvements, compliance, and operational efficiency.
• Support supplier-related escalations and material availability risk mitigation.

Warehouse & Materials Operations

• Lead warehouse and materials operations, including receiving, storage, inventory control, material handling, and production material replenishment.
• Ensure efficient material movement and flow between warehouse and manufacturing operations.
• Maintain inventory accuracy, material traceability, lot control, and appropriate storage conditions.
• Oversee cycle counting, physical inventories, and inventory reconciliation.
• Drive improvements in warehouse productivity, space utilization, safety, and operational performance.

Inventory Management & Operational Excellence

• Own inventory performance, including inventory accuracy, turns, excess and obsolete materials, and working capital optimization.
• Establish and monitor KPIs across planning, purchasing, and warehouse operations.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reduce waste, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and support standardization of materials management processes.
• Leverage ERP/MRP systems and data analytics to improve decision-making and execution.

Quality & Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure materials management activities comply with applicable GMP, ISO, and internal quality system requirements.
• Partner with Quality to manage nonconforming materials, material holds, deviations, and corrective actions.
• Maintain appropriate material traceability, documentation, and inventory controls.
• Support internal and external audits and regulatory inspections.
• Promote a culture of quality, safety, compliance, and accountability.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in materials management, purchasing, inventory management, or manufacturing supply chain operations.
• 3+ years of leadership experience overseeing teams or multiple operational functions.
• Experience in life sciences, biotechnology, diagnostics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or another regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of materials planning, purchasing, warehouse operations, and inventory control.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive operational improvements, and manage competing business priorities.