Materials Manager

Materials Manager – Precision Manufacturing Woodinville, WA · Onsite · $120,000–$160,000 per year + benefits

SkoFlo builds precision flow-control valves for subsea and surface oil and gas systems. Nearly every part is made to our drawings by machine shops and specialty processors: machined, heat-treated, plated, and inspected to tight specs. We need a hands-on Materials Manager who knows how to get those parts made, make them better, and negotiate the terms that keep them on time and on cost.

What You'll Do Get parts made

• Source custom machined components and outside processes (heat treat, plating, NDT) from engineering drawings
• Qualify new shops, and pull in late orders when a supplier slips

Make them better

• Fix chronically late or high-cost parts at the root, working with Engineering and suppliers on design-for-manufacturing changes
• Develop key suppliers and resolve nonconformances with Quality

Negotiate the terms

• Negotiate price, lead time, blanket orders, and payment terms; push back on high quotes with data

Lead the team and the system

• Lead a team of buyers and inventory/logistics staff
• Lead the team's move from experience-based buying to MRP-driven planning in Epicor Kinetic
• Partner with Projects (who set the dates) and Operations (who plan the hours) so material is on hand for the build schedule
• Own supplier performance, lead times, and inventory accuracy, and report them weekly

What You Bring

• 5+ years buying machined or fabricated parts from engineering drawings
• 2+ years leading buyers or purchasing staff
• Hands-on experience running purchasing in a job-shop or manufacturing ERP (Epicor, JobBOSS, Global Shop, Plex, E2, or similar)
• Experience in an ISO 9001 or AS9100 environment

This is not a logistics, distribution, or analytics role. You'll be buying engineered parts and leading the people who do.

Why SkoFlo: Small team, real ownership, and a chance to build a modern purchasing function on a system that's being rolled out now, not years from now. SkoFlo Industries is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.