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Materials Manager, APA

Req ID: 47102

Job Location (Short): Van Wert, OH, USA

Employment Type: Full Time

Segment: Danfoss Power Solutions Segment

Job Category: Supply Chain and Operations

Work Location Type: On-site

The Impact You'll Make

As our new Regional Materials Manager, you will strengthen supply resilience and ensure reliable material availability by leading global planning and procurement strategies that align customer demand with production capability. You will also expand regional sourcing, optimize supplier performance, and drive data-driven processes that protect delivery commitments and support sustainable growth.

What You’ll Be Doing

Every day, you will focus on ensuring material availability, planning accuracy, and proactive risk management across the regional supply network.

+ **Analyzing demand, supply, and supplier performance to identify risks, imbalances, and improvement opportunities.**

+ **Coordinating closely with production sites to support purchasing plans, capacity alignment, and inventory optimization.**

+ **Managing escalations related to shortages or delays while driving root-cause analysis and corrective actions.**

What We're Looking For

We’re looking for someone with the strategic mindset, leadership strength, and planning expertise to elevate materials management across regions.

+ **Deep experience in global materials planning, procurement, supplier development, and shortage management.**

+ **Strong negotiation, collaboration, and leadership skills in a complex, global environment.**

+ **Proficiency in SAP, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement to drive planning accuracy and supply stability.**

What You'll Get from Us

1. We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.

2. You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.

3. We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.

4. You’ll receive benefits like 13th salary, annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Information at a Glance

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.000 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.360 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.