Coordinating Manager - Plant Warehouses @ United States Steel Corporation

Job Description

Job Title: Materials Management Coordinator

OVERVIEW

The Materials Management Coordinator position is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and strategic oversight for the Materials Management Inventory Manager and Materials Management Warehouse Manager functions. This role ensures that all warehouse, inventory, and materials management processes support Reliability Centered Maintenance objectives and operational requirements while optimizing inventory investment, improving material availability, enhancing warehouse performance, and delivering financial results.

Materials Management is a service organization responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling all activities related to the flow of materials required to support operational equipment maintenance. The Materials Management Coordinator will establish strategic objectives, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and develop high-performing teams to support the reliability and operational goals of Gary Works. This position provides leadership for both inventory management and warehouse operations while ensuring alignment with plant business objectives and supply chain strategies.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Materials Management Coordinator

Provide leadership and direction for the following Management Functions:

• Directly supervise and develop the Materials Management Inventory Manager and Materials Management Warehouse Manager positions.
• Establish department goals, objectives, and performance metrics that support plant reliability, operational, and financial targets.
• Develop and implement long-term Materials Management strategies focused on inventory optimization, warehouse excellence, and maintenance reliability.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts across warehouse operations, inventory management, logistics, and materials processes.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, regulatory, and company policies and procedures.
• Drive employee engagement, accountability, training, and development within the Materials Management organization.
• Coordinate materials management initiatives across all Gary Works divisions to ensure standardization and best practice implementation.
• Develop and present performance reports, business updates, and strategic recommendations to plant and senior management.

Oversee the coordination of the following Inventory Management Activities:

• Provide strategic direction for inventory planning, stocking strategies, material criticality assessments, and inventory optimization initiatives.
• Develop annual inventory budgets, inventory reduction targets, and cost savings initiatives.
• Monitor inventory financial performance and implement actions to achieve budget objectives.
• Support outage planning and major project activities through inventory forecasting and materials readiness planning.
• Coordinate inventory transfer opportunities and inventory optimization initiatives across facilities.
• Ensure accurate measurement, reporting, and communication of inventory performance metrics.
• Support and promote Reliability Centered Maintenance initiatives throughout the organization to ensure critical spare parts strategies are aligned with operational risk and reliability requirements.

Oversee the coordination of the following Warehouse Operations Activities:

• Provide leadership for all warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, delivery, shipping, and material handling activities.
• Ensure warehouse housekeeping, safety programs, and operational procedures meet plant and corporate standards.
• Ensure efficient material delivery processes support maintenance, outages, capital projects, and operational requirements.
• Lead the implementation of warehouse technologies, tools, and process improvements.
• Support emergency material sourcing, expediting, and logistics coordination activities.
• Drive improvements in warehouse efficiency, service levels, and customer satisfaction.

Oversee Supply Chain and Vendor Management Activities:

• Develop strategic supplier relationships to improve service levels, material availability, and total supply chain performance.
• Collaborate with procurement and sourcing organizations to reduce overall material costs and improve supplier performance.
• Lead supplier performance reviews and corrective action initiatives when required.
• Coordinate vendor-managed inventory (VMI) programs and strategic inventory partnerships.
• Support emergency sourcing efforts and supply chain risk mitigation strategies.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction through supplier collaboration and process improvements.

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

Professional Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Operations Management, Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• Minimum of 7-10 years of progressive experience in Materials Management, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Warehouse Operations, or Maintenance Support functions.
• Minimum of 7 years work experience supervising crews in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Ability to establish goals and objectives and implement a vision for improved Reliability and Materials Management processes that lead organizations toward world-class performance.
• Ability and willingness to interface and communicate effectively with personnel at all organizational levels.
• Strong analytical, financial, budgeting, and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarization with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong experience with supply chain systems and ERP platforms (Oracle preferred).
• Strong experience with Microsoft Office products and business reporting tools.
• Proven track record of leadership success with the ability to motivate, develop, and retain high-performing teams in a rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and effectively manage competing priorities while delivering results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) programs.
• Experience in integrated steel manufacturing, heavy industrial operations, or large-scale maintenance support environments.
• Proven success leading multi-site inventory and warehouse optimization initiatives.

Competency Summary

At U. S. Steel all employees are expected to display the following core competencies every day to advance corporate, team and individual goals:

Think: Think Critically and Drive Change

Lead: Develop Talent and Collaborate

Do: Empower Performance and Deliver Results

Company Overview

Since 1901, U. S. Steel has been a recognized leader in steel production. Today, as the first North American steel company to have declared a 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal, we remain as innovative as ever, leading transformation across our industry while continuing to make products for everyday life - from industries as far ranging as automotive, construction, containers and packaging, appliances, and energy.

Underneath it all is our Culture of Caring, which shows up in our community partnerships, charitable contributions, company-sponsored employee volunteer initiatives, scholarship programs, leadership training, and much more. And of course, it takes shape in a steadfast commitment to safety first in our workplaces and respect for our employees, who are United by Steel.

We are honored to have earned accolades and awards from well-regarded organizations, including the following:

• Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies® 2022, ’23, ‘24
• Disability: IN’s Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion 2021, ’22, ’23, ‘24
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Equality 100 Award 2020, ’21, ’22, ’23-24, ‘25
• Military Times’ Best for Vets: Employers 2023, ‘24

Conducting business with integrity and with the highest ethical values has underpinned U. S. Steel’s success for over 100 years, and it remains critical to our company’s success in the future. U. S. Steel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) according to job qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, genetics, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, disability status or status as a protected Veteran or any other legally protected group status. (California residents may visit www.ussteel.com/CANotice regarding collection of personal information and U. S. Steel's privacy practices.)