Materials Manager – Finished Goods
Cleveland, OH Manufacturing
Job Type
Full-time
Description

Join the Fun at Arrow International! 


Arrow International is the world’s #1 maker of charitable gaming products, from pull tabs and bingo paper to cutting-edge electronic gaming systems. Our products power entertainment in social and gaming venues around the globe, and we’re growing fast!

 

We're building a winning culture that’s all about teamwork, passion, and innovation. At Arrow, you’re not just another employee, you’re part of a high-performing team that’s redefining fun and giving back to communities. We believe in rewarding your hard work with profit-sharing, 401(k) matching, great benefits, and paid time off, including a bonus week every July!

 

If you're looking for a career that’s exciting, meaningful, and full of opportunity, Arrow is the place to be.

 

Position Summary

The Materials Manager – Finished Goods will support finished goods inventory, service levels, reporting, and planning processes across the business. This person will play a key role in improving companywide inventory control as Arrow continues transitioning to SAP.


This role will be responsible for helping reduce inventory while improving service, throughput, reporting, and overall inventory accuracy. The ideal candidate has a strong manufacturing or distribution background and enjoys using systems, data, and process improvement to solve business problems.


Primary Responsibilities

  • Manage finished goods inventory levels across warehouses, product lines, and distribution locations.
  • Monitor on-hand inventory versus target inventory by product class, product group, and warehouse location.
  • Develop and publish reporting around inventory, service levels, warehouse balances, product availability, and inventory targets.
  • Partner with manufacturing, purchasing, planning, warehouse, and operations teams to improve inventory turns and avoid out-of-stock conditions.
  • Support SAP transition efforts by improving finished goods reporting, inventory controls, planning processes, and system data accuracy.
  • Oversee transfers between warehouses to maintain proper inventory balance and support customer service levels.
  • Set and maintain target inventory levels, forecasts, and planning parameters by item.
  • Support planning systems and processes, including forecasting, MPS, MRP, and DRP.
  • Audit inventory data and procedures to ensure finished goods inventory is accurate in the system.
  • Build and automate reports that provide better visibility to decision makers across manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution.
  • Train managers and employees on inventory procedures, reporting tools, system changes, and proper data entry.
  • Travel to warehouse or distribution locations as needed to support physical inventories, training, audits, and process improvements.
Requirements
  • 4-year degree in engineering, business, supply chain, systems, programming, or a related field preferred.
  • 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, distribution, inventory control, materials planning, purchasing, or scheduling.
  • Experience in inventory management, materials planning, production planning, supply chain, or a closely related function.
  • Strong ERP experience required; SAP experience strongly preferred.
  • Experience with AS/400, Query, PRMS, or other integrated manufacturing systems is a plus.
  • Strong understanding of finished goods inventory, warehouse inventory, forecasting, MPS, MRP, DRP, and inventory turns.
  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel.
  • Experience building reports, extracting data, analyzing inventory trends, and improving planning processes.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Must be comfortable digging into numbers, identifying gaps, improving systems, and helping teams use data to make better decisions. 

Diversity and Inclusion Statement 

At Arrow International, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are valued and respected. We believe that embracing our differences makes us stronger, more innovative, and better positioned to serve our communities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strive to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered to succeed.

 

Equal Opportunity Statement 

Arrow International is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, train, and promote individuals in all job titles without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, results of genetic testing, veteran status, or physical or mental disability—except where such disability prevents performance of essential job functions and cannot be reasonably accommodated in accordance with applicable laws.

 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement 

Arrow International is committed to complying with the spirit and requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, participate in the interview process, undergo any pre-employment testing, or otherwise take part in the employee selection process, please contact us at recruiting@arrowinternational.com


To ensure a safe and productive work environment, all candidates who receive a conditional job offer must successfully pass a confidential pre-employment drug screening, which generally consists of a hair drug test, and receive an acceptable result as a condition of employment. 


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