Vital Lyfe is redefining water access with aerospace-grade purification technology. Freedom from infrastructure, built for movement, built for life without limits. Backed by General Catalyst.
About the role
Oversee end-to-end materials operations, ensuring parts and hardware are received, stored, issued, and available to support production and engineering needs. Ensure timely and accurate movement of materials between receiving, storage, production lines, and shipping to support operational flow and schedule demands.
What they're looking for
- 2+ years of experience in materials management, inventory control, warehouse operations, or supply chain roles in a manufacturing or hardware environment
- 2+ years of experience leading teams or supervising materials/warehouse personnel
- Working knowledge of inventory accuracy practices, traceability, and material flow in production environments
- Experience operating within ERP/MRP systems and maintaining high data integrity
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage priorities across production, engineering, and shipping demands
- Proven ability to drive process improvements and resolve operational issues cross-functionally
More about this role
At Vital Lyfe, we are on a mission to solve global water scarcity by creating innovative desalination systems. This is an opportunity to join a passionate, multidisciplinary team tackling one of the world’s most critical challenges, water.
The Materials Manager owns the flow, accuracy, and readiness of materials across Vital Lyfe operations. This role ensures all parts, assemblies, and hardware are received, stored, moved, issued, and shipped correctly to support production, engineering, and customer delivery. The Materials Manager leads inventory personnel, maintains inventory integrity, drives cross-functional resolution of material issues, and continuously improves processes to scale our fulfillment and manufacturing systems.
Oversee end-to-end materials operations, ensuring parts and hardware are received, stored, issued, and available to support production and engineering needs.
Ensure timely and accurate movement of materials between receiving, storage, production lines, and shipping to support operational flow and schedule demands.
Ensure outbound shipments are executed correctly and on time, with all required documentation, traceability, and packaging/handling completed to...
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