Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.
Reporting directly to the Site Director, you as a Materials Manager will be responsible for leading and overseeing Warehouse Operations, Receiving, Shipping, and Distribution Center activities at our Matehuala manufacturing plant. You will ensure efficient material flow, accurate physical handling of goods, and on-time customer shipments while maintaining compliance with company policies and operational standards.
You will drive operational execution within the warehouse and distribution environment, focusing on safety, service levels, inventory accuracy, and continuous improvement across inbound and outbound logistics processes. In this role, you will enforce Littelfuse processes and procedures to guarantee consistent, compliant, and efficient warehouse operations.
Lead, coach, and develop warehouse supervisors, leads, and associates with full accountability for performance, development, and team results.
Oversee daily warehouse and distribution center operations, including receiving, storage, picking, packing, and shipping activities.
Ensure accurate and timely receipt of materials and finished goods, maintaining proper documentation and system transactions.
Manage outbound shipments to meet customer delivery commitments and service level agreements.
Supervise inbound and outbound logistics processes, ensuring compliance with shipping, export, and import requirements.
Partner with Supply Chain and Inventory Control teams to support physical inventory accuracy and cycle counting execution.
Act as escalation point for operational issues impacting shipments, receiving, or distribution activities.
Collaborate with Production, Planning, Customer Service, and Quality teams to ensure smooth material flow.
Identify and implement process improvements in warehouse layout, material handling, and labor productivity using Lean principles.
Monitor warehouse-related costs, including labor and freight coordination, and drive performance improvement initiatives.
Support internal and external audits related to warehouse and logistics processes.
Other duties as assigned.
Location: Matehuala, San Luis Potosí.
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
Five to seven years of professional experience in warehouse management, distribution, or logistics within a manufacturing environment.
Minimum three years of leadership experience managing warehouse or shipping teams.
Strong knowledge of warehouse operations, material handling systems, and shipping processes.
Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar.
Fluency in English and Spanish (written and verbal) required.
Strong leadership, analytical, and performance improvement skills.
Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise. Our Core Values — Customer Focus, Teamwork, Results-Driven, Integrity, and Innovation — support us on our mission to improve the safety, reliability, efficiency, and performance of our customers' products and systems. We are an equal opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference — everywhere, every day.
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Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS) is a diversified, industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world. Across more than 20 countries, and with approximately 16,000 global associates, we partner with customers to design and deliver innovative, reliable solutions. Serving over 100,000 end customers, our products are found in a variety of industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets – everywhere, every day. Headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, United States, Littelfuse was founded in 1927.
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https://www.littelfuse.com/
Littelfuse has had a long-standing commitment to ensuring a diversified workforce through equal employment opportunities. Maintaining a diversified workforce is critical to the success of our organization.
Each associate receives equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex (with or without sexual conduct), marital status, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, order of protection status, military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, genetic information, unfavorable discharge from military service, and any other protected class under federal, state or local law.
