About us

LSG Sky Chefs is one of the world’s largest airline catering and hospitality providers, known for its outstanding reputation and dynamic approach in the industry. Voted “Airline Caterer of the Year in North America” for 2023 and 2024, we are committed to excellence and innovation, driven by the dedication and expertise of our talented employees. Our team members are the heart and soul of our success, consistently delivering exceptional culinary experiences and outstanding service to our clients and their passengers across North and Latin America.

Role Purpose Statement

We are launching a new operations center to support United Airlines and are seeking a strategic, hands-on Materials Manager to lead all aspects of our supply chain and materials management. This is a high-impact opportunity to build a team from the ground up, implement robust inventory systems, and ensure efficient, compliant, and cost-effective handling of food and perishable products in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience managing inventory and warehouse operations in food, logistics, or manufacturing industries—paired with the vision and discipline to design and scale best-in-class materials processes.

Main Accountabilities

• Oversee all aspects of inventory management for CSCs within the region to ensure financial and customer requirements are met
• Control Food Cost, Food Cost Variance, Days on Hand (DOH), APW issues, and K-line spend within the region
• Ensure the Materials leaders maintain proper inventory, ordering, receiving, storage and requisition processes
• Support the Materials team in tracking product usage and yields in relation to ordering requirements
• Coordinate and participate in inventory and reporting processes
• Lead and manage projects that will result in bottom line savings
• Maintain regulatory compliance standards (examples: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), etc.) in all the CSCs within the region
• Participate and support company sponsored initiatives such as Global Quality Standards (GQS), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), Lean Manufacturing, and Employee Safety
• Ensure that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed and directed
  Guide, motivate and develop the Materials Management Team for all the CSCs under their region
• Plan / Implement and control the cost budget in the area of responsibility; initiate and steer corrective actions in case of deviations

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics or equivalent experience required
• In addition, minimum eight years directly related operational experience related to managing a supply chain
• Experience in SAP MM required
• Proven experience in forecasting, demand planning and vendor management
• Proven experience in lean manufacturing and supply chain management leadership roles
• Proven success in implementation of redesigned processes, leading change and role models positive behaviors as well as change agent skills in a complex and fast paced environment
• Thorough understanding of inventory management, warehouse management and material handling
• Thorough knowledge of Demand Planning and Vendor Management
• Thorough knowledge of lean manufacturing and supply chain management
• Established ability to identify the vision and produces goals with realistic plans to achieve them
• Ability to interact with employees, customers and vendors at all levels
• Proficient in computer skills including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills necessary to provide leadership