Position Summary:

The Lead Material Stores will be responsible for managing day-to-day material stores and warehouse operations ensuring accurate receipt storage preservation issue and control of materials. The role will maintain inventory accuracy ensure material availability to internal users optimize storage and material movement and ensure compliance with established procedures safety standards and inventory controls.

Work Youll Do:

Job Description

Primary Objective

Lead daily material stores and warehouse operations including material receipt inspection coordination put-away storage preservation and issue.

Ensure materials are received against purchase orders and relevant documents and coordinate with Purchase and Quality for discrepancies or inspection requirements.

Maintain accurate inventory records and ensure timely system transactions for receipts transfers issues and returns.

Monitor stock levels identify shortages excess non-moving and obsolete inventory and initiate appropriate actions.

Conduct periodic cycle counts and physical stock verification; investigate and resolve inventory variances.

Ensure proper identification labeling segregation and storage of materials to prevent damage loss or mix-ups.

Coordinate with Production Planning Purchase Quality and other departments to ensure timely material availability.

Manage material issuing activities against authorized requests and maintain proper documentation and traceability.

Ensure orderly warehouse layout space utilization housekeeping and adherence to safety requirements.

Monitor stores performance and prepare periodic reports on inventory stock accuracy shortages and other key activities.

Guide stores personnel allocate daily work and ensure adherence to standard operating procedures.

Specific Objective





Maintain inventory accuracy and ensure timely system updates for all material movements.

Ensure uninterrupted material availability to support production and business requirements.

Minimize inventory discrepancies material damage and losses through effective controls.

Improve warehouse utilization material traceability housekeeping and safety.

Ensure timely completion of cycle counts physical verification and inventory reporting.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelors degree or diploma in Supply Chain Management Logistics Business Administration or a related discipline.

Relevant experience in stores warehouse or inventory management preferably in a manufacturing environment.

Knowledge of material receipt storage preservation issuing stock control and physical verification.

Proficiency in MS Office; working knowledge of ERP inventory / stores modules in SAP

Positive organizational communication coordination and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience managing a stores / warehouse team in a manufacturing or engineering organization.

Knowledge of inventory control methods cycle counting FIFO / FEFO where applicable and material traceability.

Experience with ERP-based inventory transactions and reporting.

Understanding of warehouse safety 5S and material handling practices.

Ability to analyze inventory data and drive process improvements.

Who we are:





Mold-Masters () is a leading global supplier of hot runners controllers auxiliary injection and co-injection systems. We design manufacture distribute sell and service highly engineered and customized plastic processing equipment that caters to every market. Mold-Masters is a business unit of Hillenbrand.

Hillenbrand () is a global industrial company that provides highly engineered mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large attractive end markets including durable plastics food and recycling. Guided by our Purpose Shape What Matters For Tomorrow we pursue excellence collaboration and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates customers communities and other stakeholders.

EEO: The policy of Hillenbrand Inc. is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individuals age race color sex religion national origin disability sexual orientation gender identity/expression or veteran status. Additionally Hillenbrand Inc. and our operating companies are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment email us your email please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. At Hillenbrand everyone is welcome to apply and Shape What Matters for Tomorrow.

📌 Lead – Material Stores (Coimbatore)
🏢 Hillenbrand
📍 Coimbatore