Management Associate - Materials Management & Operations

Job Description

• Support daily warehouse and inventory operations to ensure the timely receipt, storage, movement, and shipment of materials and finished products.
• Ability to communicate compliance with vendors, suppliers, and contractors.
• Apply strategic problem-solving methodologies and contingency planning techniques to address pending/upcoming issues.
• Monitor inventory accuracy through cycle counts, physical inventories, audits, and reconciliation activities.
• Analyze inventory trends, stock levels, and material usage to optimize inventory performance and minimize shortages or excess inventory.
• Coordinate material movements between production, warehouses, service centers, and external stakeholders.
• Assist in managing warehouse personnel, supporting safe, and efficient material handling practices.
• Utilize inventory management systems (Oracle), ERP platforms, and reporting tools to track and analyze inventory transactions and warehouse performance metrics.
• Identify opportunities to improve inventory accuracy, warehouse utilization, material flow, and overall operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with production, maintenance, procurement, transportation, suppliers, and customer service teams to support business objectives.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on cost reduction, process optimization, safety, equipment life cycle, and operational excellence.
• Assist in developing and implementing standard operating procedures for warehouse and inventory management processes.
• Support capital improvement projects, warehouse modernization efforts, and technology implementations related to inventory control and material handling systems.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and analyses for operational and inventory performance reviews.

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• Must have graduated within the last three years from an accredited college or university at the time of hire.
• Less than three years of professional work experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability and willingness to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays as operational needs require.

• Prior internship, co-op, warehouse, logistics, manufacturing, or supply chain experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical, financial, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to interpret operational data and develop actionable recommendations.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High level of initiative, accountability, and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of inventory management principles, contracts, warehouse operations, transportation, and supply chain processes.
• Experience working with ERP, warehouse management, or inventory control systems preferred.
• Strong customer service orientation and ability to build effective working relationships internally and externally.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, safety, and operational excellence.
• Ability to think strategically while effectively managing day-to-day operational priorities.

Competency Summary

At U. S. Steel all employees are expected to display the following core competencies every day to advance corporate, team and individual goals:

Think: Think Critically and Drive Change
Lead:Develop Talent and Collaborate
Do: Empower Performance and Deliver Results

Company Overview

Since 1901, U. S. Steel has been a recognized leader in steel production. Today, as the first North American steel company to have declared a 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal, we remain as innovative as ever, leading transformation across our industry while continuing to make products for everyday life - from industries as far ranging as automotive, construction, containers and packaging, appliances, and energy.

Underneath it all is our Culture of Caring, which shows up in our community partnerships, charitable contributions, company-sponsored employee volunteer initiatives, scholarship programs, leadership training, and much more. And of course, it takes shape in a steadfast commitment to safety first in our workplaces and respect for our employees, who are United by Steel.

We are honored to have earned accolades and awards from well-regarded organizations, including the following:

• Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies® 2022, ’23, ‘24
• Disability: IN’s Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion 2021, ’22, ’23, ‘24
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Equality 100 Award 2020, ’21, ’22, ’23-24, ‘25
• Military Times’ Best for Vets: Employers 2023, ‘24

Conducting business with integrity and with the highest ethical values has underpinned U. S. Steel’s success for over 100 years, and it remains critical to our company’s success in the future. U. S. Steel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) according to job qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, genetics, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, disability status or status as a protected Veteran or any other legally protected group status. (California residents may visitwww.ussteel.com/CANotice regarding collection of personal information and U. S. Steel's privacy practices.)