Hardware Materials & Supply Manager

Nicoll Curtin; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicoll Curtin is seeking an experienced materials and supply chain professional to support complex hardware manufacturing programmes. You will manage material availability across external manufacturing partners and identify supply risks to keep Data Center Compute & Storage applications on schedule.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in materials management and manufacturing operations with ODM partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in materials management, supply chain execution, manufacturing operations, or partner programme management in the technology industry.
• Experience with ODM planning and procurement in high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience managing complex bills of materials and commit-to-build processes.
• Strong understanding of MRP, demand planning, supply planning and inventory management.
• Mandarin proficiency for Asia-Pacific communications.
• Experience with data-centre hardware (servers, compute, storage, networking).
• APICS/ASCM certification advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage material readiness and supply execution across ODM partners.
• Ensure suppliers meet production schedules and hardware build commitments.
• Review demand, supply and production plans with supplier planning and procurement teams.
• Identify component shortages and coordinate recovery plans with stakeholders.
• Align material-planning systems with current demand and manufacturing requirements.
• Track component availability before each planned production build.
• Manage complex bills of materials and assess how component issues could affect production.
• Monitor inventory levels, excess or obsolete materials and hardware lifecycle changes.
• Work with procurement, engineering, logistics, operations and new-product teams to resolve supply constraints.
• Maintain accurate supply-risk reporting and provide updates to senior leadership.

Skills

Materials management

Supply chain execution

Manufacturing operations

ODM planning

MRP systems

Demand planning

Inventory management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/related field

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

An established technology organization is looking for an experienced materials and supply chain professional to support complex hardware manufacturing programmes.

This person will manage material availability across external manufacturing partners, identify supply risks and ensure production plans remain on schedule for Data Center Compute & Storage applications.

Responsibilities

• Manage material readiness and supply execution across assigned ODM partners.
• Ensure suppliers can meet agreed production schedules and hardware build commitments.
• Review demand, supply and production plans with supplier planning and procurement teams.
• Identify component shortages and coordinate clear recovery plans with the relevant stakeholders.
• Align material-planning systems with current demand and manufacturing requirements.
• Track whether the required components are available before each planned production build.
• Manage complex bills of materials and assess how component issues could affect production.
• Monitor inventory levels, excess or obsolete materials and hardware lifecycle changes.
• Work with procurement, engineering, logistics, operations and new-product teams to resolve supply constraints.
• Maintain accurate supply-risk reporting and provide clear updates to senior leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in materials management, supply chain execution, manufacturing operations or manufacturing-partner programme management within the technology industry.
• Direct experience working with ODM planning and procurement teams in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing complex bills of materials, material readiness and commit-to-build processes.
• Strong understanding of MRP systems, demand planning, supply planning and inventory management.
• Mandarin proficiency is required for regular communication with manufacturing partners and suppliers across Asia-Pacific.
• Strong stakeholder-management and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Ability to resolve supply issues and drive action under time-sensitive conditions.
• Experience supporting data-centre, server, compute, storage or networking hardware would be preferred.
• Experience with rack-level hardware, Asian manufacturing supply chains or an APICS/ASCM certification would be advantageous.