Senior Materials Manager: ODM & Supply Chain Lead

ManpowerGroup; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Sr Materials Manager to own the end-to-end relationship with ODM partners, ensuring material readiness, supply continuity, and on-time production across server and infrastructure hardware programs in Austin, TX.

The role requires strong program management, strategic planning, and cross-functional coordination to define operating processes for onboarding and managing vendor partnerships. It is an onsite position at our Austin office.

Qualifications

• Establish operating processes and governance cadence with new and existing vendors/partners.
• Experience managing complex BOMs in high-volume manufacturing.
• Strong strategic planning and program management capability.
• Direct experience with ODM planning and procurement teams.
• Clear, concise executive communication and cross-functional coordination.
• Ability to navigate conflict and drive external partner accountability.
• Onsite work in Austin, TX is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement the operating framework for ODM/vendor partnerships, including governance and reporting.
• Own the ODM partner relationship end-to-end; drive MRP alignment and CTB cycles.
• Track material availability against build plans and prevent gating components from delaying schedules.
• Translate material risks into actionable recovery plans ensuring on-time delivery to the global data center buildout schedule.
• Manage complex BOMs in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Interact daily with commodity managers, NPI, logistics, PO management, and engineering to resolve constraints.
• Communicate status and risk to leadership and enforce accountability with partners.

Skills

Vendor relationships

MRP coordination

CTB cycles

BOM management

Program management

Cross-functional coordination

Executive communication

Tools

MRP systems

ERP software

Job description

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Sr Materials Manager to own the end-to-end relationship with ODM partners, ensuring material readiness, supply continuity, and on-time production across server and infrastructure hardware programs in Austin, TX.

The role requires strong program management, strategic planning, and cross-functional coordination to define operating processes for onboarding and managing vendor partnerships. It is an onsite position at our Austin office.