Sr Materials Manager (Flex)

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

We are seeking a Sr Materials Manager to join our team.

Job Title

Sr Materials Manager

Location

Onsite, Austin, TX

Role Overview

A leading social media company is seeking a Sr. Materials Manager to own the end-to-end relationship with assigned ODM partners, serving as the single point of accountability for material readiness, supply continuity, and production execution across server and infrastructure hardware programs. Seeking expertise to define and institutionalize the operating processes that govern newly onboarded and existing vendor partnerships to a rapidly scaling environment. We are looking for a strategic operator with strong program management instincts who is energized by ambiguity and adept at creating processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement the operating framework for newly onboarded and existing ODM and vendor partnerships, including governance, review cadence, escalation paths, and performance reporting.
• Own the ODM partner relationship end-to-end; drive MRP alignment and manage Clear-to-Build (CTB) cycles.
• Track material availability against build plans and escape gating components before they impact the schedule.
• Translate material risks into actionable recovery plans; ensure on-time delivery to the global data center buildout schedule.
• Manage complex BOMs in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Interface daily with commodity managers, NPI, logistics, PO management, and engineering to resolve constraints.
• Communicate status and risk concisely to leadership, drive accountability with external partners.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated success establishing operating processes and governance cadence with newly onboarded and existing vendors or partners.
• Experience managing complex BOMs in high-volume manufacturing.
• Strong strategic planning and program management capability.
• Direct experience working with ODM planning and procurement teams.
• Strong cross-functional coordination and clear, concise executive communication.
• Ability to navigate conflict and drive external partner accountability.
• Ability to work onsite in Austin, TX.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct ODM experience; prior ownership of a full ODM CTB cycle is the top differentiator.
• Hyperscale or large-scale ODM/EMS background.
• Networking rack experience is a plus; adjacent hardware or high-volume manufacturing experience also translates.
• Project management skills are an added plus.

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