Supply Chain & Materials Manager

Pdm Llc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Ground-up Houston plant project

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Power & Data Management (PDM) is hiring a hands-on Supply Chain & Materials Manager to oversee purchasing, warehouse, inventory, and logistics for our new Houston transformer plant. You will ensure transformers, components, insulating liquids, and supplies arrive safely, on time, and at a controlled total cost.

The ideal candidate balances availability, cost, and inventory exposure and thrives on building scalable processes as production ramps at the Houston site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in supply chain, logistics, or operations.
• 8+ years in procurement, materials, inventory, logistics, or manufacturing supply chain with leadership.
• Knowledge of MRP, purchasing, warehouse operations, cycle counting, and ERP transactions.

Responsibilities

• Establish purchasing controls, supplier onboarding, order management, and supplier performance reviews.
• Manage PO execution, delivery confirmation, shortages, and alternate sourcing.
• Coordinate inbound deliveries of transformer components, liquids, and consumables.
• Design warehouse layout, locations, storage controls, and receiving processes.
• Implement inventory identification, cycle counting, reconciliation, and traceability.
• Coordinate freight, carriers, heavy-haul, and import support where applicable.
• Support ERP transactions in D365 BC, including purchasing, item master, inventory locations, and replenishment.
• Build the materials team: buyers, planners, warehouse lead, inventory control, logistics.

Skills

Supplier management

Negotiation

Strategic planning

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Business, or related field

Tools

D365 Business Central

Job description

Location: Houston, Texas (on-site at the PDM Houston plant)

Travel: Up to 15% (supplier visits)

Compensation: Competitive Base salary + performance-based bonus

Reports to: Plant General Manager

About Power & Data Management (PDM)

Power & Data Management (PDM) is a critical power infrastructure company helping customers bring capacity online faster acrosshyperscale data centers, utilities, renewable energy, EPCs, manufacturing, and other mission-critical markets. Through engineering expertise, strategic manufacturing partnerships, and disciplined project execution, PDM delivers utility-grade transformers, circuit breakers, solid-state transformers, and other power infrastructure solutions that enable reliable, scalable growth.

At PDM, we believe speed and quality should never be a tradeoff. Our team combines deep engineering expertise with a relentless focus on execution to help customers reduce project risk and accelerate energization. From concept through commissioning, we partner with customers every step of the way to deliver the critical infrastructure that powers what’s next.

This is an exciting time to join PDM.As one of the fastest-growing companies in the critical power infrastructure industry, we’re building a high-performing team driven by innovation, collaboration, and a shared commitment to solving some of the industry’s most complex power challenges. If you’re looking for the opportunity to make an impact, help shape the future of a growing organization, and work alongside talented people who are passionate about what they do, we’d love to hear from you.

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The Role

PDM is hiring a hands-on Supply Chain & Materials Manager to build the purchasing, warehouse, inventory, and logistics operations for our new Houston transformer plant. You will make sure transformers, components, insulating liquids, and supplies arrive safely, on time, and at a controlled total cost. You will also create the scalable processes the plant needs as production ramps.

Key Responsibilities

Purchasing and Supplier Management

• Establish purchasing controls, supplier onboarding, order management, and supplier performance reviews
• Manage purchase-order execution, delivery confirmation, shortage escalation, and alternate sourcing recommendations
• Approve routine purchasing and supplier actions within PDM’s delegated spending limits

Material Planning and Readiness

• Partner with the Master Scheduler to align MRP requirements and production kits with the master production schedule
• Coordinate inbound deliveries of substantially assembled transformer units, accessories, components, insulating liquids, and consumables

Warehouse and Inventory Control

• Design warehouse layout, bin locations, storage controls, and receiving and put-away processes
• Implement inventory identification, cycle counting, reconciliation, traceability, and obsolete-stock controls

Logistics and Heavy-Equipment Handling

• Coordinate freight, carriers, heavy-haul requirements, and import/customs support where applicable
• Establish safe unloading, lifting, internal transportation, and shipping preparation with Operations and EHS

ERP and Cost Management

• Support D365 Business Central purchasing, item master, inventory locations, replenishment, and receiving transactions
• Manage supplier cost, freight spend, and inventory working capital

Team Building

• Build the materials team, including buyers, materials planners, a warehouse lead, inventory control, and logistics, and implement standard work and visual controls

The Candidate

The ideal candidate is a hands-on supply chain leader who balances availability, cost, and inventory exposure, and is as comfortable on the receiving dock as at the negotiating table.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
• 8+ years of experience in procurement, materials, inventory, logistics, or manufacturing supply chain, including leadership responsibility
• Demonstrated knowledge of MRP, purchasing, warehouse operations, cycle counting, and ERP transactions
• Strong supplier management, negotiation, analytical, and cross-functional execution skills

Preferred

• Experience in transformer, heavy electrical, engineered-to-order, or industrial equipment operations
• International sourcing, import logistics, oversized/heavy freight, and industrial lifting coordination
• D365 Business Central experience
• APICS/ASCM certification
• Greenfield warehouse setup experience

Why Join PDM

• Competitive base salary + performance-based bonus
• Full benefits package (Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k) match, PTO, parental leave)
• Be a key player in high-growth sectors, like data infrastructure and energy transition
• Work within a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture with strong cross-functional support
• Help build PDM’s new Houston transformer plant from the ground up and shape how it operates

Equal Opportunity Employer

At PDM, we believe our greatest strength is our people. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives, experiences, and ideas drive innovation. PDM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.