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BHXmodular
Materials Manager
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A Materials Manager manages materials purchasing and inventory and coordinates incoming materials with production schedules. May supervise materials analysts. Looks for ways to streamline materials purchasing and inventory and implement cost savings
$90,630 / year median in Texas
+4% projected growth
Job Description
Job Overview BHX Modular designs and manufactures modular dwellings — single-family homes, tiny-home communities, townhomes, workforce housing, and accessory buildings — at our factory in Cisco, Texas. We are a growing company that runs a modern operation: our purchasing, inventory, and accounting run on an ERP, our engineering work is AI-assisted, and our products evolve fast. We offer competitive wages and benefits to attract and retain top talent. The Materials Manager is the hub of our supply operation. Everything the factory consumes flows through your purchasing desk, your replenishment logic, and your ERP data. In a modular factory, material availability is the #1 schedule risk — this role is what keeps the line moving. Duties Purchasing & vendor management Purchase all materials for the manufacturing line: run the weekly buy in our ERP — replenishment report, RFQs, purchase orders, order confirmation, delivery tracking Coordinate with vendors and suppliers on product fit and on-time delivery; expedite daily; maintain the long-lead tracker (windows, appliances, chassis, HVAC, cabinets ordered at sales-order release) Shop online retailers where they win on price and availability for select products Negotiate quantity price breaks; research, identify, and negotiate supply-house contracts on favorable terms Planning, replenishment & spend Own min/max levels, reorder triggers, and replenishment logic; balance buffers against storage in a volatile lumber/steel market Prepare the weekly spend plan from quoted pricing for management review and approval every Friday; track plan vs. actual Commit material-availability dates to the Production Manager before manufacturing orders are released; escalate shortage risk same-day ERP data custodianship Incorporate Engineering's signed-off BOMs into the ERP — products, structures, costs — and return sourcing-feasibility feedback (pricing, lead times, minimums, substitutes) within 5 business days Process BOM revisions for design changes: ERP updated within 48 hours, cost and open-PO impact stated Track actual vs. planned material consumption from manufacturing orders; report variance with root causes Supply live vendor pricing and lead-time data to Engineering for estimates Until our Engineer seat is filled: co-steward BOM development with our design team, with authorship transferring to Engineering when staffed Inventory oversight & process Functionally oversee our