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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

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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
Inventory Specialist:
receiving (quantity received vs. ordered, same-day logging), material issuance to the floor, and cycle counts Own inventory data integrity: set count schedules, investigate discrepancies, post adjustments, audit transactions weekly Co-write, train, and audit the SOPs connecting receiving → floor operations → inventory updates; mentor the Inventory Specialist's growth Reporting & collaboration Deliver the weekly one-pager: stockout risks, PO on-time %, spend vs. plan, inventory accuracy, BOM variance, contract pipeline Join the daily production standup and the twice-weekly design-materials-production sync Cover gaps outside your lane as our lean team requires — while protecting the three things that stop the line: the weekly buy, receiving discipline, and BOM currency Experience 3-5+ years running a purchasing desk (POs, vendors, expediting, negotiation) for a manufacturer, distributor, or construction operation — or military supply/logistics equivalent Hands-on ERP purchasing/inventory experience, or strong experience on a comparable system with a demonstrated record of learning new systems fast Working knowledge of BOM structures and material planning; comfort turning an engineering BOM into clean ERP data US construction-materials literacy (lumber callouts, sheet goods, windows/doors, MEP components) — tested at interview; judgment enough to propose substitutions when designs shift Relentless follow-up habits and clear communication across engineering, production, and vendors Thrives in ambiguity: our designs are living documents; we need someone energized, not paralyzed, by mid-build changes
Pay:
$65,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Dental insurance Disability insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance
Work Location:
In person