Materials Program Mgr II

We are seeking an experienced Materials Program Manager II to join our team in Austin, TX.

• Work with Planner to ensure visibility of current and future material issues.
• Work with Production Managers to understand critical production schedules.
• Coordinate demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure.
• Participate in the Materials Core Team and coordinate product development process deliverables with team members (buyers, planners, production control).
• Support the creation, releases, and updates to new project materials strategy.
• Work with engineering to identify preliminary critical parts, long‑lead parts, and inspection requirements. Assist in developing supplier and commodity road maps for engineering.
• Material risk BOM analysis at the project level:
  • Design inventory programs: VMI, JIT, discrete orders, etc. – driving lead‑time reduction.
  • Recommend risk buy or consignment to mitigate inventory liability and improve cash flow.
  • Assess burst demand requests by customers – evaluate BOM material lead times, chronic suppliers, customer‑managed allocations, and present materials‑focused support for burst demand plans.
  • Work closely with Supply Chain Program Managers for localization or regionalization of OEM & BTP parts.
  • Work with SCM on long‑term supply chain mitigation plans via localization or alternate sourcing to ease supply chain for the program/tool.
  • Lead project teams that may include cross‑functional functions to solve supplier long‑term issues and improve supplier performance. Provide inputs to engineering and SCM in supplier selection and assessment.
  • Analyze system need dates, supplier commitments, and current production status to identify critical material issues.
  • Escalate critical material shortages immediately and own the efforts to resolve and continue escalation.
  • Lead Clear‑to‑Build (CTB) for pre‑production build phases.
  • Propose optimized supply planning to ensure on‑time build schedule and drive closure of material issues.
  • Collaborate with supply chain functions for support as needed.
  • Participate in commercialization (transition) materials plan and the material change control process.
  • Assist in supplier price and delivery negotiations; complete supplier risk assessment on critical and unique parts. Monitor supplier performance (delivery, quality, cost).
  • Develop and execute risk/opportunity plans to meet program objectives and proactively manage mitigation plans.
  • Track KPIs and generate reports, metrics, and presentations.
  • Support planning and coordination of new projects, new components, and engineering changes, assessing the impact on production schedules.
  • Consistently work on demand and supply to proactively identify gaps and work with planner, buyers, and strategic procurement to eliminate the gaps.
  • Work with engineering and program management to develop roadmaps for the phase‑out of obsolete parts and phase‑in of new product materials.
  • This position will support customers as the crucial link between the customer and Materials Supply Chain.

• Demonstrate expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broaden capabilities.
• Strategic thinking and communication skills.
• Collaboration and influencing skills demonstrated.
• Sense of urgency.
• Situational leadership.
• Leadership development and coaching skills.

• Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or Business.

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in the manufacturing industry.
• Strong purchasing experience in commodity management and customer‑facing experience.
• Flexible to support work with US counterparts. Will have frequent communications with cross‑functional teams in the US and Asia.
• Experience as a Materials Program Manager (MPM) and/or Procurement.
• Experience with product design engineering and commodity management or priorities for raw material or component selection.
• Experience integrating the delivery schedule of materials into product program milestones.
• Working knowledge of Materials Requirements Planning (preferred SAP) and Bill of Material Structure tools (preferred Agile).
• Experience with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.