Materials Manager

Materials Manager → Director of Operations Track Location: Greater Austin, TX (onsite Monday-Friday) Hours: Flexible to your schedule—choose from 6AM-3PM, 7AM-4PM, 8AM-5PM, or 9AM-6PM Compensation: $90-120K base + benefits (401k match, health insurance with employer contribution up to $650, PTO, 10 paid holidays) Reports to: Chief Operating Officer Growth Path: Clear advancement to the Director of Operations role The Opportunity Our client, a high-growth manufacturing and distribution company in the Greater Austin area, is seeking a Materials Manager with the strategic vision and operational expertise to advance into a Director of Operations role overseeing end-to-end supply chain operations. This isn't just a management position—it's a chance to be a culture architect and operational leader within a growing organization that relocated and established new facilities in 2022. You'll have the unique opportunity to implement efficiencies, optimize inventory practices, and build collaborative systems across a high-volume warehouse operation handling thousands of SKUs across multiple distribution channels, including Amazon FBA, D2C, and wholesale.

Why This Role Is Different Our client is currently in an exciting growth stage following relocation and facility expansion. They need someone who can elevate collaboration and strengthen cross-functional partnerships as they scale. The ideal leader brings an entrepreneurial mindset focused on profitability while fostering teamwork across all departments.

The COO is highly entrepreneurial and values people who think like owners, but also know how to build cohesive, high-performing teams that win together. This role offers genuine upward mobility into a Director of Operations position overseeing the end-to-end supply chain. They're not looking for someone treating this as a resume builder—they want a leader who's excited to grow with the organization long-term and make a measurable impact on operations and the bottom line.

What You'll Do Lead and develop your team: Manage, mentor, and grow a team of 15-20 professionals (Warehouse Supervisor, Project Manager, Inventory Analysts, Shipping & Receiving) responsible for raw material and finished goods availability across the supply chain. Own inventory strategy: Develop, communicate, and execute inventory and replenishment strategies to ensure product availability and fulfillment performance across all customer channels, including Amazon FBA. Master Amazon FBA operations: Proactively manage the full FBA inventory lifecycle—pre-positioning, replenishment scheduling, compliance with Amazon's requirements, and performance metrics.

Build supply chain resilience: Drive scenario-based planning and risk mitigation strategies to protect against supply chain disruptions. Collaborate cross-functionally: Partner with Sales, Marketing, and eCommerce teams to align inventory planning with promotional activity, product launches, and seasonal forecasts. Optimize systems and tools: Provide leadership in the use and optimization of the company's ERP system and Advanced Supply Chain Planning systems, including integration of warehouse management systems, label printing, and mobile shipping solutions.

Drive performance improvement: Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs), conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective action plans as needed. Lead S&OP processes: Facilitate the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, ensuring demand and supply alignment with senior leadership visibility. Champion continuous improvement: Identify, recommend, and implement continuous improvement initiatives aligned with industry best practices.

Advance analytics capabilities: Establish forecasting and demand consumption best practices while joining the core team to drive implementation of analytics tools (Power BI, etc.) for scenario planning and performance analysis. Manage carrier relationships: Oversee shipping and receiving operations with carriers (FedEx, UPS) to optimize logistics performance. What You Bring Required: Bachelor's degree required; Master's in Supply Chain, Operations, or Business preferred. 5+ years in supply chain management, materials planning, or warehouse operations.

Experience implementing warehouse efficiencies and inventory best practices—ideally in a startup or scaling environment. Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage, develop, and grow teams. Proven ability to work cross-functionally and drive collaboration.

Systems-driven mindset with strong ERP experience. Entrepreneurial approach to problem-solving with a focus on profitability. Nice to Have: Experience standing up or scaling warehouse operations from the ground up.

Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies. Amazon FBA/Seller Central expertise. APICS (CPIM or CSCP) certification.

International supply chain experience. Master Scheduler or demand planning background. The Culture Our client values collaboration, respect, excellence, accountability, and trust.

They're building a team of A-players who think like entrepreneurs but operate as a cohesive unit. If you thrive in environments where you can make a real impact, have autonomy to drive change, and want to be part of something you can grow with long-term, this is the opportunity. #J-18808-Ljbffr