Manager (M4) - Austin, TX, United States
$120,000 - $165,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 19 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Manage a cross-functional, fully integrated planning process incorporating capacity planning, scheduling, inventory, and material control.
What you'll do
- Develop and manage integrated planning processes incorporating make-versus-buy analyses, capacity planning, scheduling, inventory, and cost elements. - Analyze customer demand, sales forecasts, and historical material usage to execute build-to-order and build-to-forecast plans. - Establish and implement methods and best practices for systems and processes supporting inventory forecasting, purchasing, and material control. - Manage production scheduling, monitor material inventories, and partner with Finance to implement an inventory control system ensuring accurate inventory counts. - Develop and execute sourcing strategies, manage supplier relationships, and implement systems to monitor supplier scorecard performance. - Coordinate with quality, engineering, machining, and assembly operations to support 100% on-time delivery and manage department budgets, resources, and costs.
What you'll need
- In-depth understanding of concepts, theories, and principles within materials management and production planning. - Demonstrated experience managing a team and adapting operational plans and priorities to meet service challenges. - Expertise in build-to-order and build-to-forecast planning, material control, and inventory control systems. - Proven capability to formulate sourcing strategies, evaluate supplier scorecard performance, and manage department budgets. - Strong problem-solving skills to resolve technical, operational, and organizational issues across cross-functional business teams.
Skills: planning process, capacity planning, inventory, production scheduling, sourcing strategy
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 53-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2523
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$97k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (2523 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 253 | 2523 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1124 | 9979 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 40 d | 53 d (−13 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $97k |
Skills observed across this category: planning process, capacity planning, inventory, production scheduling, sourcing strategy
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 402 open roles · median 78 d
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 251 open roles · median 40 d
- Entegris · 225 open roles · median 39 d
- Lam Research · 108 open roles · median 61 d
- Infineon Technologies · 90 open roles · median 59 d
- STMicroelectronics · 69 open roles · median 55 d
How we counted: 2523 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.