Job Title: Materials Manager - Structural Steel
Location: Dallas, TX
Salary: $85,000 - $95,000 + Benefits
Day to Day
As the Materials Manager, you'll play a key leadership role within a busy structural steel fabrication business, acting as the link between purchasing, production, detailing, receiving, and project management. This is a hybrid office and shop-floor position where no two days are the same.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Purchasing structural steel, hardware, and miscellaneous materials.
- Managing inventory levels and allocating materials across multiple active projects.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with vendors and suppliers.
- Coordinating closely with Project Managers, Detailing, Production, and Receiving teams.
- Using Tekla PowerFab (or a similar ERP system) to manage purchasing, inventory, receiving, and production tracking.
- Combining material requirements across projects to maximise efficiency and reduce waste.
- Monitoring deliveries, resolving shortages, and ensuring materials are available to keep production on schedule.
- Spending time on the shop floor verifying materials, solving problems, and supporting operations.
We're looking for someone who has:
- Experience purchasing structural steel or construction materials.
- Strong knowledge of inventory management and materials planning.
- Experience using Tekla PowerFab or a similar ERP/MRP system (preferred).
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across departments.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and taking ownership of issues.
- Experience working closely with production, fabrication, or manufacturing teams.
- Knowledge of structural steel grades, purchasing strategies, and vendor management is highly desirable.
- A team-first attitude with the ambition to grow into a leadership role.
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