Foxconn Industrial Internet

Designs and manufactures intelligent manufacturing solutions

Material Program Management

Production Planning & SchedulingPosted on Nov 11

Full-timeHouston, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in supply chain or OEM management.
Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Strong written comprehension and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency in computer literacy and Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel.

Responsibilities

Manage material and delivery schedules to ensure materials arrive on time and prevent line-down situations.
Resolve material shortages using spot markets, brokers, suppliers, or customer coordination.
Work with suppliers to resolve material shortages.
Participate in conference calls with clients and provide material status updates.
Update the PB material shortage report.
Negotiate quotations with brokers to obtain favorable pricing and reasonable lead times.
Provide raw-material quotations to end customers and monitor logistics to ensure shipments are prepared and delivered on time.
Resolve incoming-shipment material issues, including quality issues and RMA requests.
Coordinate material repairs on-site or off-site.
Maintain the material returns credit memo tracker.
Coordinate with Incoming Quality Assurance to resolve material discrepancies, including missing drawings, unknown lot or date codes, and missing components.
Follow up with customs brokers and provide documentation, signatures, approvals, and codes to avoid shipment delays.
Ensure suppliers process RMAs correctly and monitor arrival of credits or replacement materials.
Communicate with internal PE to ensure the bill of materials is current and accurate.
Work with the receiving department to resolve receiving discrepancies and prevent delays.
Coordinate with internal cross-functional teams, including project management, warehouse, and production, on material status and production build plans; identify which builds are clear to build and which are not.
Assist buyers with material expediting, sample requests, and purchase-order issues.
Work with suppliers and Nvidia to identify alternative parts.
Review incoming quality issues involving consigned parts and coordinate return-to-stock or return-to-vendor processes, including RMA requests, inventory adjustments, replacement tracking, and required documentation.
Ensure defective consigned materials are reviewed, dispositioned, and returned to the appropriate location or supplier, with accurate inventory records and timely follow-up.
Monitor material-related tariff issues and evaluate impacts on material costs, sourcing strategies, and supply chain operations.
Coordinate with suppliers, procurement, logistics teams, and customs brokers to address tariff issues, assess cost impacts, and identify alternative sourcing or mitigation options.
Communicate tariff changes and potential cost or delivery impacts to internal teams and customers to support supply continuity and cost control.

Desired Qualifications

Experience using SAP or a related enterprise resource planning system.
Fluency in Mandarin.

Material PM – IB4
Locations: Houston (IB4)
Business Units: CESBG
Job Classification: Exempt
Summary
The Material Program Management role is responsible for facilitating material delivery schedules, maintain inventory accuracy, and actively coordinating with end customer on material planning requirements
Key Responsibilities

Stay on top of project’s material status: Manage material and delivery schedules to ensure materials will come on time and avoid line-down situations
Look for all possibility ways to solve the material shortage – Spot market, brokers, suppliers or coordinate with Customer to resolve the shortage.
Work with suppliers to resolve the material shortage
Actively con call with client providing the material status.
PB material shortage report updated providers.
Negotiate quotations with brokers to obtain the best possible pricing with a reasonable lead time
Provide quotations of raw materials to end customer and monitor the logistics process to ensure that shipments will be ready and delivered on-time
Solve the incoming shipment’s material issue such as quality issues, RMA request, and etc.
Material repair coordination either on or off site.
Material returns credit memo tracker.
Coordinate with Incoming Quality Assurance dept. to resolve material discrepancies (EX. Missing drawing, unknown lot/date codes, & missing components)
Consistently follow up with customs brokers by providing necessary documentation, signatures, approvals, and codes to avoid logistical delays of material shipments
Ensure that RMAs are processed correctly by the supplier and monitoring when the credit or replacement materials will arrive
Actively communicate with internal PE to ensure BOM is up to date and accurate
Work with receiving department to resolve receiving discrepancies to prevent delay
Synchronize with internal CFT (PM, WH, & Production teams) on material status to align with production build plans, inform CFT which builds are CTB and which are not
Manage and assist buyers in regards to expediting materials, requesting samples, resolve and manage PO issues.
Working with Suppliers and Nvidia for alternated parts suggestions.

Preferred Qualifications
Consigned Material & Quality Return Management

Review incoming quality issues involving consigned parts and coordinate the return-to-stock or return-to-vendor process, including RMA requests, inventory adjustments, replacement tracking, and required documentation.
Ensure defective consigned materials are properly reviewed, dispositioned, and returned to the appropriate location or supplier, with accurate inventory records and timely follow-up.

Material Tariff Management

Monitor material-related tariff issues and evaluate their impact on material costs, sourcing strategies, and supply chain operations.
Coordinate with suppliers, procurement, logistics teams, and customs brokers to address tariff-related issues, assess cost impacts, and identify alternative sourcing or mitigation options.
Communicate tariff changes and potential cost or delivery impacts to internal teams and customers to support supply continuity and cost control.

Basic Qualifications

Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
Minimum 3 years of professional experience in supply chain or OEM management
Experience in using SAP or any related ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning System) is a plus
Must have strong written comprehension and verbal communication skills
Fluency in Mandarin is a plus
Proficient in computer literacy and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel)

Why Join Us

Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
Basic life insurance and short-term disability coverage provided by employer.
Supplemental life insurance and long-term disability coverage options available.
401K with employer contribution.
Personal, Vacation, and Holiday paid time off for all full-time employees.

Our company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

About the Company

Foxconn Industrial Internet

Designs and manufactures intelligent manufacturing solutions

Foxconn Industrial Internet designs and manufactures technology infrastructure for large tech firms, focusing on intelligent manufacturing and the industrial internet. It combines hardware design and production with software-enabled solutions, including AI and automation platforms like Lighthouse Factory, the FII Cloud (with Tencent Cloud), and Fog Cerebellum, to help clients digitize data and optimize production lines. It differentiates itself through large-scale integration as a design-to-manufacture partner, exclusive assembly of premium Nvidia GB200 AI servers, and a strong push into higher-margin cloud, networking, and industrial AI services backed by Foxconn. Its goal is to move from traditional contract manufacturing to high-value technology services, expanding its AI-server, data-center, EV, and semiconductor test automation businesses with scalable intelligent manufacturing solutions.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Shenzhen, China
Founded: 2015

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