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Quanex Tech Stack

Global manufacturing of building components for windows, doors, solar, and cabinetry

Wholesale Building Materials Houston, Texas 5,001–10,000 employees Founded 1927 Public Company

Quanex is a publicly traded manufacturer of engineered components across fenestration, cabinetry, solar, and refrigeration markets, with 5,000+ employees across the US, Mexico, Italy, UK, and Canada. The company runs a manufacturing-heavy operation (166 of 268 active roles) focused on production efficiency and automation, while simultaneously managing a complex multi-segment product portfolio — evidenced by active projects in product harmonization, plant automation, and global pricing strategy. Pain points center on forecast accuracy, scrap reduction, and speed-to-market, indicating a transition from legacy batch processes toward lean supply-chain discipline.

Tech Stack 29 technologies

Core StackSolidWorks SAP ABAP Power BI AutoCAD NetSuite SAP MM Solidworks Salesforce Inventor Microsoft Office PLC HMI UPS Excel Word PowerPoint UKG SQL CNC Outlook Protractor OneStream Checkpoint Microsoft Project Hyperion Financial Management SAP ECC PLM PRINCE2

AdoptingSAP

What Quanex Is Building

◆Challenges

Optimizing forecast and inventory levels
Sox compliance requirements
Aligning with evolving building codes
Enhancing speed to market
Reducing scrap
Bottlenecks
Accurate financial reporting
Inventory optimization challenges
Supplier performance improvement
Production efficiency

▲Active Projects

New product development
Implementation of new equipment
Product harmonization
Six sigma projects
Global product launches
Plant automation improvement
Global pricing strategy implementation
Capx projects
Inventory management plans
Pricing tools automation

Hiring Activity

Accelerating270 roles · 120 in 30d

Department

Manufacturing

166

Engineering

20

Ops

18

Product

17

Finance

15

HR

8

Sales

8

Logistics

7

Seniority

Junior

119

Mid

85

Senior

29

Manager

14

Intern

7

Lead

6

Director

3

VP

3

Notable leadership hires: Accounting Director, Team Lead, Director of Sales, Maintenance Lead

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About Quanex

Quanex manufactures extruded profiles, hardware components, and custom solutions sold to OEMs in fenestration, cabinetry, solar, refrigeration, and outdoor living. The company operates three business segments: Extruded Solutions (window and door profiles, IG spacers, screens), Hardware Solutions (advanced components for security and efficiency), and Custom Solutions for specialized applications. Founded in 1927 and publicly listed on NYSE under ticker NX, Quanex serves a geographically dispersed customer base from manufacturing facilities across five countries. The tech stack reflects industrial operations — SAP ECC, PLM, PLC/HMI controls, CNC equipment — layered with financial and planning systems (OneStream, Hyperion, Power BI). Current hiring velocity is accelerating, with 115 roles posted in the last 30 days across manufacturing, engineering, and operations.

HeadquartersHouston, Texas

Company Size5,001–10,000 employees

Founded1927

Hiring MarketsUnited States, Mexico, Italy, United Kingdom, Canada

Frequently Asked Questions

What tech stack does Quanex use?

SAP ECC and SAP MM for enterprise resource planning, OneStream and Hyperion for financial management, PLM for product lifecycle, Power BI for analytics, PLC/HMI for plant controls, and CNC for manufacturing. SolidWorks and Inventor for design, NetSuite for additional operations support.

What is Quanex working on?

Active projects include plant automation improvement, product harmonization across segments, new product development, six sigma process optimization, global pricing strategy, and capex projects. Pain points center on inventory optimization, scrap reduction, and speed-to-market execution.