Build full-time global teams across supply chain, purchasing, planning, customer service, finance, ERP support, and other remote-capable functions. We source and vet the talent while supporting payroll and compliance.
Manufacturing growth creates work far beyond the factory floor. Purchasing, planning, order processing, customer service, invoicing, collections, and ERP administration must all scale alongside production, often before additional headcount is available.
The strain quickly spreads across departments. Purchasing manages more suppliers and orders. Planning needs greater visibility into inventory and production. Customer service handles more questions, while finance must keep invoicing, cash application, and collections moving. When these processes fall behind, receivables age, orders slow down, and internal teams become overloaded.
ERP and product data require the same consistent attention. Item masters, pricing, inventory records, and system administration must remain accurate to support purchasing and order management. Quoting and bid work can also slow when pricing analysis and follow-up compete with other responsibilities.
Local hiring does not always solve the problem. Planners, purchasing professionals, ERP specialists, finance staff, and commercial leaders can be difficult or expensive to find near the plant. When positions remain open, the work falls back on existing employees.
We saw this with an Australian irrigation manufacturer that needed three senior commercial hires across multiple markets. Rather than engaging a separate agency in each country, 1840 managed all three searches in parallel through its global talent network. The roles were filled within five months, including the company’s first hire in Mexico, saving approximately $88,000 annually compared with hiring the same roles in Australia.
Expanding your search beyond the local market gives you access to a broader talent pool while helping control hiring costs and add capacity where your operation needs it most.
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Support purchase orders, supplier follow-up, international purchasing, and expediting to keep materials moving and reduce the admin load on your purchasing team.
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Add planning support for forecasting, replenishment, inventory, and production schedules to help your team keep supply aligned with demand.
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Keep ERP, item data, product information, and system records current so purchasing, planning, pricing, and order management have reliable information to work from.
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Support bid coordination, bid evaluation, pricing analysis, and quote preparation to keep commercial opportunities moving when internal teams are stretched.
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Support order entry, order status, customer service, and dealer or distributor accounts to keep customers informed and orders moving through the process.
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Support billing, accounts receivable, cash application, collections, and accounts payable to keep finance work moving and reduce delays in getting paid.
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Hire general managers, sales leaders, maintenance engineers, commissioning engineers, and other senior or technical roles when entering a new market or opening a new plant.
Key Roles
Role
What they own
Where we typically place
Purchase orders, supplier follow-up, and expediting
Cross-border supplier coordination and inbound shipments
ERP administration, item data, and system management
Product data, specifications, and catalogue accuracy
Forecasting, replenishment, and supply planning
Stock levels, coverage, and inventory accuracy
Bid packages, submission deadlines, and quote preparation
Supply chain pricing analyst
Cost and pricing analysis across the supply chain
Inbound and outbound sales, quotes, and reorders
Philippines
Order status and dealer or distributor support
Invoicing, cash application, and collections
Accounts payable, reconciliations, and month-end support
Cost advantage
Compare typical U.S. market base salaries with the cost of hiring the same manufacturing roles from the Philippines.
Role
United States
Philippines
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Inside Sales Representative
*Sources: U.S. benchmarks are Salary.com market base salaries for accounts receivable specialist and inside sales representative roles, current as of mid-2026. Philippines figures reflect annualized fully loaded client costs based on confirmed 1840 hourly rates.
Savings can be highest in transactional roles such as purchasing and receivables. For planning and systems roles, the focus is often on finding markets where the required skills are easier to hire than they are locally.
Group General Manager, Total Project Australia
Security
Your manufacturing support team may work inside ERP, MRP, CRM, and accounting systems while handling supplier pricing, product data, customer records, and financial information. We structure access around the role, the systems they need, and the controls you already have in place.
75%
Typical cost savings
60%
Typical cost savings
65%
Typical cost savings
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Yes. We can make ERP experience part of the search and vet candidates against the systems and processes they will actually use. For one U.S. manufacturer, we hired Acumatica ERP specialists and product information management professionals, along with purchasing and accounting staff working in the same environment. Your team still controls the permissions, authentication, and system access required for the role.
We can. One Australian manufacturer needed three senior commercial hires across multiple markets, including its first employee in Mexico. We ran the searches in parallel through our global network and filled all three roles within five months. If you need to hire in a country where you have no local recruiting presence, we can run the search without requiring you to set up a local hiring function first.
Yes. We can help you hire general managers, sales leaders, maintenance engineers, commissioning engineers, and other senior or technical roles tied to plant and market expansion. We have also run senior commercial searches across multiple countries when clients needed to hire beyond their existing markets.
Yes. Nearshore hires in markets such as Mexico or Colombia can work during U.S. business hours, while offshore professionals can also be hired for shifts that match your schedule. We can build the search around the hours your planning, purchasing, customer service, or finance team needs covered.
You keep control over what each person can see and use. We can put confidentiality and NDA requirements in place before work starts, limit access by role, and add managed device security or VPN controls when needed. For a purchasing or pricing role, that means the person only gets access to the supplier, bid, or cost information required for the job.
Companies can save up to 75% by hiring manufacturing talent in global markets, but the actual savings depend on the role, location, seniority, and scope. For example, a U.S. ERP Systems Analyst at $104,493 would cost about $29,258 a year at a 72% savings level. A Production Planner at $80,770 would cost about $32,308 a year at a 60% savings level. The biggest cost differences tend to show up in support and transactional roles. For planning and systems positions, the decision may be driven just as much by access to talent as by cost.
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Manger Of Training, Homelight
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VP of Client Services, Pentius
Mike M
Owner, Carve Financial
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VP Finance, Bluestone Lane
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