Material Planning Analyst

Flex • SC

120d

About The Position

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Material Planning Analyst located in Orangeburg, SC. Reporting to the Director, Materials the Material Planning Analyst is in charge of maintaining materials/purchasing data, supply data and information to other production departments, coordinate contracts, maintain Certificates of Conformance for all suppliers, and create and maintain outsources parts schedules.

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 7/9+ years of related experience.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals and technical procedures.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, customers and suppliers.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages.
• Proficient in MS office applications.
• Demonstrates advanced functional and technical skills and basic process skills.
• Demonstrates advanced/ thorough knowledge of the function and Flex business.
• Ability to identify problems, establishing facts and recommending solutions.
• Ability to deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Responsibilities

• Assists in auditing data for accuracy and preparing summary reports, spreadsheets, graphics and charts based on the research of data.
• May assist in the preparation of recommendations to management based on the research of data.
• Collects, compiles, and presents various types of data.
• Prepares summary reports, spreadsheets, and charts based on research of data from multiple sources.
• May create and/or maintain databases in help of data collection.
• Audits data.
• Resolves data integrity issues, including but not limited to quotations.
• Proactively identifies and escalates potential issues related to metrics.
• Suggests process/communication improvements relative to metric tracking activities.
• Tracks materials financial performance, and initiates corrective actions when required.
• Daily review of RMA transactions.
• Creates weekly purchase orders including all client parts.
• Receives data entry for clients.
• Updates content list and item master.
• Prepares DPT packing list for LCAD repairing.
• Acts as a window to client material (consigned parts) supply.
• Acts as a window to client bulk RMA service.

Benefits

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Life Insurance.
• Short-term and Long-term Disability.
• Matching 401(k) Contributions.
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time.
• Tuition Reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees