Materials Analyst

Flex•Columbia, SC

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. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary. Job Summary To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Materials Analyst located in Columbia, SC. Reporting to the Purchasing Manager Direct, the Materials Analyst will be responsible for providing data evaluation in support of the various areas within the Materials function. What a typical day looks like:

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in on related field.
Minimum 5 years of experience in materials, buying area.
Strong capability in production planning & forecasting, ensuring accurate demand alignment.
Extensive proficiency in Excel.
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 calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages.

Nice To Haves

Usage of WMS /Baan/ Kinaxis is a nice to have .
Any ERP tool experience recommended like SAP.
Previous background in Finance for reconciliation and understanding variances is desired.

Responsibilities

Assists in auditing data for accuracy and preparing summary reports, spreadsheets, graphics, and charts based on the inspection of data.
May assist in the preparation of recommendations to management based on the inspection of data.
Collects, compiles, evaluates, and presents various types of data.
Prepares summary reports, spreadsheets, and charts based on inspection of data from multiple sources, which may include but will not be limited to customer bills of material reports, staff metrics, PPV metrics, and PPV form tracking.
May create and/or maintain databases in support of data collection.
Audits data.
Resolves data integrity issues, including but not limited to quotations.
Proactively identifies and escalates potential issues related to metrics.
Where applicable, suggest process/communication improvements relative to metric tracking activities.
Tracks materials financial performance and initiate corrective actions when required.