Materials Planning Manager
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. General Purpose: Responsible for developing, directing and coordinating material planning activities. Enhance customer service levels possible by balancing supply and demand.
Requirements
- Experience in materials planning
- Ability to balance supply and demand
- Experience managing, coaching, and mentoring a team
- Experience in continuous development and performance management
- Experience in achieving inventory level and turn goals
- Experience in reducing back orders and enhancing customer service
- Ability to meet with Senior Management to obtain strategic information
- Ability to modify forecasts based on historical and environmental events
- Ability to work closely with different departments to develop and maintain an accurate forecast
- Ability to hold cross-functional meetings to review Supply and Demand plans
- Ability to review issues and make recommendations regarding long-term constraints, customer service levels, inventory targets, current forecasts, and backlog.
Responsibilities
- Directs the team in the use of best practices in the daily execution of finished goods and WIP planning
- Manages, coaches and mentors a team. Works with the team on continuous development and performance management.
- Directs activities of Planners to ensure that inventory level and turn goals are achieved, including reduction of back orders and enhancing customer service.
- Meets with Senior Management to obtain strategic information that could impact the forecast. Works with team to modify the forecast for historical and environmental events. Works closely with different departments to accurately develop and maintain an accurate forecast.
- Hold cross-functional meetings to review the Supply and Demand plan
- Review issues and make recommendations that deal with long-term constraints, customer service levels, inventory targets, the current forecast, and backlog.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
