Material Planning Analyst

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.

About the role

The Material Planning Analyst will be based in Salt Lake City, reporting to the Manager. The role involves maintaining materials/purchasing data, supplying data and information to other production departments, coordinating contracts, maintaining certificates of conformance for all suppliers, and creating and maintaining outsourced parts schedules.

Responsibilities

• Assists in auditing data for accuracy and preparing summary reports, spreadsheets, graphics, and charts based on research.
• May assist in preparing recommendations to management based on data research.
• Collects, compiles, and presents various types of data.
• Prepares summary reports, spreadsheets, and charts from multiple sources, including customer bills of material reports, staff metrics, PPV metrics, and PPV form tracking.
• May create and/or maintain databases to support data collection.
• Audits data and resolves data integrity issues, including quotations.
• Proactively identifies and escalates potential issues related to metrics.
• Suggests process/communication improvements for metric tracking activities.
• Tracks materials financial performance and initiates corrective actions when required.
• Performs daily review of RMA transactions.
• Creates weekly purchase orders including all client parts.
• Handles receive data entry for clients, updates content lists, and item master.
• Prepares DPT packing lists for LCAD repairing.
• Manages window to client material (consigned parts) supply.
• Manages window to client bulk RMA service.
• May perform specialized duties such as inventory control, supply chain management, material planning, and scheduling.
• Develops commodity spend profiles/breakdowns, guides time profiling, inventory positioning, and site execution to price.
• Establishes common pricing research tools.
• Provides detailed bill of materials research by site.
• Performs general reporting and activities for score-carding of suppliers.
• Validates site pricing through a common cost review and pricing process.
• Assists in supply chain transfer and risk management for NPI.
• Provides PPV targeting, tracking, and asset velocity.
• Designs, manages, and controls all data research tools.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in materials or a related field.
• A background in electronics manufacturing is desired.