Supply Chain Planning Manager

About the role

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.

The Supply Chain Planning Manager will be responsible for developing, directing and coordinating material planning activities, enhancing customer service levels by balancing supply and demand. This role is located in US Texas Austin Research Blvd and reports to the Sr. Director Materials.

Responsibilities

• Directs the team in the use of best practices in the daily execution of finished goods and WIP planning
• Manage, coach and mentor a team, working on continuous development and performance management
• Directs activities of Material Planners and Buyers 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
• Holds cross-functional meetings to review the Supply and Demand plan
• Reviews issues and makes recommendations that deal with long-term constraints, customer service levels, inventory targets, the current forecast, and backlog

Requirements

• 10 years of experience in a similar position
• Strong communication skills
• Supervisory previous experience
• Knowledge of the MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents and data
• Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, boards of directors and customers
• Demonstrates advanced functional, technical and people and/or process management skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills

Preferred experiences

• Kinaxis
• Rapid response
• Interpersonal and organization skills
• Procurement previous experience