Material Planning Analyst

at  Flex Ltd

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Job Summary
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 Flex PTP.
Reporting to the Material Planning Manager the Material Planning Analyst role is responsible 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.

What a typical day looks like:

• Mastered in end-to-end manufacturing process (receive demand until Finished Goods).
• Familiar with Demand Management (MRP/ ERP/IDMS etc) to enforce overall Data Accuracy, Forecasting, Analysis as well as Collaboration and communication within team players.
• Able to demonstrate and develop detailed Master Plan which includes Capacity, UPH, Headcount and gap between Demand vs capacity.
• Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate processes for material delivery to point of fit to ensure continuous supply to production.
• Managing material and equipment availability, scheduling production and monitoring the production process for problems.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure project requirements are met.
• Monitoring project progress and adjusting as necessary to ensure successful completion on schedule and within budget.
• Advanced excel knowledge to assist in preparing CTB, summary reports, spreadsheets, graphics and charts based on the research of data.
• Assist in the preparation of recommendations to management based on the research of data.
• Prepares summary reports, spreadsheets, and charts based on research of data from multiple sources.
• Daily review production schedule and potential gated parts at risk.
• Create weekly production orders based on shipment requirement.
• Analyze Bill of materials (BOM) accuracy.
• Proactively identifies and escalates potential issues related to material/production.
• Where applicable, suggest process/communication improvements relative to metric tracking activities.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Typically requires a Bachelor degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in materials or related field.
• A background in electronics manufacturing is desired.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance

Please refer the Job description for details