Assistant Manager – Supply Chain

Flextronics - The Flex Company; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

PTO

Job summary

Flextronics - The Flex Company in Chennai, India is seeking an Assistant Manager – Supply Chain to efficiently process purchase orders in a fast-paced setting and collaborate with stakeholders to meet performance targets.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree with 7+ years in finance, sourcing, or supply chain. Experience in electronics manufacturing and OEM development is preferred; strong Office skills support daily operations and supplier interactions.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
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Responsibilities

• Drives sourcing and pricing strategies in materials quotations.
• Manages supplier contracts and negotiations across regional/global suppliers.
• Supports cost performance tracking and corrective actions.
• Coordinates PPV and RPPV initiatives with customers and vendors.

Skills

Cost accounting

Electronics markets

OEM product development

Sourcing strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Office software

Data entry

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Presentation software

Database systems

Job description

## Assistant Manager – Supply ChainApply: India, Chennai: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: September 25, 2026 (6 days left to apply): WD229879Flex 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 SummaryTo support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a **Assistant Manager – Supply Chain** in **Chennai**, India. The Assistant Manager – Supply Chain should quickly and accurately process purchase orders in a fast-paced environment. Additionally, should have excellent stakeholders service skills and works well in a team to consistently meet challenging performance targets.**What a typical day looks like:*** Drives sourcing/pricing strategies in materials quotations.* Presents materials value add to customers or suppliers, and influence customer to use preferred suppliers.* Interfaces with customer or supplier in new project start-up, for cost of ownership issues.* Develops and guides implementation of flexibility and supply assurance plans.* Manages component cost/price on a local, regional and global basis.* Tracks materials financial performance and initiate corrective actions when required.* Defines and implements pricing and costing strategies.* Coordinate sourcing strategies with Supply Management and Customers.* Develop and implement cost take down strategies.* Increase Vendor Managed Inventory, Reduced Guide-Time and Electronic Data Interface penetration.Supply Management:* Manage regional supplier contract negotiations, which includes Memorandums of Comprehension, Non-disclosure and regional pricing agreements.* Develop and maintain supplier relationships.* Measure and report Purchase Price Variance and initiate action plans.* Monitor and manage supplier times.* Mitigates shortages, excess on order and excess on hand.* Participate on and help global and regional commodity teams.* Contribute information/data on top spend suppliers for quarterly scorecards.Customer Supply Chain Management:* Manages material cost reviews.* Drive initiatives to improve gross material margin.* Identify, implement and drive actions for Retained Purchase Price Variance (RPPV) optimization.* Drive reconciliation process with customer (PPV, Premium charges, carrying costs, freight charges, excess and obsolete inventory, Non-cancelable, Non-Returnable (NCNR), etc.)* Identify opportunities to increase turnkey business and develop materials management plan.* Coordinate quarterly/monthly PPV hard call process.**The experience we’re looking to add to our team:*** Typically requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.* Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of experience in finance, materials sourcing, commodity management or supply chain design/management or other related area.* Must have an understanding of cost accounting, electronic component markets, price trends and technologies.* A background in electronics manufacturing and a thorough understanding of Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) product development process.* To perform the major job responsibilities the use of the following tools may be required: Office Skills: telephones, data entry, office software to include, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages, and database systems.**What you will get for the great work you provide:*** Health Insurance* PTO