Material Coordinator

246 Flextronics America, LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

Short-term & Long-term Disability

401(k) Contributions

Vacation and Paid Sick Time

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Flex, located in Austin, TX, is seeking a Material Coordinator to support production by calculating material needs and coordinating with Purchasing. The role includes managing inventories, tracking stock levels, and ensuring accurate part kits for manufacturing.

The coordinator will review schedules, issue material, and maintain records in a fast-paced environment on the 1st shift (8:00am–5:00pm, Mon–Fri). Strong organizational skills and ERP experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Completion of secondary school or equivalent with experience using computer applications.
• Minimum 2 years of administrative experience in materials, planning, or related function.
• Proficiency with office software including word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and database systems.

Responsibilities

• Reviews production schedules and collaborates with Purchasing to ensure material adequacy.
• Requests material and sets delivery dates per production plan and priorities.
• Checks delivered materials for conformance to specifications.
• Manages in-plant transfers to meet schedules and avoid delays.
• Maintains manual and computerized inventories and production reports.
• Generates, updates, and analyzes reports for planning and improvement.
• Tracks data, analyzes inventory trends, and supports action plans.
• Monitors material movement for accurate stock levels and locations.
• Documents procedures and updates control records.
• Supports ISO procedures and material handling guidelines.

Skills

Administrative experience

Inventory management

BAAN ERP

Data entry

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Material Coordinator located in Austin, TX (1st Shift: 8:00am‑5:00pm, Mon‑Fri). Typical day: computes amount of material required to complete job orders.

Responsibilities

• Reviews production schedules and related information and confers with purchasing to define adequacy of raw materials.
• Requisitions material and establishes sequential delivery dates to departments, according to production plan, job order priorities and material availability, avoiding excess inventory positions.
• Examines material delivered to production departments to verify conformance to specifications.
• Arranges in‑plant transfer of materials to meet production schedules, moving or transporting materials from one department to another.
• Compiles and maintains both manual and computerized records such as material inventory, in‑process production reports, and status and location of materials.
• Creates, updates, executes, and analyzes reports.
• Gathers data, tracks, posts and pitches for action plans and root analysis.
• Prioritizes data entry activities.
• Monitors and controls movement of material and parts for accurate inventory.
• Writes procedures and updates them in document control.
• Follows all distribution related ISO procedures and Material Handling Guidelines.
• Conducts training sessions for departments’ MRP procedures.
• Administers the inventory cycle count program, reconciles discrepancies, resolves issues, and analyzes inventory cycle count reports.
• Identifies parts and supplies that need to be ordered to maintain specified stocking levels.
• Analyzes stock usage and defines correct stocking levels.
• Investigates unusual high usage of materials and parts and suggests methods to correct the problem found.
• Stocks and issues materials or merchandise.
• In charge of adding new part numbers to current inventory based on input from manufacturing.
• Verifies the accuracy of the material kit versus the pick list for correct parts by checking that all parts are packaged and contained in the kit.
• Tracks defect levels on inspected kits, calculates quality performance, charts results, develops process improvements and schedules work of others.

Qualifications

• Completion of secondary school, vocational training, or equivalent with experience in the use of computer applications.
• Minimum of 2 years of administrative experience within the materials, planning or related function.
• Proficiency with office software including word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages and database systems.
• Experience with inventory management, BAAN or other ERP systems, and inventory cycle count.
• Demonstrated functional skills and basic process knowledge, with participation in process improvement initiatives.

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.

Job Category

Global Procurement & Supply Chain

Is Sponsorship Available? No

Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We’re happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email [e-mail] and we’ll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).