Materials Analyst

Flex; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Flexis seeking a Materials Analyst in Milpitas, California to analyze material requirements, monitor inventory health and support production plans across Planning, Procurement, Supply Chain and Manufacturing.

You will track inventory metrics, identify shortages or excesses, assist in cycle counts and review purchase orders to ensure timely material availability.

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Logistics or related field and 2–5 years of experience with ERP/MRP systems.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 2–5 years of experience in materials planning, inventory analysis, supply chain, manufacturing, or related analytical role.

Responsibilities

• Analyze material requirements and support planning activities to ensure alignment with production schedules and customer demand.
• Monitor inventory levels and material availability to identify shortages, excess inventory, and potential supply risks.
• Track and report key inventory metrics, helping drive improvements in inventory accuracy and reductions in excess and obsolete materials.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Planning, Operations, and Warehouse teams to ensure timely and cost-effective material availability.
• Evaluate material movement and inventory transactions to maintain data integrity and support efficient production operations.
• Support inventory cycle count programs, investigate discrepancies, and recommend corrective actions to improve inventory control.
• Generate and maintain reports on material performance, inventory trends, shortages, and forecasted requirements.
• Assist in the review of purchase orders, material change notices, and demand fluctuations to ensure adequate supply coverage.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of material planning processes, procedures, and inventory control practices.
• Analyze excess and obsolete inventory and recommend disposition strategies to minimize financial impact.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve material-related issues and support on-time delivery objectives.
• Participate in special projects and continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing supply chain and material management performance.

Skills

Materials planning

Inventory analysis

Supply chain

Data analysis

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or related field

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

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. 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.

At Flex, we welcome people of all backgrounds. Our employees thrive here by living our values: we support each other as we strive to find a better way, we move fast with discipline and purpose, and we do the right thing always.

Through a respectful, inclusive and collaborative culture, a career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference, invest in your career growth and join our purpose to make great products that create value and improve people’s lives.

Job summary:

Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, which we’re calling SpinCo, until the name is unveiled. The spin is planned for Q1 2027. If the intended spin occurs, this role will support SpinCo, which will focus on critical digital infrastructure, delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we are looking to add a Material Analyst located in Milpitas, California.

Reporting to the Material Manager the Materials Analyst will be responsible for analyzing material requirements, inventory trends, demand forecasts, and supply chain performance to support efficient manufacturing operations and ensure material availability. This role works closely with Planning, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Operations teams to monitor inventory health, identify material shortages and excesses, evaluate supply and demand fluctuations, and support production schedules.

What a typical day looks like:

• Analyze material requirements and support planning activities to ensure alignment with production schedules and customer demand.
• Monitor inventory levels and material availability to identify shortages, excess inventory, and potential supply risks.
• Track and report key inventory metrics, helping drive improvements in inventory accuracy and reductions in excess and obsolete materials.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Planning, Operations, and Warehouse teams to ensure timely and cost-effective material availability.
• Evaluate material movement and inventory transactions to maintain data integrity and support efficient production operations.
• Support inventory cycle count programs, investigate discrepancies, and recommend corrective actions to improve inventory control.
• Generate and maintain reports on material performance, inventory trends, shortages, and forecasted requirements.
• Assist in the review of purchase orders, material change notices, and demand fluctuations to ensure adequate supply coverage.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of material planning processes, procedures, and inventory control practices.
• Analyze excess and obsolete inventory and recommend disposition strategies to minimize financial impact.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve material-related issues and support on-time delivery objectives.
• Participate in special projects and continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing supply chain and material management performance.
• Travel as required.

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

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Typically requires a minimum of 2-5 years of experience in materials planning, inventory analysis, supply chain, manufacturing, or a related analytical role.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems, inventory management, demand planning, forecasting, and data analysis in a manufacturing environment preferred.

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