Materials & Inventory Strategy Lead

Plexus Corp.; Nampa (ID); On-site; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Plexus Corp. in Nampa, Idaho is seeking a supply chain professional to serve as the customer liaison for a Customer Focus Team. You will interpret and communicate customer material requirements and work with procurement and demand planning to support the customer’s needs.

This role focuses on maximizing customer fulfillment while adhering to Plexus policies and goals, developing inventory strategies, handling excess/obsolete claims, and contributing to site revenue and margin objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 6+ years of related experience preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Develop inventory strategy to achieve targeted net inventory levels/days of inventory. Collaborates with Master Scheduler, Demand Analyst and/or Procurement Team to assure customer satisfaction, inventory days objectives and the site revenue plan are achieved.
• Execute timely submission of excess and obsolete material claims in accordance with the corporate process and customer contract, aggressively pursuing reductions. Review and approve purchase orders at appropriate signature level (Purchase price variance and Monetary), assuring the recovery of applicable purchase price variance and/or a defensible position if there is a future excess and obsolete claim.
• Understand customer’s financial metrics and be accountable for impact to Parts Contribution, purchase price variance, Materials Labor Cost, Inventory Levels, Obsolescence and Freight on corporate financial performance. Take an active role in monthly/quarterly site revenue & inventory forecasting and margin objectives.
• Initiate, evaluate and monitor suggested corporate supply chain solutions in order to optimize procurement and deployment techniques. Maintain optimal inventory levels that support customer on time delivery goals and meet corporate objectives.
• When there is no Supply Chain Productivity Manager assigned to the account, provide the voice of the customer input into the repricing process to address exposure risk, cost reduction or localization needs. Accountable for the purchase price variance and discipline by design performance of assigned accounts.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Detail oriented

Self-starter

Ability to work in dynamic environment

Strong written and verbalcommunication

Google Workspace / MS Excel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree + 6+ years experience

Job description

Plexus Corp. in Nampa, Idaho is seeking a supply chain professional to serve as the customer liaison for a Customer Focus Team. You will interpret and communicate customer material requirements and work with procurement and demand planning to support the customer’s needs.

This role focuses on maximizing customer fulfillment while adhering to Plexus policies and goals, developing inventory strategies, handling excess/obsolete claims, and contributing to site revenue and margin objectives.