Materials & Inventory Strategy Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Retirement Savings

Professional Development

Work-Life Balance

Perks to enhance team member exp

Job summary

Plexus Corp. is seeking a Supply Chain/Procurement professional in the United States to serve as the customer liaison for a Customer Focus Team.

You will interpret and communicate material requirements, collaborate with procurement and demand planning, and strive to maximize customer fulfillment while adhering to Plexus policies. You will develop inventory strategies, manage excess/obsolete claims, and monitor financial metrics impacting margins.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 6+ years of related experience preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be considered.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Self-starter with the ability to operate without constant direction.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment across various functional business groups.
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills.
• Strong Google Workspace or MS Office skills with advanced knowledge of Excel.

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

Analytical skills

Detail oriented

Self-starter

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Procurement knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Excel

Google Workspace

MS Office

Job description

Plexus Corp. is seeking a Supply Chain/Procurement professional in the United States to serve as the customer liaison for a Customer Focus Team.

You will interpret and communicate material requirements, collaborate with procurement and demand planning, and strive to maximize customer fulfillment while adhering to Plexus policies. You will develop inventory strategies, manage excess/obsolete claims, and monitor financial metrics impacting margins.