Materials Manager

Flextronics America LLC; Coopersville (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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 summary

Flextronics America LLC in Coopersville, Michigan, is seeking a Materials Planning Manager to oversee material planning and supply chain management. The ideal candidate should have at least 8 years in material management and automotive industry experience.

Responsibilities include directing staff activities, ensuring high customer satisfaction, and coordinating supply chain activities. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, life insurance, and tuition reimbursement.

Qualifications

• 8 years of material and manufacturing experience.
• 8 years of experience in the Automotive Industry on a global scale.
• Experience in a 24/7 Manufacturing Facility, with ability to work some weekends/evenings.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the planning activities across the site.
• Directs activities and staff involved in distribution of inventory.
• Ensure timely delivery of materials at economical costs.

Skills

Material and manufacturing experience

Automotive Industry experience

PCBA and SMT knowledge

Customer relationship skills

Process management skills

Knowledge in systems BAAN

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Materials Planning Manager located in Walker MI.

Reporting to the Materials Director, the Materials Manager role directs and coordinates activities of personnel engaged in material planning, distribution, inventory control, material research, purchasing and supply chain management by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates.

What a typical day looks like:

• Coordinate the planning activities across the site.
• Manages, controls, and directs the activities and staff involved in the distribution of inventory to the production line.
• Manages, controls, and directs staff to achieve Materials profit and loss goals including minimization of excess and obsolete inventory.
• Ensures the timely delivery of materials at the most economical cost, consistent with quality standards, affecting quality by assuring that suspicious material is identified, and that material is handled, stored, and delivered properly.
• Ensures a high degree of customer satisfaction through negotiations of customer expectations and managing and directing staff activities required to meet this expectation.
• Coordinates with customers, purchasing, project managers, operations managers, and warehouse managers.
• In charge of accurate inventory cycle counts, and controls.
• Provides for the proper shipping and documentation of finished goods.
• Develops, implements, and maintains policies, procedures and material control systems.
• Reviews, plans, and approves purchase orders and change notices.
• Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• In charge of disposition of excess and obsolete materials.
• Travel as required.

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

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 8 years of material and manufacturing experience
• 8 years Experience in Automotive Industry on a global scale
• Experience in a 24/7 Manufacturing Facility with the ability to work some weekends and/or evenings
• Expert knowledge in PCBA and SMT Automotive industry
• Experience in systems BAAN
• Expert functional, technical and people and/or process management skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills.
• Expertise in very complex functional/ technical area or broad breadth of knowledge in multiple areas; understands the strategic impact of the function across global sites

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• 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

Relocation: Not eligible

Is Sponsorship Available? No

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