Materials Planning Analyst

Axiom; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

FlexSpin is partnering with Axiom to support critical digital infrastructure for AI data centers. We are seeking a Materials Planning Analyst to join the Henrico, Virginia team, reporting to the Senior Materials Manager.

You will maintain materials and purchasing data, coordinate contracts, and manage certificates of conformance for suppliers while creating and maintaining outsourced parts schedules. You will audit data, prepare reports and charts, update material master data, and collaborate

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in materials or related field.
• Background in electronics manufacturing is desired.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Audit data for accuracy and prepare summary reports, spreadsheets, graphics and charts.
• Suggest process and communication improvements related to metric tracking.
• Update content list and item master in systems.
• Coordinate material supply, including consigned parts.
• Assist in inventory control and supply chain management.
• Produce detailed bill of materials research by site.
• Support supply chain transfers and risk management for NPI.
• Enter manual orders into the production planning system.
• Collaborate with sales for Job Number creation and provide order status updates.
• Work with buyers to place POs and manage drop shipments.
• Verify orders and quantities against POs before shipment.
• Coordinate with schedulers for internal parts production when needed.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor degree in related field

Tools

MS Office

Production planning system

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.

Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, Axiom, with the spin planned for Q1 2027. If the intended spin occurs, this role will support Axiom, a company focused on critical digital infrastructure and delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission‑critical applications.

Job summary:

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an Materials Planning Analyst to our Henricho, Virginia team.

Reporting to the Senior Materials Manager the Materials Planning Analyst will be In charge of maintaining materials/purchasing data, supply data and information to other production departments, coordinate contracts, maintain Certificates of Conformance for all suppliers, and create and maintain outsources parts schedules.

What a typical day looks like:

• Assists in auditing data for accuracy and preparing summary reports, spreadsheets, graphics and charts based on the research of data.
• Where applicable, suggest process/communication improvements relative to metric tracking activities.
• Update content list and item master.
• Window to client material (consigned parts) supply.
• May hold up inventory control, supply chain management, material planning
• Provide detailed bill of materials research by site.
• Assist in the supply chain transfer and risk management for NPI.
• Manual order entry into production planning system.
• Work with sales for Job Number creation.
• Communicates order status to sister’s sites including initial committed ship dates (CSD's) and follow up on interim order changes.
• Work with buyer to place PO for the site and follow up the orders and manage drop shipments
• Validates order picked and wrapped with material coordinators to make sure quantities and items are correct
• Validates systems vs. PO before shipment to make sure parts got issued correctly to the JNs.
• Work with schedulers in case there is a requisition to make internal parts to assist the sister’s sites

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

• Typically requires a Bachelor degree in related field or equivalent experience. Prefer a minimum of 1 year of experience in materials or related field.
• A background in electronics manufacturing is desired.
• Proficient in MS office applications.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills required.
• Ability to operate: telephones, data entry, office software to include, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages, and relevant database/ business systems.

Axiom 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.

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