Planner Scheduler

Flex; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex is seeking a Planner Scheduler in Milpitas, CA. The role supports Work Order Management, build plans, and material flow, coordinating with production and SCM to ensure on-time delivery.

The candidate will lead planners, approve releases, and optimize resources in a fast-paced environment. The position requires a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and 3+ years in materials or related fields, with ERP experience and strong MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in materials or related field.
• Awareness of functional impact on work processes.

Responsibilities

• Check order fulfillment feasibility based on available resources.
• Prepare build plans and input planning data using ERP and simulation tools.
• Monitor plan implementation and address deviations and changes.
• Review data accuracy for routing, BOM, and materials.
• Monitor stock levels and KPIs, replan as needed.
• Support RMA and rework orders for internal and customer needs.
• Coordinate with teams to manage life cycle and materials availability.

Skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

ERP 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.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Planner Scheduler located in Milpitas, CA. Reporting to Production Planning manager the potential candidate would be in charge of helping Work Order Management, Build plans, with materials and production functions. He / She would be responsible for leading the planners and schedulers, coordinating and approving product release to the production planning systems based on material and capacity availability.

Shift Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (M- F)

What a typical day looks like:

• Checking the possibility of order fulfillment based on the available resources (materials, employees, equipment etc.), confirmation of the order.
• Preparation of Build plans, input of planning data using ERP and other simulation tools
• Monitoring, control of implementation of plans, starting necessary actions in case of deviations, Engineering / Manufacturing Change Orders
• Monitoring of system accuracy in daily/weekly bases /General Item data, routing, BOM, CFT data /non-consumed demand, planned WOs.
• Review Clean to build reports, checking the material availability, replanning if necessary
• Monitoring of stock level, handling of stock differences. Preparing management and CFT specificities reports, monitoring KPI’s
• Giving assistance, replacement in certain cases to SCM and Order desk within the CFT.
• Advises non-exempt associates regarding day-to-day priority of customer requests.
• Monitors and proactively addresses issues that impact performance to committed ship date (CSD), lead-time, response time, and inventory goals.
• Co-Ordinate with CFT and support PI and Cycle count
• Support RMA and rework orders for internal and customer
• Review and support Purge requests and MRB requests on day to day production
• Coordinates and manages high-visibility and/or important customer programs. May include initial customer or product startup initiatives or large customer programs.
• Coordinates with Master Scheduler to manage product life cycle and related materials availability issues.
• Drives process improvements inside and outside the area of Order Management.
• Provides input to management, reschedules, and /or interfaces with customer program management, master scheduling, customers and production control to reschedule production in the event of design changes, labor and material shortages, backlogs, and other potential schedule interruptions
• Represents Production Order Management on various Customer Focus Teams. May also help inventory control, supply chain management, material planning, and scheduling.
• Ensure compliance with standards and all manufacturing area personnel are trained and certified in their specific functions, and that no task is performed by untrained.

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

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Typically requires a minimum of 3 years of experience in materials or related field.
• Has awareness of the functional impact upon work processes and other functions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and database systems.
• Ability to prepare and maintain reports, business correspondence, work instructions, and process documentation.
• Experience working with ERP systems and supply chain operations.
• Working knowledge of Bills of Material (BOMs), material flow, and manufacturing processes.

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