Supply Chain Analyst

Flex; West Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex is seeking a Supply Chain Analyst in Columbia, SC to support customer interfaces on strategic materials and coordinate with the Supply Chain Manager. The role focuses on developing GPSC reports, data research, and fact-based decision making to drive cost efficiency.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree, 5 years in finance or supply chain roles, and strong Excel/PowerPoint skills, with a background in electronics manufacturing and contract manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of experience in finance, materials sourcing, commodity management or supply chain design/management.
• Experience in Supply Chain and Contract Manufacturing background.
• Understand cost accounting, electronic component markets, price trends and technologies.
• Strong background in electronics manufacturing and OEM product development process.
• Proficient in office software (data entry, word processing, spreadsheets).

Responsibilities

• Drives sourcing/pricing strategies in materials quotations.
• Presents materials value-add to customers or suppliers.
• Interface with customers and suppliers on new project start-up, for cost of ownership issues.
• Develops and guides implementation of flexibility and supply assurance plans.
• Manages component cost/price on a local, regional and global basis.
• Tracks materials financial performance and initiates corrective actions when required.
• Defines and implements pricing and costing strategies.
• Coordinate sourcing strategies with Supply Management and Customers.
• Develop and implement cost take down strategies.
• Increase Vendor Managed Inventory, Reduced Guide-Time and Electronic Data Interface penetration.
• Manage regional supplier contract negotiations, which includes Memorandums of Comprehension, Non-disclosure and regional pricing agreements.
• Measure and report Purchase Price Variance and initiate action plans.
• Monitor and manage supplier times.
• Mitigates shortages, excess on order and excess on hand.
• Participate on and help global and regional commodity teams.
• Contribute information/data on top spend suppliers for quarterly scorecards.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Cost accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

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 Supply Chain Analyst located in Columbia, SC.

Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, the Supply Chain Analyst will be assisting of customer interface on strategic materials for key assigned accounts. Hold up material manager or director to develop, implement GPSC reports, data research trends to facilitate resolutions making

What a typical day looks like:

• Drives sourcing/pricing strategies in materials quotations.
• Presents materials value-add to customers or suppliers,
• Strong verbal skillset Interfaces with customer and supplier in new project start-up, for cost of ownership issues.
• Develops and guides implementation of flexibility and supply assurance plans.
• Manages component cost/price on a local, regional and global basis.
• Tracks materials financial performance and initiate corrective actions when required.
• Defines and implements pricing and costing strategies.
• Coordinate sourcing strategies with Supply Management and Customers.
• Develop and implement cost take down strategies.
• Increase Vendor Managed Inventory, Reduced Guide-Time and Electronic Data Interface penetration.
• Manage regional supplier contract negotiations, which includes Memorandums of
• Comprehension, Non-disclosure and regional pricing agreements.
• Measure and report Purchase Price Variance and initiate action plans.
• Monitor and manage supplier times.
• Mitigates shortages, excess on order and excess on hand.
• Participate on and help global and regional commodity teams.
• Contribute information/data on top spend suppliers for quarterly scorecards.

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

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of experience in finance, materials sourcing, commodity management or supply chain design/management or other related area.
• Experience in Supply Chain and Contract Manufacturing background
• Expertise in Excel, PowerPoint
• Understand cost accounting, electronic component markets, price trends and technologies.
• Strong background in electronics manufacturing and a thorough understanding of Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) product development process.
• Perform the major job responsibilities the use of the following tools may be required: Office Skills: telephones, data entry, office software to include, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages, and database systems.

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