Flex
manufacturing
SeniorEngineer-Planning
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“Senior Engineer - Planning at Flex. Skills: Materials Planning, Inventory Management, Master Scheduling. Provide expertise and support to CFT. Ensure materials planning for projects”
What You'll Achieve.
Achieve Kit on time drop to meet Customer Schedule; Achieve the operating goals
Industry & Context.
Analyze supply chain for demand pull in or push out; First level of analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years of similar experience, Must be able to analyze supply chain for demand pull in or push out, Knowledge of BOMs and product structure, Experience in Master Scheduling
Nice to Have
Engineer (BE. Tech)
What You'll Do.
Provide expertise and support to CFT
Ensure materials planning for projects
Provide materials support to production planned orders
Achieve Kit on time drop
Provide timely Materials status
Submission of Excess and Obsolete Inventory
Work Order Management
MRB and DR Management
Provide faster service to NPI Customer
Communicate with the customer
Collate data based on CFT input
First level of analysis
Share clean data back to planner
Monitor Inventory levels vs. goals
Shortage reports with detailed comments
Excess Mitigation with Buyers
Prepare analysis for excess mitigation
Schedule and coordinate status of materials
Support and expertise to Buyers
Review and assist planner in generating master production schedules
Run Kinaxis simulation
Prepare Clear to Build Report
Ensure all materials procedures are adhered to
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Support to the Customer Focus Team (CFT); Work with the site buyer; Support and expertise to the Buyers
Communication Scope
Effectively communicate with the customer
Full 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. ## Job Summary To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Senior Engineer – Planning located in Sriperumbudur **What a typical day looks like:** * Responsible for providing expertise and support to the Customer Focus Team (CFT) * Ensuring the ability of the materials planning for a specific project or projects as required providing materials support to the weekly production planned orders and enables to achieve Kit on time drop to meet Customer Schedule. * Key assignments include providing timely Materials status through use of available Shortage reports, * Submission of Excess and Obsolete Inventory to the Customer, Work Order Management, inventory management, MRB and DR Management to achieve the operating goals. * Senior Materials Planners for New Emerging NPI Accounts to provide faster service to the NPI Customer to effectively communicate with the customer protecting Business interest of Flex. * Collate the data based on the input received from CFT, do first level of analysis and share the clean data back to the planner as per agreed timelines. * Monitor Inventory levels vs. goals, Shortage reports with detailed comments – CTB; Excess Mitigation with Buyers. Prepare the analysis for excess mitigation with the site buyer. * Schedule and coordinate status of materials within or with the external suppliers to expedite materials in conjunction with the MRP, providing support and expertise to the Buyers as required. * Review and assist the planner in generating the ma
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