Production Planning Manager

Job Posting Start Date 03-29-2024 Job Posting End Date 06-30-2024

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion and cultivate a workplace culture of belonging that views uniqueness as a competitive edge and builds a community that enables our people to push the limits of innovation to make great products that create value and improve people's lives.

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.

• Develop and manage production forecast based on master plan, timelines, material needs in order to define production requirements based on plant capacity, which are algned with company goals.
• Adjust plans as necessary to accommodate changes in demand, communicating updates to all relevant parties and ensure material supplies able to meet the changes
• Produces revenue investigation and annual operating (AOP) plan and other forecast reports.
• Conducts special studies, investigations relating to the introduction of new products or processes to effect cost reduction and gives in improvements.
• Reporting on the production status and any production issues to upper management
• Liaise with operation team to resolved daily production line disruption and productivity issues.
• In charge of the development and implementation of the company's production control functions including Master Scheduling, Production Planning/Coordination, Shop Scheduling, and Dispatching.
• Develops material planning models to ensure proper material planning and optimal inventory positions for customer programs. Utilizes models for defining material planning parameters for components.
• Approves quantities, schedules and parts list provided to the material control organization to ensure timely and complete ordering, receipt and issuance of production material requirements.
• Maintains reports to reflect scheduling, methods, hold up performance and process procedures.
• Interfaces with customers to ensure delivery dedications are met and with subordinates, functional peer group managers and senior management.
• Interfaces with purchasing to expedite problem parts and to reschedule material deliveries that will result in excess inventory.
• Notifies Materials and Program Management of material situation that affect the attainment of the production plan.

• 4+ years of experience in Production Material planning
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills to manage customer expectations
• Must have worked on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and Shop Floor Systems and be comfortable with adapting to new technologies
• Ability to manage small to midsize team
• Detail Oriented and excellent organization skills
• Excel: reports, pivot, vlookup
• Well versed in understanding of ERP systems and functions
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated attention to detail in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Extensive customer interfacing skills are required. Presenting, meeting with customers, managing escalations, as needed.
• Data driven
• Analytic, motivated

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401K
• PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee discounts at local retailers
  
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