Flex Materials Analyst 

United States, South Carolina, Columbia 

572811767

Columbia, SC.

Reporting to thetheis responsible for providing data evaluation in support of the various areas within the Materials function.

What a typical day looks like:

• Assists in auditing data for accuracy and preparing summary reports, spreadsheets, graphics, and charts based on the inspection of data.
• May assist in the preparation of recommendations to management based on the inspection of data.
• Collects, compiles, evaluates, and presents various types of data.
• Prepares summary reports, spreadsheets, and charts based on inspection of data from multiple sources, which may include but will not be limited to customer bills of material reports, staff metrics, PPV metrics, and PPV form tracking.
• May create and/or maintain databases in support of data collection.
• Audits data. Resolves data integrity issues, including but not limited to quotations.
• Proactively identifies and escalates potential issues related to metrics.
• Where applicable, suggestprocess/communicationimprovements relative to metric tracking activities.
• Tracks materials financial performance and initiate corrective actions when required.
• Specialized Job Responsibilities may be required for certain positions. These could include one or more of the following duties:
• May support inventory control, supply chain management, material planning and scheduling.
• Develop commodity spendprofiles/breaks-downs:manage time profiling, inventory positioning, and site execution to price.
• Establish common pricing evaluation tools
• Provide detailed bill of materials evaluation by site
• Perform general reporting and inspection activities for score carding of suppliers.
• Validate site pricing through implementation of a common cost review and pricing process.
• Assist in the supply chain transfer and risk management for NPI.
• Provide PPV targeting, tracking and asset velocity.
• Design, manage and control all data evaluation tools

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

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals and technical procedures.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, customers and suppliers. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages.
• Demonstrates advanced functional and technical skills and basic process skills.
• Demonstrates advanced/ thorough knowledge of the function and Flex business.
• Ability to identify problems, establishing facts and recommending solutions. Ability to deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Impacts near-term (quarterly/ semi-annual) operations of the team or functional area. Enhances and provides input to functional processes. Executes functional objectives at the site.
• Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement