Flex Supply Chain Analyst 

United States, South Carolina, Columbia 

822919965

Supply Chain Analystlocated inColumbia, SC.

Reporting to theSupply Chain Analystwill beassisting of

What a typical day looks like:

• Drives sourcing/pricing strategies in materials quotations.
• Presents materials value-add to customers or suppliers,
• Strong verbal skillsetInterfaces 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.
• Manages material cost reviews.
• Improve gross material margin.
• Identify, implement actions for Retained Purchase Price Variance (RPPV) optimization.
• Reconciliation process with customer (PPV, Premium charges, carrying costs, freight charges, excess and obsolete inventory, Non-cancelable, Non-Returnable (NCNR), etc.)
• Identify opportunities to increase turnkey business and develop materials management plan.
• Coordinate quarterly/monthly PPV hard call process.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalentexperience.
• 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, PowerPiont
• Understand cost accounting, electronic component markets, price trends andtechnologies.
• Strong background in electronics manufacturing and a thorough understanding of Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) product development process.

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