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. 

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.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a/an Commodity Analyst Indirect located in Perai, Penang.

Reporting to the VP Indirect Procurement, the Commodity Analyst Indirect role involve responsible for building internal relationships and developing indirect material sourcing and supply base strategies, participating in developing processes to effectively control spending in the Indirect Procurement commodities and scale to support anticipated growth along with the corporation. To standardize indirect commodities, development and management of supply chain relationships, and drive further site cost reductions across the Flex portfolio through Supply Chain consolidation and development of cost savings strategies.

What a typical day looks like:

• Responsible for the development, recommendation, and execution of optimal sourcing strategies for certain items.
• Develop a technical, statistical and fundamental assessment for each commodity.
• Manage cash negotiations and secure advantageous commercial agreements with approved suppliers.
• Negotiate terms and conditions for annual and multi-year purchase commitments.
• Coordinate selection of transportation modes and carriers which will result in lowering the delivered costs of materials while assuring continuity of quality supply, flexibility to respond to changing requirements and maintenance of vendor relationships for long term benefits.
• Cost Management/Reduction/Cost Avoidance.
• Manage inventories associated with the strategic commodities to avoid additional expense or shortage to the company.
• Evaluation of commodity risk positions reported to multiple levels of the organization.
• Develop plans resulting in cost savings, synergies, quality improvements and supply chain efficiencies.
• Evaluate hedge effectiveness and calculate cost savings and avoidance.

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

• BA/BS or equivalent work experience:   5-7+ years experience required
• Engineering with Commercial background experience required.
• Strong Knowledge in manufacturing/Processes preferable for the electronics industry
• Manufacturing and Customer-facing experience including management
• Strategic Supplier Development
• Contract Negotiation experience
• Advanced English
• Leadership
• Problem Solving and Detail-oriented
• Ability to interface and communicate with different levels of the organization
• Teamwork
• Office (Advanced Excel & PPT)
• Automation background is a plus!

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

• Life Insurance
• Medical Benefits
• Allowances and Bonuses
• Paid Time-Off

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