Material Planner

Amcor

Appleton, WI

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Accounting Policies, Analysis Skills, Ariba, Business Operations, Business Skills, Calendar Management, Claims Management, Communication Skills, Computer Skills, Cost Control, Customer Support/Service, Data Entry, Dental Insurance, Detail Oriented, FIFO, Facebook, Facilities Management, Film, Flexible Spending Accounts, Food Safety, Inventory Levels, Inventory Management, Inventory Reports, Lead Generation, Leadership, LinkedIn, Mainframe Computer, Manufacturing, Materials Management, Materials Planning, Materials Tracking, Mathematics, Medicine, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Nutrition, Operations Management, Operations Processes, Order Processing, Organizational Skills, Performance Metrics, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Process Improvement, Production Control, Production Schedule, Production Support, Purchase Orders, Purchasing/Procurement, Resin, SAP, Sales Operations, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Time Management, Typing, Vision Plan, Willing to Travel, Writing Skills, YouTube

LOCATION

Appleton, WI

POSTED

1 day ago

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTube

Job Description

To provide management of materials and equipment capacity relating to planning customer requirements, purchasing raw materials, monitor planning of production orders to meet inventory objectives, customer delivery expectations, operational efficiencies and company objectives.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

+ Geographic Scope: plant specific

+ Number of colleagues directly reporting to this job: 0

+ Acts as a safety leader and puts safety first in all responsibilities.

+ Manages all purchase orders for all required raw material films/resin; check lead times and have ready dates for customer ship dates.

+ Maintains purchase orders on Internal and External PO logs and distributes to appropriate personnel. Updates SAP as needed.

+ Manages SAP messaging and acts accordingly.

+ Determines disposition of film identified on monthly old and obsolete stock inventory reports; manage raw material inventory levels first in, first out (FIFO).

+ Prepares monthly charts on aged inventories and distributes to appropriate personnel.

+ Coordinates the transfer of required raw materials among the plant operations where required.

+ Works closely with corp procurement in securing required materials from other plants as needed to support production schedule

+ Assists in resolution of materials inventory location problems.

+ Enters orders, data, in SAP as needed to support customer orders and production schedules.

+ Works with resin handlers on resin issues and coordinates with railroad on inbound and out bound needs.

+ Oversees material management for the facility to include new production to meet production schedules and confirms order acknowledgement.

+ Manages raw material requisitions for each order and manages oversize stock usage and allocations.

+ Manages raw material claim management, data entry, communication and closure.

+ Oversees raw material schedules and coordinates scheduling of the material with Production Scheduler.

+ Participates in production meetings to include meetings that would directly impact the Material Planner.

+ Provides updates to departmental key performance indicators (KPI’s) on a regular basis.

+ Actively participates in a WCOM team to support cost saving and process improvement initiatives and leads WCOM teams as requested.

+ Acts as a back-up to other Materials Planning positions and scheduling as needed

+ Establishes and controls min-max inventory levels for the purchased and BPP manufactured raw materials for Specialty Films and Resins

WHAT WE VALUE

+ Must have effective communications skills, both oral and written, to successfully interact with Customer Service, Manufacturing, Interplant customers, other Planners and all co-workers.

+ Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships

+ Attention to detail and strong analytical skills are essential

+ Strong organizational skills to handle large volume of paper flow and determine appropriate

+ priorities.

+ Strong math and typing skills

+ PC skills including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and the ability to learn new software

+ programs

+ Ability to identify and propose possible solutions to production Ability to work independently and be self-motivated

WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU

+ Bachelor’s degree in Business, Ops Management or a related field, or an equivalent combination of formal education and work experience.

+ Minimum of 3-5 years’ scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment to include inventory management experience.

+ Strong level of knowledge related to purchasing/accounting processes.

+ Basic level of business acumen including the drivers of operating profit and working capital as it relates to materials planning.

+ Excellent oral and written communication skills.

+ Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel) and mainframe operations as it relates to procurement

+ SAP/Ariba Experience Preferred

+ Regular attendance

+ Ability to sit up 90% of time.

+ Ability to communicate up to 100% of time.

+ Ability to move from one place to another up to 60% of time.

+ Ability to work on a computer 100% of time.

+ Ability to travel domestically/internationally/globally 0% of time.

+ Office Environment

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

+ Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team

+ Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation

+ Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns

+ The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Equal OpportunityEmployer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/SexualOrientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the _"Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster_ . If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

+ Medical, dental and vision plans

+ Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees

+ Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location

+ Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program

+ Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

+ Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits

+ Paid Parental Leave

+ Retirement Savings Plan with company match

+ Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)

+ Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)

About Amcor

Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC 

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