Supply Chain Manager
Story City, IA (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Flexographic+Printing+and+Lami+Story+City+IA+USA+50248)
Description
At American Packaging Corporation (APC), you'll find the packaging career you've been looking for. With competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs, we nurture our employees while advancing and promoting diversity and inclusion. As the leading flexible packaging converter in North America for over a century, APC's longstanding success is fueled from the inside out. We're constantly seeking to improve our internal operations and were named a "Best of the Best" in the Best workplaces in the America's awards for 12 years in a row. It's how and why we engage the best and brightest talent to continue propelling our shared success into the future.
INDUSTRY LEADING BENEFITS PACKAGE ELIGIBLE IN FIRST 30 DAYS!
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
HSA
PTO
FSA
401K with match
Employee Assistance Program
Quarterly Bonus
11 Paid Holidays
Bonuses: including yearly holiday, 401K and quarterly production
AND MORE!!!
LOCATION:Story City, IA
SUMMARY:Manage purchasing, planning, and scheduling functions for the COE.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESinclude the following:
Optimize inventory levels (raw & FG), capacity resources and production plans while achieving increased efficiency, decreased waste, and improved customer service.
Manage demand/supply planning.
Owns slow moving and obsolete raw material & FG inventory and manages within acceptable levels as defined in the budget, while working with necessary resources to mitigate.
Forecast production schedules. Review RCCP requirements and identify capacity concerns and OT needs.
Forecast material requirements and manage material purchases/receipts accordingly.
Negotiate prices, deliveries, and special programs including consignment.
Work closely with Technical Department & Corporate Procurement to ensure raw material portfolio consists of alternate sourcing for contingency/risk purposes as well as cost competitiveness.
Conduct supplier audits and have programs in place to measure supplier's performance regularly.
Focus on strategies for improving supplier/customer business relationships and attaining mutual goals for cost reduction.
Supply quality improvement, value added/cost reduction projects as well as identify lead time reduction opportunities. Including process improvement and best practice implementation.
Forecast sales compared to budget monthly.
Works closely with Customer service manager and Customer Planning Specialist to ensure total supply chain flows without disruption.
Solve problems, analyze situations/behaviors, and prioritize responsibilities.
Requirements
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Detail oriented. Must have excellent computer skills.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Certified purchasing manager. Helpful but not necessary.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and color vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
American Packaging Corporation is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. American Packaging Corporation will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. EOE/AA Disability/Veteran.
If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, please contact our Human Resources department at:
talentacquisition@americanpackaging.com.
