Company Overview
Why Choose Us?
Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.
Our Sustainability Commitment
The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.
Job Description
Job Description:
This individual will engage in our Integrated Production, Capacity planning and Inventory Planning process, working closely with the E2E (End-to-End) customer service, planning, and execution teams. In addition, the Integrated Supply Chain Planner will support the various Operations teams to take ownership of their planning tasks. This role will be heavily involved in the launch of our strategic network initiative for E2E (End to End) Supply Chain Transformation.
Job Specific Responsibilities:
Support transition of production and inventory planning model from Excel based to a sustainable and scalable software tool
Carry out the tactical planning process which links the planning and execution teams
Liaise with commercial and operational teams to gather the sales forecast and resources required to generate an inventory replenishment plan
Understand capacity as well as other supply chain constraints to build executable monthly production plans
Use technology to facilitate the movement of orders and inventory flow to create an efficient plan for the network as well as achieve working capital targets
Track KPI metrics and analyze trends to identify discrepancies and improve the planning model
Monitor supply chain and financial metrics to optimize the costs and customer requirements
Participate in making process improvements and solving operational challenges
Maintain positive, professional, and timely communications, within various internal contacts
Develop analysis and presentations for leadership that contain insightful and actionable intelligence
Perform other related duties as assigned
Desired Qualifications:
Bachelor degree required, preferably in Business or Supply Chain Management
2+ years of supply chain experience preferred
APICS certification is a plus
Must have the ability to integrate information and data from a variety of sources to develop an optimized work plan
Must have strong organization skills and be detail oriented with the ability to multi-task and prioritize work responsibilities with sense of urgency to meet deadlines
Self-Directed & demonstrates the ability to proactively identify and resolve discrepancies or potential issues
Clear communicator, ability to interact across functions and levels in a global organization
High analytical ability and advanced Excel reporting skills (VLOOKUP, pivot tables)
Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP); SAP a plus
A reasonable estimate of the current range is $60,000-$70,000+ bonus + benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. At Novolex, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
The benefits for this role include 401(k) plan with company match, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid vacation, and sick days, paid parental leave, paid holidays and wellness program.
Company Benefits
What You'll Get From Us
Benefits
With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.
Community Engagement
At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.
Training and Development
We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.
Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact myHRservices@novolex.com .
Formerly Pactiv Evergreen
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Job Locations US-IL-Lake Forest
ID 2026-34912
Category Supply Chain
Position Type Full Time
Pay Type Salaried
