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:

This role within the Supply Chain Planning organization will be primarily responsible for the day-to-day purchasing and inventory governance of over 5,000 individual packaging components across 40+ manufacturing locations. This role will be focused on implementation of strategic efforts to ensure the company operates at optimal inventory levels by employing Lean principles to prevent overstock and stock-out situations. Primary responsibilities include:

• Work to ensure timely delivery of all required raw materials
• Work to ensure inventory control procedures are followed and inventory control is maintained to achieve KPI targets
• Conduct data analysis to be presented for raw material procurement S&Os and complete open action items
• Conduct data analysis to be presented for packaging procurement Tier 3 meetings and complete open action items
• Execute component changes, BOM updates, and runout plans. Request/execute material creation/changes
• Track inventory DOH vs target for assigned categories and perform root-cause analysis for misses
• Perform SLOB Materials analysis and recommend disposition
• Review and maintain MRP settings for assigned packaging items/categories/plants including SS settings, lot sizes, coverage periods, and lead times
• Monitor and maintain open POs with accurate quantities and delivery dates. Review past-due POs and remedy or escalate as necessary
• Coordinate with plant operations, scheduling, and materials managers to preempt material supply issues. Serve as first POC for plant material questions/concerns
• Request material transfers as needed

Qualifications:

• BA/BS from an accredited university (Supply Chain, Finance/Accounting, Management, Operations, Logistics, preferred)
• 4+ years of experience that includes aspects of supply planning, demand planning, scheduling, inventory control, procurement, manufacturing or logistics.
• Ability to effectively analyze and distill large data sets into actionable findings and communicate those findings to managers and directors in the Supply Chain Planning organization
• Demonstrated ability to perform work independently and to achieve desired results without direct supervision and step-by-step instructions
• Demonstrates strong project management, planning, organization and cross-functional skills, including ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent with SAP, JDA/Blue Yonder & Tableau.
• Excellent with Excel and PowerPoint

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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.

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