Job description
We are global, we are impacting the lives of millions every day, we are making a difference!
At Amcor we are inspired to change the packaging industry and are taking on the aspirational challenge to make all our products recyclable or reusable by 2025. Through our products and global footprint, we are in a unique position to truly make a difference in the packaging space. Our products impact the lives of millions of people across the globe every day from food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home- and personal-care, and other essential products. Amcor is a thriving S&P 500 organisation listed both on the NYSE (AMCR) and ASX (AMC) with US$13 billion in sales. We have a proud history dating back to the 1860’s and come a long way from a single paper mill based in Melbourne to becoming the global leading packaging company. Today, Amcor is an international organisation empowering its 50,000 employees in over 40 countries and across 250 sites.
Will you be next to join our journey towards a more sustainable future? At Amcor we are always looking for talented and passionate individuals who are motivated to make a difference. Working at Amcor means you will have a unique opportunity to be a part of an organisation that is committed to providing sustainable packaging solutions.
Job Description
JOB TITLE: Operations Planning Manager
BG/BU: AFA/Flexibles NA
LOCATION: Yuba City, CA
JOB FAMILY: Supply Chain
REPORTS TO: General Manager
JOB OVERVIEW:
Manage all operations planning functions including raw materials, production scheduling, inventory management and shipping/receiving processes ensuring the plant meets customers’ service expectations balancing plant costs and production efficiencies. This role is responsible to lead the implementation of new products commercialization and CI projects working cross functionally to achieve business plan and plant cost-out targets while promoting an operational excellence culture. Scope for this Operation Planning Manager role is a small sized facility with typically 125 or less employees and low to mid-level complexity.
JOB DIMENSIONS:
- Acts as a safety leader and puts safety first in all responsibilities. Works in conjunction with the EHS Manager to maintain all policies and programs.
- Interfaces with customer service and sales functions to prioritize demand in terms of lead time and committed delivery dates balancing plant capacity to meet customer expectations, respond to customer requirements, and proactively improve current processes.
- Visits customers, understand the business and build relationships with partners.
- Manages customer complaints, following and responding complaints in a timely manner until their final resolution. Leads the investigation and root cause problem solving exercises, including the formulation of corrective and preventive measures.
- Creates processes to ensure scheduled orders will meet scheduled ship date to our customers. Mitigates potential delays and contingencies. Manages communications with customer service representatives ensuring on time information.
- Balances service level with production efficiencies by providing enough space in the backlogs, minimizing set-up times and waste levels. Communicates daily in meetings and receives feedback from supervisors, receiving inputs to determine changes in schedule as required.
- Oversees maintenance of optimum inventory levels to ensure timely delivery of customer requirements while maintaining minimal carrying and transportation costs, freights.
- Acts as a resource to develop economic order quantities and purchase materials and supplies related to production.
- Reports department KPIs as required on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. Analyzes and prepares pareto charts and root cause analysis for deviations.
- Leads continuous improvement program for the plant. Drive and support the implementation of Performance Management Routines at all plant levels, OEE, SMED, Zero Pull, Zero Flags, Standard Work, between the most important Amcor CI programs.
- Tracks plant CI projects, prioritize actions, follow up execution to deliver annual budget.
- Works closely with Operations and AFNA corporate support functions (R&D, graphics, etc.) on the industrialization of new products. Ensure customer requirements are well understood and a close management of associated processes up to the manufacturing of scale-up orders ensuring on time delivery.
- Monitors the accuracy of data for BOMA such as: routings, production standards, machine & order status, etc. Updates data and provides feedback and training as necessary. Coordinates MRP System data information.
- Ensures company is in compliance with all applicable storage and transportation regulations.
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s Degree with an emphasis on business, operations management, or a related field.
- APICS and/or operations and supply chain certification preferred.
- A minimum 1-year prior leadership or management experience.
- High level of data analytics skills. Experience organizing and processing data, to understand problems or current state, and track improvements.
- 3 years of experience in a manufacturing role, a planning role or equivalent experience in supply chain positions like customer service, order management or transportation processes.
- Continuous improvement experience leading or participating as a change agent in projects with demonstrated turn around performance. Operational excellence and / or lean six sigma training preferred.
- Experience in flexible packing industry is preferred.
- Computer literacy with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP, ERP and Outlook) and advanced MS Excel capabilities.
AMCOR LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK COMPETENCIES:
The 3 Leadership competencies which will apply to all AFA co-workers:
- Driving for Results
- Customer Focus
- Influencing Others
The Leadership competencies which will apply to Operations:
- Command Skills
- Interpersonal Savvy
- Process Management
- Learning on the Fly
The 4 Leadership competencies which will apply to all People Manager:
- Building Effective Teams
- Motivating Others
- Managerial Courage
Compensation
- The pay range for this position is reasonably expected to be $86,700.00 to $108,400.00; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
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 Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
Amcor Flexibles North America 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 links "EEO is the and "EEO is the Law" Poster Supplement. 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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