Inventory Planning Project Execution Lead

Novolex; Lake Forest (IL); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

FSA/HSAs

Paid vacation

Paid sick days

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays

Wellness program

Job summary

Novolex is seeking an Inventory Project Execution Lead to drive inventory-related projects from planning through transition into operations. You will develop detailed project plans, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure on-time delivery.

You will partner with Inventory, Supply Planning, Finance, Logistics and Operations, manage risks, report progress, and support readiness for implementation, with a focus on milestones and stakeholder satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans.
• Coordinate project execution activities.
• Manage project schedules, deliverables, and dependencies.
• Drive action completion and milestone achievement.
• Partner with Inventory, Supply Planning, Finance, Logistics, and Operations teams.
• Support implementation readiness efforts.
• Monitor project risks and issues.
• Escalate execution barriers.
• Maintain project reporting and communication.
• Ensure successful transition into operational ownership.

Responsibilities

• Project Execution: Develop and maintain detailed project plans.
• Project Execution: Coordinate project execution activities.
• Project Execution: Manage project schedules, deliverables, and dependencies.
• Project Execution: Drive action completion and milestone achievement.
• Stakeholder Management: Partner with Inventory, Supply Planning, Finance, Logistics, and Operations teams.
• Stakeholder Management: Coordinate business participation and testing activities.
• Risk & Delivery Management: Monitor project risks and issues.
• Risk & Delivery Management: Escalate execution barriers.
• Risk & Delivery Management: Maintain project reporting and communication.
• Success Metrics: Project delivery performance, implementation quality, adoption effectiveness, milestone completion, stakeholder satisfaction.

Job description

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

Role Overview

The Inventory Project Execution Lead is responsible for executing individual inventory-related projects. This role manages detailed project plans, coordinates execution activities, and drives project completion while ensuring successful transition into operational ownership.

Key Responsibilities

Project Execution

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans.
• Coordinate project execution activities.
• Manage project schedules, deliverables, and dependencies.
• Drive action completion and milestone achievement.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with Inventory, Supply Planning, Finance, Logistics, and Operations teams.
• Coordinate business participation and testing activities.
• Support implementation readiness efforts.

Risk & Delivery Management

• Monitor project risks and issues.
• Escalate execution barriers.
• Maintain project reporting and communication.

Success Metrics

• Project delivery performance
• Implementation quality
• Adoption effectiveness
• Milestone completion
• Stakeholder satisfaction

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $105,000-$120,000 + 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.

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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 [e-mail].

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