Material Planner

Amcor LLC; Yuba City (CA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Retirement Savings Plan with company 2

Discretionary annual bonus program

Job summary

Amcor is seeking a Materials Planner to manage material and equipment capacity, purchase raw materials, and oversee production scheduling to meet inventory and delivery objectives.

The role requires 3–5 years in manufacturing scheduling, strong SAP/Ariba knowledge, and solid communication and analytical skills. This on-site position offers generous benefits and opportunities to contribute to cost-saving initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Ops Management or related field or equivalent
• 3–5 years scheduling experience in manufacturing with inventory management experience
• Strong knowledge of purchasing/accounting processes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and mainframe procurement SAP/Ariba experience

Responsibilities

• Acts as a safety leader and puts safety first in all responsibilities.
• Manages purchase orders for all raw materials and checks lead times for customer ship dates.
• Maintains PO logs and distributes to appropriate personnel.
• Updates SAP as needed.
• Manages SAP messaging and acts accordingly.
• Determines disposition of film and manages FIFO raw material inventory.
• Prepares monthly inventory aging charts and distributes.
• Establishes min-max inventory levels for materials.
• Coordinates transfer of raw materials among plant operations.
• Works with corp procurement to secure materials from other plants.
• Assists in resolving material inventory location problems.
• Enters orders in SAP to support customer orders and production schedules.
• Works with resin handlers and coordinates inbound/outbound needs.
• Oversees material management for the facility and production schedules.
• Manages raw material requisitions and oversize stock usage.
• Manages raw material claims and scheduling with Production Scheduler.
• Participates in production meetings impacting Materials planning.
• Provides KPI updates regularly.
• Participates in and leads WCOM cost-saving initiatives.
• Acts as back-up to other Materials Planning positions.

Skills

Effective communications

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Microsoft Office

SAP

Inventory management

Manufacturing scheduling

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Operations

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Job description

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world. At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business. Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTube

Job Description

To provide management of materials and equipment capacity relating to planning customer requirements, purchasing raw materials, monitor planning of production orders to meet inventory objectives, customer delivery expectations, operational efficiencies and company objectives.

What you get to do

• Acts as a safety leader and puts safety first in all responsibilities.
• Manages all purchase orders for all required raw material films/resin; check lead times and have ready dates for customer ship dates.
• Maintains purchase orders on Internal and External PO logs and distributes to appropriate personnel.
• Updates SAP as needed.
• Manages SAP messaging and acts accordingly.
• Determines disposition of film identified on monthly old and obsolete stock inventory reports; manage raw material inventory levels first in, first out (FIFO).
• Prepares monthly charts on aged inventories and distributes to appropriate personnel.
• Establishes and controls min-max inventory levels for the purchased and BPP manufactured raw materials for Specialty Films and Resins.
• Coordinates the transfer of required raw materials among the plant operations where required.
• Works closely with corp procurement in securing required materials form other plants as needed to support production schedule.
• Assists in resolution of materials inventory location problems.
• Enters orders, data, in SAP as needed to support customer orders and production schedules.
• Works with resin handlers on resin issues and coordinates with railroad on inbound and out bound needs.
• Oversees material management for the facility to include new production to meet production schedules and confirms order acknowledgement.
• Manages raw material requisitions for each order and manages oversize stock usage and allocations.
• Manages raw material claim management, data entry, communication and closure.
• Oversees raw material schedules and coordinates scheduling of the material with Production Scheduler.
• Participates in production meetings to include meetings that would directly impact the Material Planner.
• Provides updates to departmental key performance indicators (KPI’s) on a regular basis.
• Actively participates in a WCOM team to support cost saving and process improvement initiatives and leads WCOM teams as requested.
• Acts as a back-up to other Materials Planning positions and scheduling as needed.

What we value

• Must have effective communications skills, both oral and written, to successfully interact with Customer Service, Manufacturing, Interplant customers, other Planners and all co-workers.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Attention to detail and strong analytical skills are essential.
• Strong organizational skills to handle large volume of paper flow and determine appropriate priorities.
• Strong math and typing skills PC skills including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and the ability to learn new software programs.
• Ability to identify and propose possible solutions to production.
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated.
• Working knowledge of SAP system.

What we want from you

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Ops Management or a related field, or an equivalent combination of formal education and work experience.
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment to include inventory management experience.
• Strong level of knowledge related to purchasing/accounting processes.
• Basic level of business acumen including the drivers of operating profit and working capital as it relates to materials planning.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel) and mainframe operations as it relates to procurement SAP/Ariba Experience.
• Preferred Regular attendance.
• Ability to sit up 90% of time.
• Ability to communicate up to 100% of time.
• Ability to move from one place to another up to 60% of time.
• Ability to work on a computer 100% of time.
• Ability to travel domestically/internationally/globally 0% of time.

Office environment 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 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 "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster. 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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Compensation

The starting salary for this position is expected to be between $51,100 to $70,300 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base pay information is based on national averages and a geographic differential may be applied based on work location. Position may also be eligible for Amcor’s Management Incentive Plan / Sales Incentive Plan, which is an annual bonus program based on business and individual performance, as well as medical coverage and other health and welfare benefits. The salary range provided reflects the anticipated starting salary base pay for this role at the time of this posting and does not necessarily reflect full earning potential over the course of employment. This range is applicable to positions performed in jurisdictions with pay transparency requirements, including CA, CO, CT, HI, IL, MD, MA, MN, NV, NJ, NY, RI, VT, WA, Washington DC, as well as remote roles that may be performed in these locations. Compensation for roles performed outside of these jurisdictions may vary. The Company reserves the right to modify this range at any time.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees
• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
• Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)

About Amcor
Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC www.amcor.com|LinkedIn|YouTube