Strategic Operations Planning Manager

Amcor; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Flexible time off

Company-paid holidays

Wellbeing program

Health Savings Account

Life insurance

Parental leave

Retirement Savings Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Amcor, a leader in packaging innovation, seeks an Operations Planning Manager for a small facility with 200 or fewer employees. You will supervise planning activities, balance production schedules, manage inventory levels, and optimize order flow to meet customer commitments.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor's degree in business/ops, 3+ years in manufacturing planning and 1+ year supervisory experience. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and APICS certification are preferred.

Qualifications

• 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 of 1 years prior supervisory/leadership experience.
• Three (3) plus years of experience in a manufacturing role, a production planning role or a manufacturing support position, or equivalent experience in Production Planning/scheduling or Operations Management. Demonstrated functional experience in the related discipline of operations planning, material management and Customer service.
• Lean six sigma training. Green Belt certification or willingness to obtain such certification upon acceptance of role.
• External training and/or internal seminars in leadership, safety, quality, problem solving techniques and other related materials management training.
• Experience in flexible packing industry is preferred.
• Computer literacy, specifically with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP, ERP and Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Interfaces with customer service and sales functions to prioritize demand and ensure lant capacity requirements will meet customer expectations
• Monitors the scheduling of orders on assigned machines to ensure that we will mee the scheduled ship date to our customers. Communicates unexpected delays to Customer Service
• Reviews the backlog on assigned machines frequently and works closely with Production to help balance the backlog Communicates daily with the Production Supervisors on the current and upcoming schedule required for assigned machines. Create and maintain priorities for jobs, work centers, and run times
• Oversees maintenance of inventory levels to ensure timely delivery of customer requirements while maintaining minimal carrying and transportation costs
• Enters work orders into the schedule system/JDE
• Monitors progress of key orders and identifies delays
• Work with maintenance team for preventative maintenance planning
• Responsible for all planning issues

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Lean Six Sigma

APICS certification

SAP/ERP

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in operations management or related field

APICS certification

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Tools

SAP

ERP

Outlook

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Amcor, a leader in packaging innovation, seeks an Operations Planning Manager for a small facility with 200 or fewer employees. You will supervise planning activities, balance production schedules, manage inventory levels, and optimize order flow to meet customer commitments.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor's degree in business/ops, 3+ years in manufacturing planning and 1+ year supervisory experience. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and APICS certification are preferred.