Operations Planning Manager

Amcor•Greenville, SC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with an emphasis on business, operations management or a related field.
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.
Computer literacy, specifically with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP, ERP and Outlook).

Nice To Haves

APICS and/or operations and supply chain certification preferred.
Experience in flexible packing industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage all operations planning functions including raw materials, production scheduling, Inventory and shipping/receiving ensuring the plant meets all customers’ service expectations.
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

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)