Manager III - Operations Planning

Accelerate The Possible By Joining A Winning Amcor Team

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.

Job Description

As the Manager III - Operations Planning, you'll manage all operations planning functions including raw materials, production scheduling, inventory and shipping / receiving ensuring the plant meets all customers' service expectations. Scope for this Operations Planning Manager role is a large-sized facility with typically greater than 350 employees and a mid to high level of manufacturing complexity.

What You Get To Do

• Act as a safety leader and puts safety first in all responsibilities. Works in conjunction with the EHS Manager to establish and maintain all policies and programs to assure a safe working environment.
• Interfaces with customer service and sales functions to prioritize demand and ensure plant capacity requirements will meet customer expectations.
• Support Continuous Improvement initiatives in support of planning goals and enhanced manufacturing efficiency and cost savings initiatives.
• Handle all elements of supervision including selection, salary planning, training, recognition, discipline, and performance appraisals. Utilize Performance Management techniques in maximizing development.
• Monitor the scheduling of orders on assigned machines to ensure that we will meet the scheduled ship date to our customers. Communicates unexpected delays to Customer Service.
• Review the backlog on assigned machines frequently and works closely with the Production Planners to help balance the backlog.
• Communicate daily with the Manufacturing Supervisors on the current and upcoming schedule required for assigned machines.
• Oversee maintenance of optimum inventory levels to ensure timely delivery of customer requirements while maintaining minimal carrying and transportation costs.
• Analyze and prepares Production Planning reports such as back log reports, rerun reports, etc. as required on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Monitor the accuracy of data for BOMA such as routings, production standards, machine & order status, etc. Updates data and provides feedback and training as necessary.
• Review and analyzes aged inventory reports and creates action plans for reducing these inventories.
• Analyze and prepare monthly Pareto charts and root cause analysis for missed production order dates.
• Responsible for all planning issues, acts as a backup for all Buyer / Planner functions.
• Act as a resource to calculate / estimate footage and supply requirements for projects and other orders.
• Act as a resource to develop economic order quantities and purchase materials and supplies related to production.

What We Value

What We Want From You

Preferred

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 :

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes :