Co-Packing Analyst

Co-Packing Analyst

The Co-Packing Analyst (Supply Chain Planning Specialist) is responsible for assisting in the development and execution of strategies for U.S. rework product requirements focusing on efficiencies, and optimal costs throughout the business. This position will focus on retail specific packaging, as well as assembling data, supporting collaborative vendor relationships and ensuring product availability through accurate inventory sourcing and management strategies.

Essential Functions

• Product packaging SME for customer specific and industry requirements, ensuring compliance. Monitor performance metrics for improvement and corrective action
• Identify and negotiate materials and / or services from suppliers in accordance with purchasing guidelines and grant of authority
• Provide status reports to Management along with detailed analysis, best practices and industry knowledge to obtain targets. Track and analyze vendor performance initiatives focusing on cost savings and or avoidance goals
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure project timelines and expectations for product launches and modifications are in alignment
• Manage and monitor forecast and sales variances with Demand Planning to understand risks to inventory and impacts to customer orders, ensuring timely escalations. Create WIP forecast for 3rd party packagers with a focus on capacity and timelines
• Develop and maintain SOPs and work instructions to ensure back-up support can effectively perform job functions in absence
• May perform other duties as required

Minimum Education, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

The work environment characteristics and physical requirements described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing duties of this job, the employee may or may not be frequently / or occasionally required to :

Employer's Rights :

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.