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Supply Planning Associate

Supply Planning Associate

Atlanta StaffingAtlanta, GA, US
4 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Promotion Supply Planner

At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We're one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world's most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities.

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry's best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

Key Accountabilities

  • Coordinate with customers and sales on multiple aspects of SKU promotions and limited time offerings (LTOs) including timing, duration, and volume allocations of promotional materials by customer locations and SKUs.
  • Accurately analyze, predict, and recommend cannibalization effects to sustaining / stock SKUs where applicable.
  • Thoughtfully communicate to the customer GPI's expectations around lead times, minimum runs, etc. and proactively report on project needs and progress.
  • Create and manage multiple promotion calendars and liability trackers for a diverse customer base
  • Represent and be the "voice" of Promotion Planning for both internal and external stakeholders
  • Identify and proactively communicate risks to expected timelines or promotional delivery
  • Identify and manage potential promotional inventory obsolescence to minimize write-offs and appropriately assign, report, and manage liabilities through to resolution / final close out of projects
  • Responsible for managing promotional material master data through MMR process
  • Proactively communicate product availability and production plans to customer service team, customer, sales and other internal stakeholders

Required Skills

  • Experience managing multiple concurrent and consecutive time-sensitive projects involving several stage gates with inputs and deliverables to / from both internal and external stakeholders
  • Experience providing exceptional event-related service to an organization's customers coupled with an eye toward managing costs and recovering costs from our customers in adherence to their contractual terms
  • Proven ability to effectively collaborate, negotiate, and influence both internal and external stakeholders using data-based analysis and logic.
  • Good understanding of internal GPI manufacturing processes, run strategies and constraints across multiple manufacturing sites
  • Ability to manage and interpret diverse datasets, create and maintain analytical tools in Microsoft Excel
  • Demonstrated practical application of effective problem solving and solution implementation using existing tools and processes or enhancing / designing new tools and processes as needed
  • Ability to determine, summarize, and present "big picture" overviews for multiple simultaneous projects based on multiple data inputs
  • Strong Organizational, time management, and priority-setting skills
  • Attention to detail and a passion for data accuracy

    • Required Experience

  • BS or BA in business, supply chain, or equivalent experience in a sales function that has interacted heavily with supply chain planning
  • 1-3 years of supply chain planning, sales, B2B customer account management, and / or operations for a global or multi-plant manufacturing company with demonstrated increasing responsibility
  • Strong knowledge of ERP systems, MS Excel, order management processes and business reporting systems
  • Demonstrated successful order management / account management
  • Experience in Paperboard Packaging a plus

    • Pay Range :

    $59,175.00 - $78,900.00

    GPI's Benefit Program

    Competitive Pay, 401(k) w / employer matching, Health & Welfare Benefits, Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage, Short and Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts, Various Voluntary benefits, Adoption Assistance Program, Employee Discount Programs, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Assistance Program, Paid Time Off + 11 paid company holidays each year

    Applicants will be accepted on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline. This role is incentive plan eligible. Additional information will be shared during the hiring process. Each candidate's compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, knowledge, skills, past experience, job duties, geography, and business need, among other things.

    Graphic Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their qualifications for the job in question.

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