Operations Planning Manager

Company Overview

Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

Our Sustainability Commitment

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Job Description

Purpose of the job: Ensures safe and efficient execution of the supply chain for the Athens facility while meeting customer requirements. Lead supply chain team that includes scheduling, supply chain, and warehousing processes.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities include establishing the overall replenishment plan, tracking forecast accuracy, defining inventory and safety stock standards, and on-time-in-full-no-errors (OTIFNE) performance measurement and communication.
• Organize, manage, and direct the activities of employees assigned on shift to meet operation goals and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s). verify and approve work hours and pay rates utilizing the timekeeping systems.
• Responsible for effective employee relations. Provide employee coaching and development. Resolve employee issues through problem resolution. Ensure hourly employees have proper training and tools to meet department goals.
• Responsible for leading, coaching and developing our scheduling, logistical, and warehouse teams.
• Responsible for enhancing safety standards, procedures and culture for our logistical and warehouse team.
• Tracking, ordering and optimizing finished goods and raw material inventories, efficiently scheduling Athens production demands for a 7-day continuous operation.
• PEPS Pillar Owner for S&OP for the Athens facility.
• Manage offsite warehouse and logistics between plant and warehouse.
• Responsible for raw material planning for yearly budget cycle.
• Support Lead Team objectives such as Safety, Quality, Cost, Engagement and EBITDA.
• Key Competencies: Process Management, Action oriented, Drive for Results, Managing through systems, planning, developing direct reports, problem solving, priority setting, and managerial courage.
• Key driver of new technology and process improvements.
• Competitive environment demands are increasing as customers expect higher levels of performance and because business volumes fluctuate.
• Customer’s drive for reduced lead times.
• Balancing the needs of the facility vs. needs of the customer.
• Manages results through others and effective personal productivity.
• Managing order requirements through an outside sales organization and offsite customer service organization.
• Meeting customer needs while maintaining an efficient process.

Qualifications:

• Education and/or Experience required at entry
• Four-year degree in Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or Paper Science preferred
• Two+ years of Management experience.
• Proven experience managing supply chain and raw materials.
• Communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Computer literate in company systems (SAP), Share Point, Microsoft Office applications.
• Problem solving skills as well as initiating and manage change.
• Ability to motivate, train and delegate responsibility and ability to lead, build consensus and work within a team environment.
• Familiarity with the SQF Code.
• This person should be familiar with appropriate measurements relating to safety, production, quality, materials, inventory, and financial reports to accurately assess the operations and track improvements.
• This person should be results oriented and promote a winning attitude toward customer satisfaction, operational excellence and people development.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong team player.
• Strong computer skills.

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Company Benefits

What You'll Get From Us

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact myHRservices@novolex.com.

Formerly Pactiv Evergreen