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Location Address:1001 Billingsport Road, Paulsboro, New Jersey 08066Work Shift:Salary Exempt (United States of America)Altium Packaging, Our Culture Differentiates Us! We incorporate our Guiding Principles into all aspects and at all levels of the organization and use them as a framework for decision-making. We believe our Guiding Principles foster a culture of excellence that benefits both employees and customers.Our Guiding Principles
Act with Integrity & in Compliance
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Focus on the Customer
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The Supply Chain Manager position is located onsite at a customer’s fill plant in Paulsboro. This role will provide a high level of customer service for key strategic customers. It will be the primary contact for assigned customers and act as a “concierge” between the customer and Altium. This role will be responsible for marshalling resources to solve customer problems and improve the customer experience. This position will oversee a team of supply chain professionals to execute the inbound supply chain for our customer according to a VMI contract. The VMI team provides operational and project support for supply chain activities, with a major focus on material management, quality management, operations support, and inventory control and analysis. This role interacts with staff at all levels to define and carry out supply management tasks, while identifying efficiencies to improve service levels. This position completes operational tasks in accordance with all relevant regulatory requirements, standard operating policies/procedures, and applicable laws. Build strong customer relationships with key customer stakeholders. Focus on activities to maximize service levels and customer satisfaction. Create value for customers by ensuring clearly defined business outcomes. Build a “success plan” with appropriately identified objectives, stakeholders, milestones, risks, and metrics. Manage a team of direct reports at the customer’s fill site. Meet regularly with team members to provide coaching, professional development, and mentorship. Provide leadership, direction, training, and backup coverage for direct reports. Oversee safety, quality, and customer service tasks performed by the VMI team to support customer operations. Be accountable for VMI team performance related to material planning, operations support, inventory control, and quality management. Lead the VMI team and suppliers to investigate critical shortages, operational issues, or quality problems, providing root cause analysis and recommendations of corrective actions and resolutions. Meet regularly with VMI team members to review KPI data and performance. Ensure that correction action plans are developed and executed to address missed KPI targets. Provide KPI results to the customer on a monthly basis. With Sales and other Altium stakeholders, conduct quarterly business reviews with key customer contacts to review Altium’s performance and the future business outlook. Manage discussions with key customers and Altium plants to meet customer expectations on deliveries, safety stock, and quality performance. Lead monthly or quarterly business review meetings with supplier contacts. Hold suppliers accountable for raw material delivery and quality performance. Develop performance improvement action plans for suppliers who are not meeting targets. Contribute to Altium’s success by driving ideas for continuous improvement, and leading projects to improve processes. Communicate initiatives and benefits monthly to key customer contacts. Cross-train with VMI team members to ensure critical task coverage during absences, transitions, and vacations. Participate in all Altium- and customer-assigned safety trainings, communications, and meetings. Ensure that direct reports also complete assigned activities. Adhere to Altium or customer requirements for safety procedures and personal protective equipment (PPE). Ensure that direct reports also comply with safety procedures and PPE. Manage other duties as assigned by Altium leadership.Required Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related disciplines. A minimum of ten years of supply chain management, with a minimum of five years of material management experience in a manufacturing environment. Three to five years working in a fast-paced environment with responsibility for interacting with customers and resolving issues. Knowledge of continuous improvement tools, such as problem-solving, root cause analysis, LEAN/SixSigma principles. Proficient in using Microsoft programs. High degree of proficiency in Excel, including knowledge of: formulas, filtering, pivot tables, graphing, and macro development. Clear communication skills. Excellent organization and time management skills. Sound judgement and the ability to use critical thinking to make key decisions. 10% TravelPreferred Education and Experience Experience with working in JD Edwards ERP system. Master’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related discipline.What experience and education is required if we were to fill the job tomorrow? Think what the base-line minimums are for this job. What type of experience, job related, general work experience or progressive experience? Be consistent with the job description but understand that it may not be necessarily what the current incumbents possess.We Believe in Rewarding our Most Important Resource – Our People! We show our commitment to Total Rewards by providing a competitive, comprehensive benefits package. In addition to medical, dental and vision plans, company holidays and vacation days, tuition reimbursement, learning and training opportunities, bonus potential, and a 401(k) plan with company contributions, Altium Packaging locations offer rewards and recognition programs and opportunities to make a difference in the community. EEO Statement We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Take your career to the next level at Altium Packaging!We are the National Leader in a Stable, Growing Industry!Altium Packaging is a leading developer and manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging solutions in North America. We serve a diverse customer base in the dairy, household chemicals, food/nutraceuticals, industrial/specialty chemicals, water, pharmaceuticals, and beverage/juice segments. With 64 rigid plastic packaging manufacturing facilities, two recycled resins facilities, and 3,000 employees, Altium Packaging has an integrated network that consistently delivers reliable and cost-effective packaging and recycled resin solutions to meet the needs of a wide range of customers. From its state-of-the art Studio PKG™, to the recycling technologies of Envision Plastics, to its experienced manufacturing teams across its network, Altium Packaging delivers high performance, cost-effective solutions.
