The bpi division sits within the Engineered Materials Division of Berry Global Inc. a US listed company with an annual turnover of around $13bn and over 40,000 employees.
The bpi division has manufacturing sites across the UK, Germany, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Poland and Romania.
We have an opportunity for a Supply Chain Manager to join the management team at our Ardeer site. This role is responsible foroverseeing and managing every stage from purchasing the raw materials to the delivery of the final product, whilst ensuring that the customer requirements are met through active interaction with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Manage the customer order scheduling at each stage of the process to ensure an OTIF target of 98% is achieved
Maintain communication with sales on current lead time and identify potential opportunities of spare capacity
Ensure that all supply materials are available to fulfil requirements e.g. raw materials, packaging and consumables according to production plan
Create and maintainefficient procurement systems and processes to support 98% OTIF
Support and be proactive in the creation of appropriate methodologies as well as continuous process improvement throughout all operational processes
Develop and create appropriate structure to support all material sourcing, procurement and logistics activities whilst supporting, training and developing staff to ensure that the necessary skills are in place
Review and improve processes in order to ensure:
Potential issues are identified and work with the wider teams to improve the operations of the Ardeer Plant
Material flow and reconciliation is achieved
Ensure stock count is completed in line with agreed instructions and any adjustments are controlled
Manage finished goods, raw material, packaging, pallets and cores stock on site
Ensure raw materials, packaging and other consumables are available as part of the overall manufacturing plan
Negotiate prices and other supply arrangement for packaging and consumable items
Contract manage miscellaneous services to site
Manage negotiation of freight and outside storage
Minimise next day deliveries and costs associated with this
Ensure that third party suppliers for transport are delivering to agreed SLAs
Qualifications:
Degree level or equivalent experience
MCIPS or BPICS is desirable
Significant experience within planning & sourcing for large and diverse manufacturing organisations
Experience working in a fast-paced environment
Technical polymer knowledge would be desirable
Proactive and solution focused
Focus on continuous improvement
Ability to prioritise duties while maintaining flexibility
Resilient
Excellent IT skills
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