Purchasing Planner - Roselle, IL

With over $2B in revenue, 80+ manufacturing facilities across 6 continents and over 9,000 employees worldwide, Signode is a leading manufacturer of a broad spectrum of transit packaging consumables, tools, software, and equipment that optimize end-of-line packaging operations and protect products in transit. Signode brings this extensive product portfolio together under hundreds of trusted brands to offer complete transit packaging solutions to its customers.

We produce strap, stretch and protective packaging. We also manufacture packaging tools and equipment used to apply the bulk packaging materials. These commercial packaging products are used to pack, bundle, unitize, protect, and secure goods during warehousing and transit. Our company is a pioneer in the industrial packaging sector with a long history of customer-focused innovations in materials, processes and automation technology that have revolutionized the sector.

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, we are proud to be the Transit Packaging Division of Crown Holdings, Inc. We are excited to go to market as Signode and to share the portfolio of products, services and capabilities that make us the world’s premier end-of-line packaging company.

Benefits:

Signode offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees, which includes health, dental, vision, 401k, paid time off, life insurance, wellness perks, and more. Benefits begin the month following the hire date.

Salary:

$63,000 - $105,000

Summary:

This position will be responsible for purchasing and maintaining proper inventory levels at the various manufacturing plants while managing levels to meet corporate goals. The planner will be responsible for supporting purchases for all product lines of manufactured equipment in the APT business.

Essential Functions:

• Manage steel category towards proper inventory levels and reduction of backorders to end goal of properly servicing our production facility and customer base.
• Develop strong relationships with steel supply base.
• Work closely with all Suppliers to identify available inventories to purchase.
• Manage product category to support intra-companies plant production.
• Communicate between both plant and suppliers to determine plants needs and supplier capacity to supply product.
• Thorough understanding of various indexes for commodities supported (Steel, Aluminum etc)
• Manage inventories to Key Performance Indicators set by manager.
• Expedite purchase orders to meet demands and on time shipping metrics.
• Prepare for demand changes in planning to ensure high accuracy of forecast needs.
• Coordinate the shipments and logistics of purchase orders.
• Identify current product shortages and develop and communicate a recovery plan to both plant and manager.
• Coordinate material movement between vendors, warehouse and production.
• Key point person in RGA processing procedures.
• Collaborate with plant to ensure proper inventory targets are met.
• Work with Category Manager and plant to determine forecast by product groups.
• Be actively involved monthly SIOP meetings.
• Work with plant and supply base to define capacity planning and prioritize purchase order production.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree, preferably emphasis in Supply Chain. 

Experience:

• 3-5 years inventory or supply chain experience. 
• Previous inventory planning/buying experience in similar commodities
• Knowledge of the packaging industry would be helpful. 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Dynamics AX and Excel. 

Functional Success Drivers: These competencies are what we require for an individual to be successful in this role.

• Communication
• Analysis Skills
• Customer Focus
• Results Oriented
• Team Player

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities.

The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.

Signode Industrial Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.