Materials Project Manager
Job Location Job Category ABOUT US (AND OUR EXCITING FUTURE) Menasha Corporation is all about possibilities. Our two businesses, Menasha Packaging and ORBIS Corporation, are leaders in their industries, providing corrugated and plastic packaging products and related services to major global companies.
Our employees make the difference, proving that great ideas, collaboration and quality turn possibilities into success. Working at Menasha Corporation means that your insights provide cutting-edge solutions for our customers. If you like to make things happen and are passionate about what you do, you’re going to want to be here.
Join us and become part of the power behind possible.
About The Opportunity
Position Summary
Key Duties And Responsibilities
Manages/monitors and analyzes inventory and customer forecasts to initiate production scheduling and/or material orders, working closely with key stakeholders
Supports overall client pricing strategies including negotiating pricing with external vendors
Ensures timely order entry and proactively manages order timelines for assigned account(s)
Receives and responds to customer complaints and processes appropriate corrective actions
Proactively monitors open orders to advise key stakeholders of possible lead time challenges
Demonstrates knowledge of Menasha’s products and capabilities to align with customer’s products and objectives
Monitors product inventory to assure availability for production and/or distribution to customer; works with management to disposition aging inventory
Prepares purchase orders for outside materials
Prepares and reviews required business reports
Supports continuous improvement initiatives
Essential to this Position
Provides management and support of projects that drive materials innovation and improvement for the organization. Integrally supports manufacturing trials [on and off site] from request to completion. Collect, analyze, and summarize data in order to provide meaningful information.
Manage projects driven to deliver new material solutions to the business
Consolidate and analyze data into a meaningful format to drive material-related decision making and product specifications
Assist with lab and trial requests
Write concise and accurate project summary reports
Support ORBIS on and off-site production trials for material requests, as needed
Apply processes and project management tools to drive materials project
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Education / Certifications
Education Required
Education Desired
Skills & Experience
Work Experience Required
Knowledge, Skills, Or Abilities Desired
Ability to design, implement and execute business processes and associated applications
Knowledge of and ability to implement effective strategies and activities that promote long-term customer loyalty
Knowledge of the major responsibilities, accountabilities, and organization of the customer support function or department
Familiarity with organization's policies, standards and procedures guiding customer interactions
Knowledge of practices, tools, and techniques for communicating with a customer
Knowledge of and ability to apply the processes, activities and tools associated with managing customer requests
Additional Requirements
Ability to work in and promote a culture of safety
Knowledge of practices, tools, and techniques for driving project success across cross functional teams
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Teams, Minitab, and Tableau
Strong interpersonal communication skills; be an active listener; ability to establish and maintain working relationships
Prioritize and organize work to meet deadlines; must be able to work effectively and tactfully under pressure
Adaptability and flexibility when changes arise; respond positively to change and appropriate challenge existing assumptions
Maintain concentration with attention to detail
Capability to make comparisons and calculations rapidly and accurately; read, understand, and interpret reports; compile and analyze relevant information
Actively serve as an influential leader
Ability to travel to support trials in a manufacturing environment
Ability to handle the stress of working with others
Ability to interact and communicate effectively with a wide variety of roles – verbal and written
Ability to aid in the development of solution in conjunction with the identification of opportunities
About ORBIS Corporation
Join ORBIS Corporation where we are all about the power behind possible! ORBIS
believes there is a better way to optimize today’s supply chains, with reusable
packaging products and packaging management services. As the North American
reusable packaging leader, we design and produce plastic reusable totes, bulk
containers, pallets, and custom products, including protective interiors and
metal racks. Our products help world-class food, beverage, automotive and
consumer goods companies move their product faster, safer, and more
cost-effectively. As a steward of sustainability, ORBIS is committed to driving
the circular economy and a better world for future generations through environmentally
friendly product design, sustainable operations, and recycled material usage.
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one of America’s oldest private, family-owned
manufacturing companies. With a history of innovation spanning more than 170
years, Menasha Corporation is headquartered in Neenah, Wis., and has 100
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