Supply Chain Manager

About Amcor

Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home- and personal-care, and other products. Amcor works with leading companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve value chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, closures, and services. The company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly light-weighted, recyclable and reusable, and made using a rising amount of recycled content. Around 47,000 Amcor people generate US$12.5 billion in sales from operations that span about 230 locations in 40-plus countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC

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Job Purpose

The Supply Chain Manager (SCM) is a key enabler to achieve service and operational excellence, to simplify processes and portfolios, to optimize inventory & all costs between AF Kreuzlingen and its internal /external business partners.

The SCM is responsible for the coordination of the order flow steps that efficiently transform Customers Orders into Deliveries i.e.: Production Order processing, procurement & supply of raw material, services and consumables, inventory management, planning, warehousing & delivery and invoicing.

The SCM provides skills & leadership to ensure a high level of performance within the areas of demand forecasting/planning, scheduling, inventory management, delivering & KPI setting. The SCM role also encompasses the coordination and collaboration with supply partners & customers, as well as integrating supply and demand management within and across companies.

Job Dimensions & Scope

Financial Site Revenue€ 135 million

Staff: Number of direct reports: 5 (Indirect reports around 25)

Scope & Geographical spread:Amcor Flexibles Kreuzlingen

External relations:

• Customers & suppliers

Internal relations:

Business Group level:

• Supply chain
• Procurement
• Product Management & Marketing
• Sales organization

Plant level

• Production
• Finance & Commercial
• Quality & Technical

Principal Accountabilities

Main Responsibilities

• Efficient & effective order fulfillment
• Fulfill customer demands through the most efficient use of resources
• Contact with customers and suppliers. Customer satisfaction
• On Time In Full and In Specification Deliveries (DIFOTIS)

• Procurement
• Sourcing strategically to strike a balance between lowest material cost and transportation
• Manage Supplier Performance
• Identify & deliver Procurement Savings

• Planning
• Sales & Operational Planning (including Demand Management)
• Material & Manufacturing resource planning
• Capacity setting to match budget, forecast and demand
• Customer forecast management in cooperation with CS and Commercial Team

• Inventory Management
• Match demand with minimal inventory
• Optimize inventory management

• Distribution & transportation
• Warehousing supervision (interna external)
• Transport cost & efficiency optimization (joint responsibility with Commercial/Export)

• Continuous Improvement
• CI and Lean Six Sigma activities and projects at Supply Chain area
• Simplification & effectiveness
• Maintain knowledge & use of the latest supply chain & logistic tools and processes
• Push & Pull environment knowledge, JIT (Just In Time) techniques to optimize manufacturing flow

• Performance reporting
• Monthly Management Report
• KPI’s (ie: On Time Delivery, On Time In Full, Out of Stock, Materials Slow Moving), DIO, …)

• Managing your team
• Develop talent
• Succession planning
• Performance Management

Qualifications/Requirements

• University degree in field of Management Engineering (Preferably)
• Minimum 5 years of Supply Chain experience
• Experience in leading a team and building capability
• Preferably strong knowledge of the packaging business, customers and suppliers
• ERP, MRP knowledge
• Data analysis with strong Excel capabilities

• Strong team player & talented team leader
• Perfect communication & negotiation skills
• Problem solving oriented
• Strong decision making
• Time management champion
• Ability to build strong working relationships with relevant persons (plant and corporate as well)
• Knowledge of operations
• Proactive and self-starter
• Dynamic and open mind oriented
• Flexible and able to adapt to a fast-changing environment
• Very result driven, entrepreneurial, keen to learn and open minded

AMCOR FLEXIBLES EMEA

With more than 55 plants in 22 countries, Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East and Africa (AFEMEA), a division of Amcor, is a market leader and the world’s largest supplier of flexible packaging. We deliver innovative packaging solutions and provide enhanced quality products for the food, beverage, pharma, personal care, medical and industrial markets. Its award winning approach towards sustainability makes AFEMEA the preferred partner for customers looking for responsible packaging solutions.