ND Paper Hiring for Operations Manager Job at Sturtevant, WI Full Time

Operations Manager

Role Overview:

The Operations Manager will be responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring our overall supply chain strategy. This role serves as the central hub in communication, process, and material flow relating to our ability to serve our client base, while maximizing efficiency and productivity. This individual has significant direct impact on our organization, our people, activities, information, and resources involved in the manufacturing and supply of our product to the market.

Areas of Responsibility:

• Lead the areas of Customer Service, Scheduling, and Logistics.
• Develop, manage, and report on effective key measurements for each of these departments to drive impact and ensure achievement of company strategy and objectives.
• Identify process bottlenecks and implement solutions in a timely manner.
• Provide input into system configuration and ensure proper system testing & training for order-to-cash process.
• Overall responsibility for providing a positive customer service experience including inquires, order entry, scheduling, inventory management, shipping, and complaint resolution.
• Staff, coach, mentor, evaluate, train, and develop team members. Provide timely feedback and coaching to continually improve individual and team performance.
• Assist with identifying needs for new hire candidate selection, crafting job descriptions, and an onboarding plan with defined training curriculum, to build and retain high performing team members
• Plan, prioritize, and delegate work tasks and account assignments to ensure proper functioning of the departments in your charge.
• Monitor performance; prioritize and oversee initiatives to drive out costs and improve the customer experience.
• Interface and collaborate across all departments to ensure cohesive direction, behavioral alignment, and consistency in decision-making to drive company strategy.
• Lead internal processes related to new product qualification and launch to ensure capability, material planning, impact to systems and plant workflow, and timely deliverables.
• Develop strong communication processes with the customers to ensure they receive proactive communication and have a positive experience with the company.
• Partner with IT to ensure the system is configured to efficiently manage the process, generate accurate cost estimates, and provide outstanding service to our customers
• Partner with sales to develop a service strategy to attain sales goals; provide proactive communication to sales regarding issues.
• Other management functions including budget development and management, performance management.

Experience Required:

• Must have corrugated packaging industry experience
• Must have experience with Kiwi, including ESP/RSS/Planner Modules
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Organizational skills are essential.
• Strong planning, financial, and analytical skills, and proven ability to apply these with deft business acumen to complex situations with competing priorities.
• Excellent networking, communication, negotiation, and persuasion skills with a proven ability to partner with senior leaders to understand needs and deliver solutions that exceed expectations.
• Proven ability to select, build, motivate and mentor a team that consistently achieves their performance metrics and strives for excellence.
• Proven ability to build rapport with customers
• Effective handling of large volumes of data and ability to multitask & prioritize
• Ability to work independently and resolve issues with minimal guidance.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment with changing business needs.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, including the ability to prepare spreadsheets to analyze data and trends.
• Strong project management experience and skills.

Attributes for Success:

• Hard work – tackle each task with determination, passion, and creativity; the willingness to put in whatever effort is required to successfully complete the job at hand
• Pursuit of Excellence – strive to consistently exceed expectations in our day-to-day work and outperform our competitors in the marketplace, regarding work and company achievements as a collaborative goal with the desire to go above and beyond
• Integrity – treat the company and teammates with upmost respect, operating on strong moral codes to drive company values and culture
• Sense of Urgency – drive forward each day with speed, agility, and flexibility to capture unrealized opportunities and avoid potential risks for the business
• Entrepreneurial Spirit – act like an owner, challenging the status quo, asking the right questions, and actively seeking ways to innovate and improve
• Adaptability – be fluid with ND Paper’s continuous evolution while driving change in a fast-paced environment, equipped with the ability to acclimate quickly.
• Servant Leadership – set an example by implementing meaningful leadership with heart, empathy, foresight, and stewardship.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• How many years experience do you have in the corrugated packaging industry?
• How many years of operations experience do you have?
• Are you legally authorized to work in the United States for our Company?
• Do you now, or will you in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa status, etc.) to work legally for our Company in the United States?
• How many years of experience do you have with Kiwi, including ESP/RSS/Planner Modules?

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• No

Work Location: One location