Company Description

About O-I

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne? A cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us. We are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world. 

O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. 

Job Description

This position is responsible for the overall plant materials management. Key elements include planning, integration, and execution of the production schedule, inventory control, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, and customer service.

The Plant Materials Manager should have experience:

• Leading warehouse practices, including ABC inventory storage methodology and other lean concepts, while ensuring segregation of different material types.
• Using external warehousing and taking a strategic approach to what products are stored in these facilities.
• Managing others and executing on training plans.

The Plant Materials Manager will:

• Support inventory tracking (SAP), monitor inventory levels vs. shipments, and monitor storeroom usage.
• Oversee budgeting and forecasting.
• Monitor all plant inventories and purchasing related functions while utilizing a structured cycle count process.
• Direct the plant production schedule through communication with divisional production planning.
• Supervise plant warehousing operations including transportation and distribution.
• Execute MRP and generate materials releases to suppliers.
• Ensure that post goods issues and stock transfer orders are completed within the same business day.
• Perform AQS responsibilities in accordance with AQS manual.
• Serve as primary plant contact for customer inquiries regarding production schedule, inventory, transportation, orders, and releases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred (purchasing, supply chain, or other related field) or equivalent experience
• 5-7 years of experience as a materials professional in a manufacturing environment
• Previous supervisory experience is preferred
• Background with SAP and Excel is preferred

Additional Information

Salary Range:  The expected salary range for this position is between $80,000 - $100,000 and includes a possible 12% quarterly incentive bonus. Actual pay will be adjusted based upon candidate experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.

O-I offers a very generous benefit package – some of the highlights are:

• Vacation time and paid holidays
• Health, dental, prescription and vision care coverage
• Generous insurance discounts with participation in Company wellness program
• Wellness incentive where you can earn money for your HSA or HRA
• Group life insurance
• Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance
• Weekly disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement saving plans with defined contributions

O-I is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected category.

Qualified individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans who are unable or limited in their ability to apply on this site may request reasonable accommodations by emailing [email protected].