Manager - Materials Flow
Hartsville, SC 
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Posted 5 days ago
Job Description

From a small family business to a multi-billion-dollar global company, Sonoco has been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 - all while keeping the heart of "People Build Businesses" alive.

Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the Sonoco wheel with brilliant solutions every year. Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people.

While reporting to the Director Industrial Supply Chain North America, the Materials Flow Manager is responsible for efficient receipt, shipment, and storage of raw materials and finished products to meet both internal and external customer service standards for our Hartsville SC, campus. Oversee and coordinate all warehouse planning and functions, including inventory management practices for three separate manufacturing plants located on the campus. This position is responsible for the efficient use of trailer assets as well as the effective operation of the yard management and trailer switching operation.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Develop and implement a material flow strategy from receipt of raw material to the delivery of finished goods which meets the needs of each operation at lowest cost.
  • Liaison with our corporate Logistics team on dedicated and common carrier strategies, trailer policies, and dedicated services.
  • With Logistics, establish KPI's for Hartsville Material movements.
  • With our dedicated provider and each plant, optimize the yard switching operations
  • Lead and coordinate with all Hartsville operations on material movement processes and policies
  • Manage off-site Hartsville warehouses, including space layout, usage, and material flow
  • Manage trailer yard operations and trailer usage
  • Develop, implement, and utilize operating reports and performance metrics for each function
  • Integrate the requirements of manufacturing leadership, production team, order fulfillment & scheduling, and logistics
  • Implement improvements to reduce switching costs
  • Design, implement and improve processes to improve inbound and outbound material movement efficiency, and costs

This position is located in Hartsville, SC.

We'd love to hear from you if:

  • You have a 4 year technical degree + 10 years Logistics experience
  • You have Lean - Six Sigma training or similar process improvement disciplines.
  • You have experience and enjoy leading cross functional teams through changes to achieve more effective and efficient performance levels

Compensation:

The annual base salary range for this role is from $116,925 to $140,310, plus annual target incentive of 12.5% of base salary.

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At Sonoco Products Company, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive pay and benefits. *Benefits listed below are for employees located in the U.S. Specific benefits and wellbeing programs may vary depending on your location (within the U.S. or global), or if you are a union employee.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Wellbeing tools and resources to support holistic health, including an Employee Assistance Program with a variety of services
  • Paid time off and holidays to recreate, rejuvenate and care for the health of yourself and family
  • Variety of company paid and voluntary employee-paid insurance plans including life, personal accident, and disability insurance
  • Tuition reimbursement

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Experience
4+ years
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