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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 45 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialisation and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people.
This role is responsible for ensuring all raw materials are available to meet customer requirements and line plans. Maintaining stock levels in line with budgetary requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Forecasting of all raw material requirements based on short and long term production plans and system forecasts
- Order management – PO’s raised/receipted for all purchases in line with approved supplier list
- Building strong relationships with Suppliers.
- Resolving delivery/invoice queries on all related purchases.
- Report & review on a monthly basis all slow moving materials.
- System reconciliation – Alignment of stock control systems, ensuring all systems are accurate and up to date.
- Completion of monthly stock checks.
- Completion of all month end activity for all raw materials, packaging and chemicals.
- Monitor/report OTIF performance for all Suppliers.
- Stock control and ordering of stretch wrap and strapping.
- Management of metal scrap removal – coordinating collections and trailer exchanges.
- Ordering and management of packaging items ensuring the packaging pool is always sufficient to support demand.
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Other Duties
- Cross functional training required
- Cover for production planner/capacity planner
- Regional support maybe required
- Some travel required between Braunstone and Wisbech
Qualification required by the applicant
Specialized knowledge / experience
- Excellent MS Office Excel skills
- Ability to analyze and interpret data
- ERP deep knowledge
- Understanding the Supply Chain activities from end-to-end


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Specialized skills
- Strategic thinking
- Analytical discipline
- Ability to Influence
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Communication clarity
- Resilience and ability to work under pressure
- Customer orientation
- Risk management
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Sustainability and cost awareness
Person Specification
- Can do attitude
- Highly accurate
- Excellent attention to detail
- Open and honest
- Team player and self-motivated
- Organized and detail orientated
- Adjusting to new situations, challenges and changes in the workplace
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