Production And Manufacturing Jobs in Decatur, GA

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Your role at Clorox:

As a Senior Manager of Cleaning External Manufacturing, this individual will provide operational leadership for complex and strategic innovation initiatives, while identifying yearly cost reduction opportunities in collaboration with our external manufacturing partners to generate additional value. Essential success attributes for this role include delivering high-quality results, fostering a positive workplace culture through employee engagement and empowerment, achieving productivity improvements via enhanced efficiency and simplification, and managing external manufacturing performance against critical KPIs to ensure supply chain agility and cost consistency.

In this role, you will:

Operational Excellence

• Drive operational excellence across external manufacturers to deliver key KPIs for the Business Unit's external manufacturing portfolio.
• Ensure supply assurance and predictability by managing On Time in Full (OTIF) and schedule adherence to meet planning requirements.
• Ensure CriticaltoQuality (CTQ) attributes and requirements are fully understood and adhered to at all copack locations.
• Understand Vista/Elevate and the impact to the EM network. Support change management across the Cleaning team and with our EM partners
• Deliver SOXrequired audits, cycle counts, and inventory maintenance activities.
• Leverage Clorox business and manufacturing best practices in the management of contract sites.
• Actively participate and serve as the "Make" lead on commercialization teams. Partner with Procurement, Production Services, and Quality on the New Site Assessment Team, providing a single technical voice on site selection.
• Work in concert with Procurement to manage site relationships and performance from contract renegotiation through site closures.
• Provide leadership and support for continuous improvement and strategic projects within both the Business Unit and external manufacturers.
• Monitor and track operational performance metrics for suppliers and external manufacturers, incorporating input from Manufacturing, QA, and Technical Services.
• Escalate critical or recurring issues to Procurement and GQA.
• Perform required tasks related to Quality Notifications.
• Support daily external manufacturer (EM) troubleshooting.
• Support all required intercompany transactions as they relate to Cleaning.

Supplier Engagement

• Ensure rolling volume forecasts are communicated with external manufacturers to confirm production availability.
• Work with the Planning/MSM team on supplier forecasts for unbundled EOMs.
• Perform VIM invoice research and approval.
• Lead SAP master data activities.
• Lead cycle count processes with SAP reporting.

Business Connectivity

• Actively engage and participate in key external manufacturing and supply chain forums (Triangle Calls, Gap closure meetings, QBRs, project calls, etc.).
• Partner with crossfunctional teams to influence and implement improvements and ensure successful change management.
• Ensure a One External Manufacturing voice with crossfunctional partners and stakeholders.

What we look for:

• 6+ years of experience in manufacturing, operations, planning, or logistics environments.
• Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred, or equivalent work experience.
• SAP (ERP/MRP) experience.
• Strong expertise in SOX compliance, internal controls, and audit processes.
• Proven track record managing inventory accuracy programs, including cycle counts and reconciliation processes.
• Ability to lead, empower, and influence others.
• Ability to thrive in and provide direction through ambiguity.
• Selfdirected and able to work toward corporate and Business Unit objectives.
• Proven strength in analysis, root cause identification, and problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability to implement and sustain process improvements.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and relationshipbuilding skills.
• Understanding of continuous improvement and Lean methodologies.
• Experience with SOX compliance and inventory management.
• Working knowledge of quality systems and process capability.
• Strong understanding of supply chain and manufacturing principles.
• Customerservice oriented mindset.
• Willingness to travel up to 40% if needed

Workplace type:

Hybrid - 3 day in the office, 2 days WFH

Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That's why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive. Learn more.

[U.S.]Additional Information:

At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates' unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.

-Zone A: $106,700 - $204,900

-Zone B: $97,800 - $187,900

-Zone C: $88,900 - $170,800

All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox's incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.

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