Warehouse Management System Project Manager Jobs

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

This position will be responsible for the deployment of customer orders to the Distribution Center shop floor while utilizing the Warehouse Management System to manage resource capacity to prevent Operations bottlenecks and inbound/outbound delays.  This position will also ensure that all customer orders are shipped on priority without compromising Customer Service Levels.  Additionally, this position will be responsible for the supervision, engagement, training, coaching and counseling of the Lift Truck Operators.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise, engage, coach and counsel the Lift Truck Operators working the same shift

• Monitors and assesses Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Warehouse Control Systems (WCS) to determine efficiency of workflow.
• Coordinates the daily workflow with the Site Leadership Team and Lift Truck personnel.

• Identifies inefficiencies in workflow between replenishment, picking, put away and shipping; makes wave and labor adjustments as needed.

• Monitors order queue and ensure balanced labor, equipment and warehouse work tasks.
• Awareness of load by time cut-offs to ensure loads are ready to be shipped.

• Execute daily work plan created by the Supply Chain Planner and identifies problems that prevent efficient execution of the plan.  Resolving and escalating issues appropriately.

• Plan, release and ensure timely completion of the waves in the warehouse management system.
• Plan, release and ensure timely completion of the Interleaving tasks in the warehouse management systems.
• Plan, release and ensure timely completion of cross dock opportunities.
• Identifies and ensures timely unload of HOT inbound shipments.
• Identifies and ensures timely completion of consolidation moves.
• Monitors and ensure timely completion of replenishment moves.
• Utilize reports to monitor workflow progress.
• Ensure communication to shift supervision status of wave progress and problems.
• Update shipping schedules.
• Monitor and maintain flow of automation traffic control systems within the Distribution Center.
• Coordination of Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) tasking and usage to maximize productivity.
• Maintain Yard and Door trailer statuses.

Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree preferred, and/or 3-5 years business experience in Distribution/Warehouse Logistics

• Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS); JDA (Red Prairie) a plus
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP); SAP a plus
• Self-Directed & demonstrates the ability to proactively identify and resolve discrepancies or potential issues
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent problem identification & follow through to issue resolution

• Demonstrates the ability to work well with a variety of individuals.

• Demonstrates an understanding of automated distribution

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With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact myHRservices@novolex.com.

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