Inventory Analyst-PDM

Overview
Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that's transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.
At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It's our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

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Responsibilities
Responsible for creating and implementing inventory control procedures, managing and

maintaining inventory levels to ensure product availability to meet production needs while

minimizing inventory costs.

• Responsible for all data processing and PDM control, as well as productivity spreadsheet

analysis and various variances reporting.

• Aids the Plant Controller with certain manufacturing cost accounting functions as needed,

works closely with Operations personnel, and interacts with all other departments.

• Analyzes inventory levels, production speed and product demand to determine reorder

levels which will ensure product availability and minimize inventory costs.

• Forecasts and analyzes needs for parts or product inventory.
• Acts as back-up for the Scheduling Department, including scheduling jobs and working

closely with the Plant Manager, Department Managers, Customers and Sales teams.

• Efficiency and productivity reporting-manufacturing and inventory, including detailed

Excel spreadsheet analysis of variances.

• Responsible for data processing and work order reconciliation, including proficient

knowledge of WebEFF.

• Maintains and records inventory transactions in inventory control system.
• Compares inventory records against physical count of inventory; adjusts or investigates

variances and inaccuracies, including reconciling all point-of-use locations.

• Responsible for all resin movement in and out of the plant.
• Enters data from cycle counts, reconciliation of cycle counts, and weekly item report.
• Uses physical counts from Warehouse Department to reconcile discrepancies.
• Enters data for internal part transfers and some incoming warehouse deliveries. Daily

verification of all transactions are required, which will involve verifying the transactions

of other employees.

• Reconciles inventory inaccuracies using negative numbers report, no usage / no forecast

report, obsolete report, transaction trace history, and BOM audits.

• Assists with coordinating and executing plant-wide physical inventory.
• Verifies daily back-flushing of production totals.
• Prepares manufacturing variance entries for closed work orders once weekly in JDE.
• Creates monthly reports for JDE Obsolescence inventory and Resin Stock status.
• Measures and reports inventory on hold weekly.
• Responsible for new item set-up and bill of material management, including piece usage

calculations, mold run rate calculations and loading.

• Responsible for compiling raw material budget usage and dollars for all sales items for

upcoming year.

• Responsible for detailed spreadsheet analysis and tracking of all capital spending,

including fixed asset set-up submissions.

• Coordinates communication between facility and Corporate Accounts Payable, maintain

on site files.

• Create and maintain items numbers and associated pallet requirements within the

palletizing system to ensure proper function within the system.

• All other tasks as assigned by Management.

Qualifications
B.S. in Accounting or Finance preferred.

• Any equivalent combination of education and experience, which provides the applicant

with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job, will be considered.

• Experience working with an MRP system.
• Demonstrated knowledge of inventory control and warehouse procedures.
• Proficient in Excel, data analysis, including Solver, Vlookup, Scenario Manager, and

Spoolib loading.

• Knowledge of manufacturing cost accounting.
• Strong math, logic and organizational skills.
• Able to effectively communicate ideas (through oral and written presentations).
• Able to work independently with little supervision in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Able to use a variety of computer programs/systems to track results (material databases,

Word, Excel, Email, Internet, etc.)

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About Amcor
Amcor is a global leader in packaging solutions for consumer and healthcare products. With industry-leading innovation capabilities, global scale and technical expertise, we help our customers grow and meet the needs of millions of consumers every day. Our teams develop responsible, more sustainable packaging in flexible and rigid formats across multiple materials. Supported by a commitment to safety, ~70,000 colleagues across ~140 countries bring our global capabilities to local customers and provide local access to global brands. Our work is guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future.