Jobs at Novolex

Serves as the HR business partner and site HR leader for multiple manufacturing facilities. Leads HR teams, employee relations, engagement, recruiting, talent management, workforce planning, organizational development, change management, compliance, and people analytics. Partners with site leaders and corporate centers of excellence to execute HR strategies, resolve issues, and achieve business objectives.

Manages regional supermarket end-user and wholesaler accounts, drives sales revenue and profitable growth, and develops customer relationships. Coordinates with internal teams on pricing, product development, quality, service, forecasting, and supply chain. Handles quotations, customer requirements, CRM updates, demand forecasts, market analysis, and competitive intelligence while collaborating with distribution teams. Requires up to 40% travel and expertise in B2B food packaging or CPG sales.

Performs month-end journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, inventory metric reporting, and non-PO invoice research. Partners with manufacturing and warehousing teams, supports ERP integration efforts, prepares executive updates, and may travel to operational locations. Requires a bachelor’s degree, advanced Excel skills, and at least two years of operations accounting or inventory experience.

Develops and improves molded-fiber manufacturing processes by optimizing cycle times, throughput, quality, and scrap. Establishes process parameters, procedures, documentation, PFMEAs, experiments, and capability studies. Leads technicians and quality monitoring, addresses production and quality issues, supports capital equipment justification, and coordinates NSF audits and GMP compliance. Requires manufacturing process experience, continuous improvement expertise, SPC GainSeeker knowledge, and an engineering degree.

Manage warehouse inventory movements, cycle counts, audits, inventory accuracy, repack and damage tracking, slow-moving stock, and cost variance reporting. Analyze and resolve discrepancies using root cause analysis, WMS, SAP, and advanced Excel. Optimize warehouse locations and capacity, coordinate inventory allocations, support audits and physical inventories, and partner with supply chain planning to improve productivity and throughput.

The Process Manager governs and improves enterprise supply chain planning processes across demand, inventory, supply, capacity, scheduling, performance management, and SIOP. Responsibilities include establishing standards, auditing compliance, certifying planning readiness, managing corrective actions, supporting executive decision-making, driving continuous improvement, and coordinating cross-functional alignment among Planning, Operations, Commercial, Finance, Analytics, and Technology teams. The role also develops governance tools, audit methodologies, training materials, and process documentation.

Leads supply chain planning technology and a team of two while designing and delivering an Integrated Business Planning capability. Oversees SAP PP, SAP PP/DS, Kinaxis, enterprise integrations, planning architecture, data foundations, and S/4HANA planning strategy. Translates business requirements into scalable solutions, coordinates cross-functional teams and implementation partners, improves planning-to-execution integration, and develops internal technology capabilities across manufacturing and supply chain environments.

Administer and optimize the company’s contract lifecycle management environment, including workflows, templates, permissions, repositories, reporting, integrations, and data governance. Provide user support and training, manage contract intake and routing, maintain accurate records, troubleshoot issues, support testing and system upgrades, and develop dashboards and documentation. Partner with Legal, IT, Procurement, Sales, Finance, and Operations to improve contract processes and deliver scalable system solutions.

Leads intercompany accounting, consolidation, month-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting, and internal controls across North American entities. Manages and develops the intercompany accounting team, resolves intercompany differences, partners with finance, operations, accounts payable, and auditors, and drives the transition to a standardized operating model. Oversees accounting systems, process automation, change management, compliance, and reporting insights.

Develop and manage strategic relationships with national medical-surgical distributors, healthcare GPOs, and integrated delivery networks. Drive sales growth, contract compliance, market share expansion, agreement negotiations, pricing programs, and contract utilization. Create account business plans, conduct business reviews, identify growth opportunities, and support product introductions. Collaborate with sales, marketing, finance, product management, customer service, and supply chain teams while maintaining forecasts, CRM reporting, and leadership updates.

The Senior Compensation Analyst leads market pricing, salary survey participation, compensation analysis, pay recommendations, internal equity reviews, and annual compensation processes, primarily for hourly production roles. The role supports job evaluations, salary structures, job architecture, regulatory compliance, process improvements, and data-driven reporting. It provides compensation guidance to HR and business leaders and manages compensation projects. The position is remote, with preference for candidates near Lake Forest, Illinois, or Charlotte, North Carolina.

Manages a New York-area sales territory for commercial non-food distribution, brokers, and customers. Responsibilities include achieving volume and profit goals, maintaining product distribution, developing new accounts, conducting product demonstrations, negotiating and closing sales, analyzing sales and revenue data, and servicing customer accounts. This remote role requires frequent travel, strong communication and negotiation skills, CRM and Microsoft 365 proficiency, independent work, and a valid driver's license with an insured vehicle.

Partners with operations and finance leaders to improve cost efficiency, evaluate capital investments, and align financial and operational strategies. Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, cost-driver monitoring, variance analysis, income statement analysis, production metrics reporting, ROI evaluation, and supporting digital transformation using financial and analytics platforms.

Analyzes procurement spend, total cost of ownership, forecasts, sourcing events, supplier proposals, savings, contracts, and supplier performance. Builds dashboards and reporting using ERP, Coupa, Power BI, Excel, and related tools. Supports AOP planning, procurement governance, capital project purchasing, risk monitoring, data quality, compliance, and process improvement while partnering cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, IT, HR, Engineering, and plant leadership.

Leads execution of supply planning projects from planning through implementation. Manages project schedules, coordinates cross-functional teams across supply planning, manufacturing, procurement, and logistics, monitors milestones and deliverables, resolves issues, tracks risks and dependencies, maintains status reporting, and ensures implementation readiness, business adoption, and stakeholder alignment.

Manage the plant’s master production schedule and coordinate production timing, maintenance, labor, materials, inventory, and vendor fulfillment. Partner with corporate planning and cross-functional teams to resolve scheduling issues, optimize resources, and meet safety, quality, productivity, shipment, inventory, and financial KPIs. Oversee MRP, maintain production master data, and analyze output-control reports and financial discrepancies.

Executes Demand Planning projects from initiation through implementation by maintaining project plans, coordinating workstreams, tracking milestones and dependencies, driving task completion, facilitating stakeholder collaboration, managing risks and issues, and ensuring successful delivery and handoff to operations. The role focuses on project execution rather than demand forecasting or ongoing planning operations.

Oversee the organization’s HR function, including staff leadership, HR strategy, recruitment, retention, employee engagement, performance management, employee relations, labor relations, compliance, training, and organizational development. Advise senior leadership, manage complex HR initiatives, monitor HR metrics, and use workforce data to support business decisions.

Leads Novolex’s Walmart and Sam’s Club sales strategy, customer relationships, profitable growth, negotiations, forecasting, and market expansion. Oversees National Account Managers and collaborates with cross-functional teams to meet revenue, margin, service, and market-share goals. The role manages executive-level customer engagement, business planning, pipeline development, pricing, operational escalations, and customer reviews while developing team performance and maintaining accurate CRM reporting.

Leads complex senior-level and executive searches by partnering with executives and hiring leaders, building passive talent pipelines, conducting market research, advising on candidate quality and search strategy, and delivering personalized candidate experiences. Manages confidential information, optimizes sourcing through metrics and AI-powered tools, and supports long-term executive talent planning and succession efforts.