Supply Chain Analyst

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 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people. 

What you’ll be doing:

• Receives and enters customer orders, change orders and credit orders for finished goods into an ERP system.

• Manages customer order releases interacting with plant production control personnel.

• Serves as front line liaison between plant operations and customer operations regarding daily, weekly, and monthly requirements and associated issues. These issues include, but are not limited to, customer requirements, notices of complaint, and changes in customer demand.

• Maintains accurate and timely on-line customer forecasts. These forecasts are the basis for the entire planning and control cycle.

• Assists in monitoring shipping schedules and logistical issues with the various production plants.

• Accountable for the identification, disposition, and necessary follow-up of slow moving, aged, and/or surplus inventories.

• Participates or initiates various customer conference calls as required. Customer visits may also be required to establish and enhance customer communications.

• Interacts with various disciplines within the supply chain including plant schedulers, PC managers, shipping, sales and corporate planning.

• Working knowledge of associated bill of material accuracy, graphics and can configuration process.

• Plays a key role in the achievement of plant and corporate production planning and control goals.

This position is located in our Columbus, Ohio or Canton, Ohio facility.

We’d love to hear from you if:

• Associate’s degree or equivalent work experience

• Well-polished written communications and verbal skills

• Strong accuracy working with numbers

• 3+ years of experience in customer service in a manufacturing environment is highly preferred

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and experience with ERP systems required. Ability to work with NETUI and browse functions in QAD to gather necessary tracking and reporting information.

• Must act professionally and with integrity.

• Work in a team environment with other CSRs in various supportive roles.

• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced and vibrant work environment and good follow-up

Compensation: 

The annual base salary range for this role is from $64,880 to $72,990.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.