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Newell Brands is a leading consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands like Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid®, Sharpie® and Yankee Candle® - and 24,000 talented teammates around the world. Our culture is built on values in action: Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, and Leadership. We work together to win, grow, and make a real impact—supported by a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative environment where you can be your best, every day.

Job Purpose

Under minimal supervision, plans, coordinates and controls production and capacity priorities in all manufacturing locations to meet plant and corporate objectives; maintains raw material and finished goods inventory stock levels to support the Master Production Schedule contributing to minimum inventory, maximum customer service levels and company profitability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Under minimal supervision, develops, updates, and maintains stocking levels of all finished goods and sub-assemblies in all manufacturing locations to achieve weekly production schedules; reviews stocking levels of injection molding, metal-stamped parts and Mexican-produced sub-assemblies to support sub-assembly and finished goods production requirements.
• Creates and maintains spreadsheets, charts, graphs for scheduling and reporting in weekly MPS meetings.
• Maintains integrity of the database; records additions, deletions and changes to the Item Master File.
• Participates in special projects such as Forecast and Safety Stock Reviews, maintenance, changes in bills of materials, etc.
• Assists in maintaining a safe and healthy condition on company property to achieve the best working environment possible for all employees and visitors.
• Performs duties in compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.
• Performs other assignments as requested or as business needs require.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with 5 to 7 years’ related manufacturing experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.  Must be computer proficient and have an APICS certificate.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where some standardization exists.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, and diagram or schedule form.
• Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret common business journals.  Must have the ability to write reports, business correspondence and be able to effectively present information, orally and in writing, to supervisory and executive management as well as to customers and other employees.
• Use of addition, subtraction, multiplication and the division of numbers including decimals and fractions; checking of reports, forms, records and comparable data where interpretation is required involving basic skills knowledge.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Very good working conditions.  Disagreeable elements are absent.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, talk, walk, hear, reach with hands and arms, stoop and bend.  The employee must seldom lift and/or move more than 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.