Plant Supply Chain Manager

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Silgan Closures, a global company in sustainable packaging solutions, is seeking a Supply Chain Manager at our New Castle, PA facility. Grow your career with Silgan Closures, a global company in sustainable packaging solutions. We are seeking a Supply Chain Manager at our New Castle, PA facility. This key role combines Supply Chain Management and Customer Account Leadership, overseeing all aspects of planning, logistics, and customer relations to ensure efficient, on-time delivery of products.

What we offer you:

• Great working environment with opportunity to learn and contribute to our success
• Salary, contingent on education and experience
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision healthcare insurance
• Company paid life insurance, AD&D and disability insurance
• Lots of voluntary benefits, including critical illness, identify theft, legal plans, pet insurance, credit union, and more
• 401k with company match
• Paid holidays and vacation
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunity for advancement

What you will do:

As the Supply Chain Manager:

• Direct end-to-end supply chain planning and execution, including purchasing, inventory control, warehousing, and distribution
• Monitor production plans based on forecasted requirements, balancing material availability, labor, and capacity
• Oversee inbound logistics, such as railcar unloading, material handling and outbound distribution including, carrier scheduling, freight costing, on-time delivery
• Work together with corporate purchasing to negotiate vendor agreements that optimize cost and service levels
• Implement supply chain techniques such as JIT: Just-in-Time and MRPII: Manufacturing Resource Planning

As the Customer Account Leader:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers, managing shipment dates, stock levels, and order accuracy.
• Maintain systems for production orders, artwork approvals, and repeat order fulfillment.
• Manage and resolve customer complaints and quality issues in coordination with the Quality Assurance team.
• Partner with production and sales to align capacity with customer needs and proactively prevent service disruptions.

Financial & Reporting:

• Build reporting systems to measure supply chain performance and track key KPIs.
• Generate data-driven reports for inventory, production, and shipping performance.
• Ensure accurate invoicing and support finance with collections and special billing requirements.

Leadership & Team Development:

• Direct and mentor a team of 3-4 employees across supply chain and customer account functions.
• Set clear goals and performance standards aligned with organizational goals
• Promote professional growth through coaching, training, and career development.
• Foster teamwork across production, shipping, and customer service departments.

Technology & Systems:

• Utilize ERP systems such as Oracle E1, JDE, ProTraQ for production and fulfillment.
• Work together with IT to resolve system issues and ensure process efficiency.

Safety & Compliance:

• Promote a safety-first culture within supply chain and customer operations.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives in employee safety, food safety, and risk management.

What you'll need to have:

• Associates degree requires, a bachelor's degree, preferred
• 2-3 years of supply chain management experience
• or 3-5 years of purchasing and-or customer service management experience
• Strong analytical, management, and communication skills
• ERP and MS Office proficiency required

Who are we:

• Global Fortune 500 packaging company with 109 manufacturing facilities in North and South America, Europe, and Asia

• A supplier of sustainable metal and plastic packaging solutions for consumer goods products for food, beverage, healthcare, garden, home, personal care, and beauty products
• A stable, reliable, and environmentally conscious company

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LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.

Silgan is a drug-free workplace.

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