Oneida Molded Plastics (OMP) is actively seeking an experienced and highly motivated Planning & Procurement Manager to join our team in Oneida, NY. OMP strives to build a production team with a high degree of talent. The right candidate will collaborate with multiple functions and departments to ensure best planning practices.  This position will foster active and open communications while inspiring team collaboration to ensure strong teamwork, vested engagement and strategic alignment.

The Planning & Procurement Manager coordinates, organizes, and oversees activities involved in the identification, acquisition, inventory, and distribution of the materials for the company.   They will also oversee and assist customer service employees in the performance of their job duties such as responding to customer inquiries and resolving issues or complaints.

Qualified candidates must be hard-working, safety focused, and motivated team players who are willing to learn and eager to gain and share knowledge with their colleagues.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate an understanding of safety, quality, and efficiency while contributing to the overall success of the company by performing all assigned duties in a professional, timely, and accurate manner.

COMPENSATION 

Oneida Molded Plastics is committed to providing fair compensation for all employees. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to: currently held skills and experience levels, currently held education levels, local cost of living, designated shifts, and current and relevant compensation data available. Candidates reviewed for open positions may be more or less experienced than the role posted; if this is the case, any updates to local available compensation and salary ranges will be communicated with candidates during the recruitment process.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Oneida Molded Plastics provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborates with other departments and leadership to identify and develop needs and requirements and maintain resources for equipment, materials, products, and acceptable substitutions.
• Establishes performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of factors affecting the planning and procurement processes.
• Develops and maintains detailed inventories of materials and supplies located in the company, at sites, and in the factory.
• Develops and maintains inventory databases for supplies and materials used.
• Maintains required quantity of supplies and materials to optimize production.
• Analyzes current inventories and procedures; suggests improvements to increase efficiency and profitability for the company.
• Maintains knowledge of trends, prices, buyers, and delivery conditions to anticipate future material availability; directs purchasing programs accordingly.
• Assesses current material availability; reasonably predicts future availability based on the market, delivery systems, and other variables.
• Monitors and reviews calls and other correspondence between representatives and customers.
• Ensures that representatives are informed about changes to company products and services.
• Collects data and prepares reports on customer complaints and inquiries.
• Prepares monthly reports summarizing the assigned customer service team’s performance.
• Prepares knowledge-based documents such as summaries and responses to frequently asked questions.
• Drafts, explains, updates, and implements instructions, policies, and procedures for purchasing contract management, production scheduling and customer service.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures related to planning, procurement, and inventory control with a goal to maximize efficiency, ensure quality and safety, and optimize work-flow.
• Negotiates prices for raw material and delivery with suppliers, vendors, and/or shipping companies.
• Collaborates with sales, customer service, production scheduling, and logistics departments to maximize efficiency in the purchasing and inventory control department.
• Participates as an advisory member of the planning and development teams, providing information and guidance on availability and cost of supplies and materials.
• Acts as part of the team coordinating engineering changes, product line extension, or new product launches to ensure timely and orderly material and production flow transitions.
• Monitors the performance of suppliers, assessing their ability to meet quality and delivery requirements; identifies and qualifies new suppliers in collaboration with other departments.
• Resolves grievances with vendors, contractors, and suppliers.
• Maintains and/or implements planning and purchasing record-keeping systems.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with a proven ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with vendors, suppliers, shippers, and customers.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Thorough understanding of company products and logistics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, IQMS ERP software, and related software.
• All employees must be able to demonstrate an understanding of safety, quality, and efficiency while contributing to the overall success of the company by performing all assigned duties in a professional, timely, and accurate manner.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Possession of a High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field required.
• At least five years of experience in a related field required.
• Equivalent education and/or experience will be considered.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Hires and trains departmental team members.
• Oversees the daily work-flow and schedules of the department.
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, sit, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, use fingers, grasp, feel, talk, hear, and perform repetitive motions.
• Ability to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

BENEFITS

• Competitive Compensation
• High-Quality Health Insurance
• Telemedicine
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance (for eligible employees)
• Disability Insurance (for eligible employees)
• 401k Retirement plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Company Holidays
• Flexible Hours (including weekends)
• Free Parking
• Referral Program
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Company Team Events including picnics, gatherings, community events, & many more!

https://oneidamoldedplastics.com/

Oneida Molded Plastics (OMP), founded in 1964, is a leading provider of custom engineered plastic injection molded products and services for the outdoor recreational market. We are committed to the total satisfaction of our customers, from design to completion. OMP combines the resources and skills of a team of over 175 employees operating out of one facility to provide complete solutions to satisfy our customers’ most demanding thermoplastic custom injection molding requirements.

Our facility is strategically located in Central New York. Our thermoplastics molding team has extensive experience with engineered resins and processing solutions to support our customers and resolve their product issues. OMP offers manufacturing solutions including: DFM, tool and fixture design, tool life cycle management, insert/over molding capabilities along with many secondary operations such as light assembly, painting and decorating solutions including hydrographic processing, ESD shielding, clear coating, kitting, packaging and VMI/KanBan services. Additionally, our onsite toolmaking and repair operations bring an added dimension to our full-service capabilities.

Molding capabilities include 38 thermoplastic injection molding presses ranging in tonnage from 30 - 700 tons. OMP continually maintains strict quality standards to provide our customers with the highest level of product quality. Our manufacturing diversity, combined with over 50 years in business, makes OMP an ideal product development and manufacturing partner.