Planning Analysis - Converting

About NewPage Corporation

Headquartered in Miamisburg, Ohio, NewPage Corporation is the largest coated paper manufacturer in North America, based on production capacity with more than 4.5 billion in net sales. Our product portfolio is the broadest in North America and includes coated freesheet, coated groundwood, supercalendered and specialty papers. These papers are used for corporate annual reports, high-end advertising brochures, magazines, catalogs, books, coupons, inserts, packaging applications and direct mail advertising. 

 

NewPage owns paper mills located in Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nova Scotia and Wisconsin. These mills have a total annual production capacity of approximately 5.5 million short tons of paper, including approximately 4.3 million short tons of coated paper, approximately 920,000 short tons of uncoated paper and approximately 300,000 short tons of specialty paper, as well as approximately 3.2 million short tons of pulp.

 

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

This role will provide additional analytical support due to the increased workload associated with the integration effort that is occurring in the converting and inventory planning areas.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

·  Provide analytical support in evaluating the cost saving opportunities during the integration of the scheduling of the combined manufacturing system.

·  Establish and maintain key operating metrics for the reporting performance in the Planning and Inventory areas

·  Support analysis of inventory rationalization and work with Inventory Planning to determine the proper disposition of inventory to the future distribution network.

·  Assist with development of monthly Sales and Operations planning meeting materials

·  Support new and on-going six sigma projects in the Order Management area.

 

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

·  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent job experience (2-5 years).

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

·  Strong analytical skills a must. 

·  Excel skills required.

·  Self starter.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Less than 10%

 

RELOCATION PROVIDED:

Yes, if internal candidate