Global Inventory Manager

<h3>Company Description</h3><p><strong>About Avery Dennison</strong></p><p><strong>Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides a wide range of branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. Our products and solutions include labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and a variety of products and solutions that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving an array of industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2023 were $8.4 billion. Learn more at <a href="http://www.averydennison.com">www.averydennison.com</a>.</strong></p><h3>Job Description</h3><p>The Global Inventory Manager will be responsible for the design and execution of inventory policies and inventory health across all the ADS sites. In this role, you’ll design and deploy planning &amp; fulfillment initiatives leveraging best practices and solutions with the objective of improving our customer’s on time delivery, lead-time, forecast accuracy and finished goods inventory turns.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Primary accountability for the finished products and raw materials inventory globally and for achieving their budget objectives for inventory turns</li><li>Design and deploy strategic initiatives and process improvement projects, aligned with the company operations strategy, for improving Inventory position and minimizing the E&amp;O inventory</li><li>Implement and oversee inventory and planning &amp; fulfillment performance metrics and KPIs by working closely with colleagues in sites responsible for data mining and performance monitoring tools</li><li>Lead and support cross-functional initiatives for optimizing customer on-time delivery, lead-time and inventory; Use Lean 6 Sigma tools whenever applicable and collaborate with other functions within the end-to-end supply chain</li><li>Inventory analysis - Be the go-to person for inventory-related questions. Identify and proactively communicate inventory risks and opportunities to partners during the monthly process and push for corrective actions.</li><li>Coach and provide training to the local units in developing detailed gap analyses across the organization and provide solutions to reach expected customer service levels at optimized inventory levels by utilizing L6S and Value Stream Mapping and Planning and Fulfillment best practices</li><li>Coach and lead the deployment of inventory management best practices globally and in the region and ensure all business units’ adherence to inventory management processes and guidelines</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Operations, Business or Engineering or Business required with a minimum of 10 years of experience in planning or inventory management roles; MBA Degree would be a plus</li><li>Sound knowledge of inventory optimization</li><li>Must possess strong collaboration skills, with the ability to establish and implement best practices, preferably across multiple manufacturing plants</li><li>Strong analytical, mathematical, organizational, verbal and written communication skills and detail-oriented</li><li>Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills are required with ability to coach and develop a planning team is required</li><li>High degree of commitment, initiative, flexibility, and attention to detail.</li><li>Ability to work well in a team environment, facilitate meetings and influence others.</li><li>Ability to work well under pressure, while recognizing and addressing systemic issues.</li><li>Self-motivated, results driven individual with a proven track record of process implementation.</li></ul><h3>Additional Information</h3><p><strong>Who we are! - Our Story:</strong></p><p><strong>Every voice. Every day!</strong><a href="https://www.averydennison.com/en/home/about-us/values.html"><strong><u> Eight Values</u></strong></a><strong>. One Team!</strong></p><p>Being open to every voice, every day, brings our value of diversity to life and makes Avery Dennison a vibrant and engaging place to be. We understand diversity and equal opportunities as enrichment for our future-oriented work. Across our diverse, global team, every voice makes us stronger. When we listen to and learn from each other, there is no limit to what we can achieve together. Each of us is unique, and we appreciate bringing together different personalities and talents.</p><p>Avery Dennison is an equal-opportunity employer.</p><p>To find o