Stores Supervisor

Position Title: 

Stores Supervisor

 

Pay Rate:

$73,200 - $$97,600

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.  Variable pay may provide additional opportunities for financial awards. This job is eligible to participate in IP’s annual incentive plan.

 

Category/Shift:

Salaried/Full Time

 

Physical Location:

Franklin Mill

34040 Union Camp Drive

Franklin, VA.

 

The Job You Will Perform:

• Maintain a strong focus on safety compliance, hazard recognition/mitigation, and continual improvement.
• Supervise an organization that receives, stores, issues, delivers, and ships inventoried and direct buy items.
• Develop direct reports to provide maximum customer service/support and adhere to all Global Sourcing and storeroom policies and procedures.
• Purchase materials and services from suppliers providing the best value with consideration to quality, price, contracts, reliability, and urgency of need.
• Responsible for maintaining stock items in the required quantity and condition to support operations and maintenance.
• Ensure completion of annual cycle counts per policy.
• Identify and implement initiatives for optimizing storeroom inventory value (approximately $22MM) by working with maintenance, other IP facilities, vendors, and various IP organizations.
• Lead Stores Inventory Optimization Team to support the identification, removal, and cost recovery of excess and obsolete Storeroom inventory.
• Coordinate scrap and surplus materials sales activities.  Act as mill Investment Recovery Coordinator.
• Manage Repairable Materials program (Repair & Return), Committed Inventory Program, and Vendor Managed Inventory Program, all as part of optimizing dollars expended in Stores Inventory Value.
• Perform Contract Coordinator activities associated with onsite vendor representatives and occasional contractor work in Storeroom areas.
• Identify potential suppliers and issue requests for quotes.
• Identify and implement storeroom management and shipping/receiving best practices.
• Adhere to Global Sourcing and Internal Controls policies, including document retention and reporting.
• Support Global Sourcing initiatives and maintain a solid working knowledge of Global Sourcing Agreements and relevant contract provisions.  Manage through vendor changes as required.
• Participate in the Purchasing & Stores Weekend Duty rotation.

 

The Skills You Will Bring:

• A BS/BA degree in Management, Supply Chain, Finance, or Engineering or equivalent purchasing-related experience is required.
• Procurement and/or Stores experience with 5 – 10 years preferred.
• 3+ years’ experience working in an industrial manufacturing operation. Paper Mill experience is preferred.

• Storeroom Management and/or experience with inventory management control systems is preferred.
• Ensuring sufficient Stores inventory to support mill operation and reliability while maintaining economically justified stocking levels and adhering to all policy-required review practices for inventory additions and changes
• Developing and maintaining a well-cross-trained work team
• Managing personnel issues, as needed, with HR

Competencies:

• Action Oriented
• Customer Focus
• Drive for Results
• Negotiating
• Organizing
• Building Effective Teams
• Conflict Management
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Problem Solving
• Managerial Courage
• Learning on the Fly

 

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

• Paid time off, including Vacation and Holidays
• Retirement, pension, and 401k Matching Program
• Medical & Dental
• Relocation Assistance
• Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement)
• Life & Disability Insurance

The Career You Will Build:

• Leadership training
• Promotional opportunities

 

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the plant, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities worldwide for more than 120 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.

 

The Culture You Will Experience:

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring, and inclusive workplaces. You will learn Safety Leadership Principles and have the opportunity to opt into Employee Networking Circles such as IPVets, IPride, Women in IP, and the African American ENC. We invite you to bring