- Plant Data Analytics & Business Reporting
- Own and maintain plant operational databases, dashboards and KPI reporting.
- Analyze COPQ, material yield, inventory performance, production efficiency and manufacturing losses.
- Identify abnormal trends, risks and opportunities through data analysis.
- Support monthly, quarterly and annual business reviews.
- Provide management with actionable insights and recommendations.
- Inventory Control & Batch Reconciliation
- Perform daily batch closing and manufacturing transaction verification.
- Monitor RM, WIP and FG inventory accuracy.
- Review inventory variances, shrinkage and reconciliation results.
- Investigate discrepancies and determine root causes.
- Support stock counts and ensure inventory records accurately reflect physical inventory.
- Cost Control & Budget Monitoring
- Establish reporting tools for budget and cost performance monitoring.
- Track actual versus budget performance and identify key variances.
- Monitor manufacturing losses, COPQ and inventory-related financial impacts.
- Support annual operating plan (AOP), forecasting and cost improvement initiatives.
- SOP, Governance & Continuous Improvement
Develop, maintain and improve SOPs related to
Inventory Control
Batch Closing
Transaction Management
Data Reporting
Material Reconciliation
- Ensure ERP data integrity and compliance with internal controls.
- Support internal and external audits.
- Drive process standardization and continuous improvement projects.
- Serve as the AI champion for the SG site and drive adoption of AI productivity tools
- Custodian for SG OP16 savings tracking
- Perform tasks as assigned
FORMAL EDUCATION
Required:Bachelor's Degree in any of these
Industrial Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Supply Chain Management
Business Analytics
Operations Management
Preferred:Certification in
APICS / CPIM
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Power BI
Data Analytics
Inventory Management
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Required
- 5-8 years experience in manufacturing environment.
- Minimum 3 years experience in inventory control, manufacturing analysis, production planning, costing, or business analytics.
- Experience using ERP systems (Oracle R12 highly preferred).
- Experience in inventory reconciliation and variance management.
- Experience performing manufacturing batch closing activities.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing costing and inventory transactions
Preferred
- Experience in Paint, Coatings, Chemicals, Resin, Adhesives, Ink, or Process Manufacturing industries.
- Experience working with Oracle R12, Power BI, SAP, or similar ERP systems.
- Experience supporting budgeting and financial analysis
Job description provided by Sherwin-Williams.
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