What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Inventory Analyst position at ALPLA INC?
ALPLA is a global family-owned, privately held company that makes innovative, customized, recycled packaging for top companies such as P&G, Unilever, L'Oréal, Pepsi, and more. ALPLA values their employees, work-life balance, personal growth, compensation and sustainability.
What Can You Expect From ALPLA
- Health and Wellness Care Program- Benefits
- Child Care Benefits
- Dependent Care Cost Savings Program
- Recognition programs; Promotional opportunities
- 401K Retirement Plan and excellent Matching Plan
- Medical, dental, vision plan
- Education assistance program/tuition reimbursement
- Short term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLA
- Paid vacation; paid holidays
What You Will Enjoy Doing
Makes sure that parts are available on time as needed for specific maintenance issues. Communicates and negotiates with outside vendors on a regular basis.
- Responsible for Purchasing for maintenance, machine repair/ spare parts to OEM specifications and safety standards
- Adhere to proper business ethics by quoting multiple suppliers.
- Researches and establishes venders/ suppliers in the USA that are cost and lead time effective
- Negotiate pricing with vendors
- Establish multiple suppliers for the same parts
- When possible establish vendors/suppliers that are USA wide to be used by other ALPLA plants in the USA
- Performs setup and maintains MP2 Inventory, Equipment & Purchasing Modules with the aid of the system administrator when needed
- Maintains maintenance spare parts inventory to reduce and/or eliminate machine down time and/or loss of production
- Perform random cycle counts and audits to maintain inventory count accuracy
- Establishes MP2 inventory usage history by tracking all parts movement, through receive and check out features to establish min/max and reorder point for all
spare parts - Assists and trains other ALPLA employees on the use of MP2 inventory, equipment and purchasing modules
- Establishes cost saving on spare parts by rebuilding/remanufacturing parts versus buying new when applicable
- Shipping, receiving and inventory control of all machines spare parts
- Works with the other ALPLA USA plants on sharing of inventory
