Overview
About Berry
At Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY), we create innovative packaging and engineered products that we believe make life better for people and the planet. We do this every day by leveraging our unmatched global capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation expertise to serve customers of all sizes around the world. Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of over 40,000 global employees across more than 250 locations, we partner with customers to develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. The challenges we solve and the innovations we pioneer benefit our customers at every stage of their journey. For more information, visit our website , or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter.
Responsibilities
- Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
- Directs Project/Program Team as the main point of contact for suppliers and customers by maintaining cohesion in Program Team to drive members to consensus and accountability.
- Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope, identifies resources needed and assigns individual responsibilities.
- Reviews deliverables prepared by team before passing to client.
- Effectively applies current methodology and enforces project standards by complying with Corporate Engineering standards and Guidelines for Program.
- Assists the Quality Control Department and prepares for engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures.
- Manages project budget, analyzes project profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates and utilization.
- Identifies business development and "add-on" sales opportunities as they relate to a specific project.
- Holds regular status meetings with project team and communicates relevant project information to management.
- Provides technical knowledge to Customer in support of Sales.
- Leads cross functional teams in the development and introduction of new programs into the lean manufacturing environment.
- Estimates or revises costs on existing or new molding/assembly programs and directs modifications and changes to existing molds from customer revisions.
- Works with the engineering team to acquire equipment prices for new or revised programs as well as establishing alliances with the Automation Department in evaluations and recommendations.
- Communicates effectively with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions and along with the Design Department, assists customers in part design where molding criteria is affected.
- Adheres to plant and corporate safety policies.
- May assist in other areas or perform other duties as required by fluctuating business needs.
Qualifications
- Business professional with a Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline and at least 3-5 years experience in a manufacturing environment specifically in an FDA monitored industry.
- Demonstrates success in Project Management role – ability to ‘roll up ones sleeves’ and get things done.
- Manages the process of innovative change effectively.
- Possesses well-developed communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Motivates project team to work together in the most efficient manner by managing the process of innovative change effectively as well as mitigating team conflict and communication problems.
- Tracks lessons learned and shares those lessons with team members.
- Demonstrates ability to speak effectively in front of groups and give professional presentations.
- Continually seeks opportunities to increase customer satisfaction by developing/building lasting client relationships through building a knowledge base of each client's business, organization and objectives.
- Demonstrates PC Skills, i.e. MS Project, Outlook, MS Office, Design Viewers, etc.
- Possesses knowledge on injection blow molding basics, tooling, materials, processing, etc.
- Understands and practices Lean / 6 Sigma principles.