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Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!

Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.

Position Overview:

As the Metal Planning Analyst and Senior Metal Planning Analyst, you will be key members of the Supply Chain Execution and Planning team, reporting to the Manager, Metal Planning. You will contribute to the success of Ball by working cross-functionally with Procurement, Commercial, Finance, and Planning teams to manage an executable and cost effective metal forecast.

Both roles will leverage analytical skills and strategic insight to develop accurate forecasts and drive continuous process improvements.

Your Key Areas of Responsibilities Include:

BOTH:

• Gather, update, and maintain input files for monthly and weekly forecast models.
  • Provide actionable insights and recommendations based on data analysis.
  • Update and manage data visualizations and dashboards for measuring KPI’s.
  • Utilize statistical tools and software to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies in data.
• Monitor aluminum inventory levels to ensure optimal stock levels, minimizing excess inventory and stockouts.
• Participate (assist and/or leads) in the implementation and testing of new tools and processes ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
• Gather materials to aid in presentations internally to stakeholders as well as externally to customers.
• Coordinate with Production Planning teams to adjust schedules based on material availability and demand forecasts.
• Analyze logistics and transportation strategies to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of aluminum materials.
  • Coordinate with Logistics teams on coil warehouse capacities, throughput, and inventory levels.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement in planning and forecasting operations.

In addition to the above responsibilities, the Senior Metal Planning Analyst will be responsible for the following:

• Plan and forecast the metal requirements necessary to operate the business while ensuring optimal inventory management and adapting to market and customer requirements.

• Lead the improvement of long-term and short-term metal forecast processes.
• Create customer specific metal planning files and identify changes across production, demand, and inventory for each SIOP cycle.
• Mentor and train Metal Planning Analyst, providing guidance and support to enhance their skills and knowledge.

What Are We Seeking?

BOTH:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related discipline (with preference towards: Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance, etc.)
• Demonstrated Skills & Competencies:
  • Analyzing and interpreting large datasets.
  • Collaborative work experience on cross-functional projects.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with a strong proficiency with Excel including the ability to write formulas and create/navigate pivot tables and charts.
  • Meeting tight deadlines with an emphasis on accuracy.
  • Communication: Excellent written and verbal skills, strong presentation skills and ability to provide clear and concise presentations to leadership.

REQUIREMENTS for METAL PLANNING ANALYST:

• 0-1 years’ experience doing supply chain forecasting, planning, execution, and/or analysis.
• 0-1 years’ experience gathering, cleaning, and manipulating large data sets.

REQUIREMENTS for SENIOR METAL PLANNING ANALYST:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience with complex data analysis with large datasets.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience supply chain planning and execution.
• Experience leading and designing projects with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentorship skills.
• Statistical analysis and forecasting experience.

Preferred Skills Experience and Competencies:

• Working Knowledge of:
  • Supply chain planning and execution
  • SIOP (Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning)
  • Data analysis tools such as: Qlik, Access, Snowflake, database query

Compensation & Benefits

• Hiring Salary Range for METAL PLANNING ANALYST: $64,600 - $96,600 (Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
• Hiring Salary Range for SENIOR METAL PLANNING ANALYST: $83,200 - $124,660 (Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
• Both roles are eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
• Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure, please visit our career site and "Total Rewards" page to learn more.
• Based in Colorado, these positions require regular in-person engagement by working on-site for three (3) or more days per work week (with core collaboration days of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday). Travel and local commute between Ball locations and other possible non-Ball locations may be required.

Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic.

When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminum cans, cups to aerosol bottles that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.

Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging.

Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.
** No agencies please. **

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