Inventory Control Lead

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.  

Shift: Morning
Pay Rate: $30.00 

POSITION SUMMARY:  
Responsible for purchasing and planning for a wide variety of components, raw materials, equipment, and services.  The position will be responsible for specified levels of quality, delivery, price, and total costs.  Analyzes data and determines factors that affect prices and determines the lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist team of buyers in day-to-day management of purchase orders.
• Plan and coordinate with production, materials, and engineering personnel to ensure appropriate procurement, scheduling, and movement of materials and services.
• Negotiate with vendors for the purchase of raw materials, electronic and mechanical components, warehouse materials and supplies, both domestic and international.  
• Provide input and work closely with materials/production planning.  Review and analyze MRP reports and data.  Implement supply chain process improvement and inventory reduction programs.
• Reconciliation of open purchase orders, GR/IR (goods received / invoice received), and receiving discrepancies.

KEY INTERNAL/EXTERNAL CONTACTS 
Works closely with production, materials management, and scheduling.

Qualifications
Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related degrees in Inventory or Purchase Management preferred
• ERP/MRP experience preferred
• Lean Six Sigma Certification highly desirable
• Action-oriented with a desire for getting things accomplished
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills a must
• Ability to effectively communicate
• Knowledge of Excel

Benefits and Perks
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Employee discounts
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid elder care
Paid time off
Parental leave
Professional development assistance
Retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance

Requisition id: 55969 

Relocation: No  

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify,  infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. 

*Please be cautious of fraudulent recruiting efforts using the Sealed Air name or logo. Sealed Air will never request private information during the application process, such as a Driver’s License or Social Security Number. If you have any concerns about information received from SEE during the application process, please reach out to us directly at [email protected]. 

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