Manager, Capacity Planning & Network Modeling

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: Optimize global logistics network efficiency and effectiveness through capacity planning, network modeling, and warehouse engineering. It involves analyzing infrastructure, mid- and long-term supply plans, and designing agile, cost-effective networks to accommodate growth while maximizing service levels. Your Key Areas of Responsibilities Include: Conduct detailed analysis of current logistics capacity, including warehouse space, transportation routes, and distribution centers, to identify areas for optimization. Project mid- and long-term capacity requirements. Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to logistics capacity and network performance. Utilize advanced modeling techniques and simulation tools to translate supply plans into optimal logistics networks considering factors such as transportation costs, lead times, inventory levels, and service requirements. Provide short-term analysis and recommendations on resilient network adaptations in response to unplanned capacity/demand changes that are limited in time. Engineer and oversee warehouse layout designs to maximize productivity and handle projected volume throughputs. Set and oversee global MHE (including automation) requirements and standards. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including commercial, operations, planning, logistics, and finance, to align capacity planning efforts with business goals and objectives. Lead projects and coordinate stakeholder resources to implement capacity expansion initiatives, such as warehouse expansions, transportation fleet upgrades, or network reconfigurations. Conduct regular reviews and audits of logistics capacity and network performance to ensure alignment with business needs and objectives. Stay informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in logistics capacity planning, network modeling, and warehouse design. Provide guidance and support to logistics team members on capacity planning processes, tools, and methodologies. Required Experience and Skills: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Supply Chain Management, Statistics, or equivalent experience. Advanced or fluent level of English. Logistics Experience: Experience in logistics operations, understanding transportation, warehousing, and distribution processes; experience designing and optimizing logistics networks considering costs, lead times, and service requirements. Capacity Planning: Experience forecasting demand, analyzing logistics capacity, and using modeling tools to optimize resources. Network Modeling: Experience designing agile, cost-effective logistics networks using various tools and techniques. Team Collaboration and Interpersonal Skills: Proven ability to collaborate across departments to align capacity planning efforts with business goals. Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everyone. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of 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, from recyclable cans and cups to aerosol bottles, enable our customers to contribute to a better world. We are deeply committed to diversity and inclusion, which form the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball makes a difference by doing what they love. While what we create may change, what we will always make is a difference. Please note the advertised job title might vary from the title on the contract due to local job title structures and global HR systems. No agencies please. J-18808-Ljbffr

Location: São José dos Campos, São Paulo, BR

Posted Date: 7/7/2025