| GL Accounting Mgr - Easton, PA
Position Summary: The GL Accounting Manager is responsible for all areas relating to general ledger and financial reporting. This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements. The Accounting Manager supervises staff accountants and is responsible for managing the team to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner. This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, year-end audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast activities. The GL Accounting Manager will have contact with senior-level positions and the company’s Executive Leadership and Corporate Controller which requires strong interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
*Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the company’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include determine staffing requirements, interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, directing work, plan and implement procedures and systems to maximize operating efficiencies; monitor and appraising staff performance, set goals and objectives; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Provides consistent performance feedback and dedicates appropriate time to developing skills of subordinates to maximize potential.
*Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
*Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close processes.
*Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information.
*Oversee the daily banking requirements.
*Ensure the monthly and quarterly Bank Compliance activities are performed in a timely and accurate manner.
*Support budget and forecasting activities.
*Collaborate with the other department managers to support overall department goals and objectives.
*Monitor and analyze department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources, while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
*Advise accounting staff, as well as other departments, regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions.
*Responsible for responding to auditor requests, and ensuring the timely completion of the yearend audit.
*Supervise the general ledger group to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.
*Assist in the development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.
*Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff.
*Support Controller with special projects and workflow process improvements.
Key Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities that every person in this position must possess in order to be successful)
*Excellent customer service skills and professional demeanor at all times to interface effectively with all internal and external customers
*Organized and detail oriented
*Excellent verbal and written communication skills
*Excellent dependability and reliability
*Ability to work in a team environment
*Creative and able to present various solutions
*Energetic, enthusiastic and motivational disposition
*Must maintain confidentiality
*Leadership: The ability to lead people and get results through others
*Planning: A strong ability to strategically plan ahead, both short and long term
*Prioritizing: the ability to effectively organize and manage multiple activities
*Ability to create reports and analyze da
Email resume and cover letter indicating salary requirements to: careers@phillipspet.com |
Sales Pricing Associate - Easton , PA
Position Summary: Performs data entry in AS400 system to maintain system’s accuracy of account contracts and product pricing.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Enters, maintains, and purges account contracts and pricing with the AS400 system
• Produces price lists and quotes for customers, Territory Manager’s, and sales and marketing management
• Produces sales reports for territory managers as well as sales and marketing management teams
• Communicates price changes to certain key customers as assigned
• Facilitates the Quarterly Territory Manager VPL review process
• Establishes pricing on all new Territory Manager accounts
• Processes Territory Manager and Sales management monthly expenses
• Serves as point person for all frozen ISO programs
• Participates in a safety culture that includes no recordable accidents and no loss time injuries. Always make the safe choice. Watches out for co-workers and warn them when there are any safety issues or hazards. Participates actively in all safety programs and activities.
• Other duties as assigned
Key Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities that every person in this position must possess in order to be successful)
• Highly organized, accurate, and detail-oriented;
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Creative with the ability to independently prioritize and execute responsibilities
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, team environment
• Energetic, enthusiastic and motivational disposition
• Strong sense of urgency
Position Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college preferred but not required
• Four years professional office experience preferred
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Suite
• AS400 experience desired
to apply email resume along with cover letter to careers@phillipspet.com |
IT Storefront Analyst - Easton, PA
Position Summary: The Storefront Developer is a critical player in our development of an interactive and web-based solution. We are implementing Infor’s Storefront application to support our B2B segment, and we need expertise in building an ecommerce platform that will improve our customer’s shopping experience. The new Storefront application will be integrated to our ERP package and will be scalable for the growth Phillips is experiencing.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Implement the Infor A+ Storefront solution and function as the key information resource to the ecommerce team
• Collaborate with our ecommerce staff and implementation partner to develop interfaces and the user experience for our web-based solutions including ecommerce sites and interactive storefront
• Develop code and work with external resources to support the technical development of interactive and web-based tools
• Provide day-to-day support for the design and implementation of web-based solutions
• Manage schedules and delivery details for outside programmers/technical services providers
• Ensure all solutions are thoroughly tested and follow defined quality control
• Perform end-to-end scenario tests to verify the accuracy of the solutions and the data
• Monitor user access and system security
• Document processes and procedures
Key Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities that every person in this position must possess in order to be successful)
• Priority Setting – Quickly zeros in on the critical and puts the trivial many aside; Can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; Eliminates roadblocks; Creates focus.
• Customer Focus – Is dedicated to meeting the exceptions and requirements of internal and external customers; Gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; Acts with customers in mind; Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect. Takes the time to explain clear impact of all customer’s options, when difficult decisions are required
• Organizational Agility - Knowledgeable about how organizations work; Knows how to get things done both through formal channels and informal network; Understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures; Understands the cultures of organizations
• Interpersonal Savvy – Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; Builds appropriate rapport; Builds constructive and effective relationships; Is ready to help others in gray areas where responsibilities are not clearly defined, Uses diplomacy and tact; Can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Process Management – Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; Knows how to organize people and activities; Understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow; Knows what to measure and how to measure it; Sees opportunities for synergy and integration where others can’t; Able to simplify complex processes; Gets more out of fewer resources
• Dealing with Ambiguity – Copes effectively with change; Shift gears comfortably; Decides and acts without having the total picture; Is not upset when things are up in the air; Does not have to finish things before moving on; Comfortable handling risk and uncertainty.
Position Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology
• Minimum 2 – 5 years of programming experience with JavaServerPages (JSP) and free-RPG in an AS400 environment
• Minimum 2 years experienced in web commerce, shopping carts, storefronts and ecommerce practices; Experience with Infor’s Storefront application is a plus
• Knowledge of general order-to-cash
To apply, please send resume and cover letter indicating salary requirements to careers@phillipspet.com |
IT Business Analyst - Easton, PA
Position Summary: The Business Analyst is a seasoned professional who will continually propose and realize innovative solutions in order to enhance Phillips’s customer experience and improve the efficiency of the Phillips organization. This is a multi-faceted role that requires analysis abilities, broad IT system knowledge, experience in designing and implementing new solutions, business intelligence and reporting capacity, and strong communications skills. The Business Analyst position will work closely with the business and the IT Department to ensure a solution is stable, usable and scalable.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Supply business owners with information and analyses by combining data points from our Infor A+ ERP package and other data sources
• Ability to demonstrate ERP system functionality and apply standard functionality to business process improvement solutions
• Collaborate with cross-department teams to translate business problems into information that drives better decision-making
• Respond to ad hoc reporting requests by providing insight to address the business problems
• Proactively evaluate existing supply chain, distribution and order-to-cash processes and system applications to propose improved workflow processes
• Highlight areas for improvement and create projects to optimize business processes and to reduce costs
• Participate in cross-functional tasks to assist with consistency and adherence with standards and best practices
• Lead discussions and reviews of business and functional requirements with business process owners
• Create and manage system requirements and functional design to be handed off to the development, test and training teams
• Act as the information architect
• Identify within a business process the key data elements, process gaps, system integration points and task ownership
Key Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities that every person in this position must possess in order to be successful)
• Priority Setting – Quickly zeros in on the critical and puts the trivial many aside; Can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; Eliminates roadblocks; Creates focus.
• Customer Focus – Is dedicated to meeting the exceptions and requirements of internal and external customers; Gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; Acts with customers in mind; Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect. Takes the time to explain clear impact of all customer’s options, when difficult decisions are required
• Organizational Agility - Knowledgeable about how organizations work; Knows how to get things done both through formal channels and informal network; Understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures; Understands the cultures of organizations
• Interpersonal Savvy – Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; Builds appropriate rapport; Builds constructive and effective relationships; Is ready to help others in gray areas where responsibilities are not clearly defined, Uses diplomacy and tact; Can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Process Management – Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; Knows how to organize people and activities; Understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow; Knows what to measure and how to measure it; Sees opportunities for synergy and integration where others can’t; Able to simplify complex processes; Gets more out of fewer resources
• Dealing with Ambiguity – Copes effectively with change; Shift gears comfortably; Decides and acts without having the to
To apply send resume and cover letter indicating salary requirements to careers@phillipspet.com |
Compensation & Benefits Mgr - Easton, PA
This newly create position will develop and administers compensation and benefits plans including employee benefits and health and welfare plans, base pay and short-term and long-term incentives. Ensures company compliance with current, applicable employment and benefit laws.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Designs or collaborates on and manages employee benefit programs including, for example, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, flexible spending accounts, employee assistant programs, short and long-term disability, life and accident death, FMLA and COBRA.
• Manages professional relationships with external consultants, insurance brokers, vendors and auditors including contract negotiations, fee disclosure agreements, RFP's and performance guarantees. Works on all renewal processes, plan improvements and serves as liaison between employees and third party providers to resolve vendor issues and claims.
• Maintains updated knowledge on all benefit trends and changes. Stays current on Health Care Reform; provides analysis on financial impact to company; recommends changes to benefit plans
• Responsible for the implementation of all retirement savings plan programs, policies, communications and audits, ensuring compliance to external regulatory and internal guideline requirements.
• Stays current with retirement savings plans regulatory requirements and industry trends.
• Oversees development and administration of compensation programs including base pay, incentives and bonus programs
• Conducts market evaluations of existing salaries and grades for internal and external equity and market competitiveness; participates in exempt and nonexempt salary surveys to ensure pay practices and philosophy are followed
• Works with Director of HR to develop, implement and maintain performance management programs.
• Develops, writes and maintains job descriptions
• Facilitates and coordinates the annual performance review and increase process.
Position Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from an accredited four-year college or university in Business Administration, Human Resources or related field.
• Certified Benefits Professional (CBP) strongly preferred. Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) a plus.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in the management and administration of employee benefits.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Must have vast experience evaluating, administering and working within self insured programs.
• Experience working with compensation classifications principles and job evaluation methodology.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of computer based compensation and benefits analysis techniques needed.
• Must have expertise in managing the retirement savings plan function.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with attention to detail
• Skill and knowledge in the collection, analysis and determination of the relative market value and institutional application of quantitative salary and benefit survey data
To apply, send resumes along with cover letter indicating salary requirements to: careers@phillipspet.com |
Payroll Supervisor - Easton, PA
Phillips is seeking an experienced payroll expert to process payroll and related activities for various multi-state payrolls. This position is solely responsible for the completion of the payroll process from time data compilation through system processing to distribution of final checks.
Responsible to reconcile discrepancies, perform benefit and payroll audits, prepare and files tax reports, reconcile monthly bank statements, prepare accounting transactions, and analyze payroll accounts in the financial statements. The successful candidate will have experience in creating process and procedure documents as well as quality control measure that lead to best practice operations.
To be successful, the candidate must have the ability to deal with sensitive and confidential material; have a working knowledge of payroll best practices; have strong analytical and problem solving skills with attention to detail; have the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; a strong ability to strategically plan ahead, both short and long term; the ability to effectively organize and manage multiple activities; excellent communication skills, both verbal and written; ability to communicate with various levels of management; and ability to work under pressure with time constraints.
Position Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from an accredited four-year college or university in Business Administration, or related field.
• 4 – 5 years experience processing multi-state payrolls
• Paychex experience helpful
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) required
• Payroll implementation experience essential
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
send resume and cover letter indicating salary requirements to careers@phillipspet.com |
Aquatics Customer Care Rep - Easton, PA
Position Summary: Primary responsibility for day to day administration of aquatics accounts. Provide optimal customer service to all internal and external partners and customers. Responsible for new aquatics account set up. Cross-train and manage book of additional product lines as assigned by Customer Care management.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Partners with clients on day-to-day issues concerning order fulfillment
• Accurately processes orders in a timely and efficient manner into AS 400 system
• Assists customers with special orders, communicating with management/appropriate departments as needed
• Develops relationships with new and existing customers
• Provides excellent Customer Service to all clients
• Maintains current knowledge of existing and new products
• Understands and follows all Company processes and procedures
• Provides assistance to internal/external customers
• Represents Phillips at trades shows as assigned
• Supports Customer Care Team
• Attends Aquatics/industry seminars as directed
• Other duties as assigned
Key Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities required to be successful):
• Professional customer service orientation
• Organized, accurate, and detail-oriented
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Strong problem resolution
• Proficient keyboarding skills
• Creative with the ability to independently prioritize and execute responsibilities
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, team environment
• Positive, Energetic and Enthusiastic
Position Requirements:
• Associate’s degree preferred or High School grad with experience
• One year working in the retail or wholesale pet industry; aquatics experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite; AS400 experience desired
Send resume to careers@phillipspet.com |
Content Manager - Easton , PA
Position Summary: Responsible for the day-to-day oversight of our web projects and digital content
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Coordinates web projects across departments
• Ensures a consistent stream of quality content is maintained
• Oversees interns, copywriters and copy editors
• Manage an editorial calendar
• Upload content into a content management system
• Ensure content is up to date
• Proof copy
• Write copy
• Edit copy
• Keeps current with emerging web technologies
• Ensures all copy is backed-up
• Tracks site analytics
• Other duties as assigned
Key Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities that every person in this position must possess in order to be successful)
• Experience in web content management
• Experience in site management
• Highly organized
• Strong Writing Skills including the ability to write to different demographics
• Strong editing skills
• Advanced knowledge of html
• Experience with a CMS
• Proven ability to lead a web team
• CSS experience
Position Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in English or related field Prior management experience
• 2 years experience writing copy
• Advanced Excel user
• Business acumen
• Basic Photoshop
To apply please sent resume along with cover letter indicating salary requirements to: careers@phillipspet.com |
Network Analyst - Easton, PA
Position Summary: To support the business teams by delivering work products as requested in the following areas: networking, data storage, telecommunications and technical infrastructure.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Execute system backup and recovery strategy
• Provide high quality technical solutions to agreed project standards
• Execute system performance evaluation and system tuning
• Work closely with business team leaders to successfully deliver projects by providing high quality technical insight into project issues and project coordination
• Work individually and with technical specialists/vendors/contractors to maximize the performance of the Infor A+ technical environment, Cisco phones system, servers, MPLS connectivity, PCs, servers, SANS, internet across all of Phillips
• Manage the software licensing and ensure it is accurate and current
• Produce thorough technical documentation
• Estimate the resource requirements necessary to complete specific pieces of work
• Develop and maintain plans for ERP technical team
• Provide technical quality assurance of all team outputs
• Monitor system performance and propose performance-tuning activities
• Participates in a safety culture that includes no recordable accidents and no loss time injuries. Always make the safe choice. Ensures proper PPE is used at all times. Watches out for co-workers and warn them when there are any safety issues or hazards. Participates actively in all safety programs and activities.
• Other duties as assigned
Position Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university
• Minimum of two to five years IT infrastructure experience and skills
• Working knowledge in network architecture, data storage management, PCs, phone systems and software license
• Knowledge of ERP technical infrastructure, Cisco networking, VMware
• Ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent documentation skills
• Committed to high quality standards
To apply please send resume along with cover letter indicating salary requirements to: careers@phillipspet.com |
2nd Shift Warehouse Mgr - Indianapolis, IN
Position Summary: Oversee all warehouse staff and the outbound functions performed at the Indianapolis, IN distribution center during the night shift.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the company’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include determine staffing requirements, interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, directing work, plan and implement procedures and systems to maximize operating efficiencies; monitor and appraising staff performance, set goals and objectives; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Provides consistent performance feedback and dedicates appropriate time to developing skills of subordinates to maximize potential.
• Evaluates current business processes and systems and makes recommendations for efficiency improvements and/or cost reductions
• Review performance data to monitor and measure productivity, goal progress and activity levels ; train and coach employees as needed
• Oversee warehouse functions, including: order selection, invoicing, picking, packing, and loading; appropriate workforce planning consistently meets operational objectives
• Supervise shipping processing; staffing warehouse team on night shift through hiring, training and motivating a dynamic team of associates
• Insure facility is kept neat, clean, and organized at all times
• Maintain sanitation and acceptable good distribution practices
• Communicate as needed with vendors, customers, and corporate in a timely and professional manner
• Insure all company policies are implemented with associates
• Possess an operational understanding of the Roadnet routing program as it relates to timely departures of routes
• Coordinate transportation issues with PA transportation manager to achieve efficiency and compliance for A&K Logistics
• Other duties as assigned
Key Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities that every person in this position must possess in order to be successful)
• Leadership: The ability to lead people and get results through others
• Planning: A strong ability to strategically plan ahead, both short and long term
• Prioritizing: the ability to effectively organize and manage multiple activities
• Ability to manage KPI’s; write business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of internal team members, clients, and customers.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent customer service focus and professionalism
• Creative and able to present various solutions
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to work under pressure with time constraints
Position Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from an accredited four-year college or university
• Five to seven years warehouse management and supervisory experience
• Proficient in using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Possess an operational understanding of the INFOR AS400 system
• Ability to leverage computerized systems and spreadsheets to measure and analyze efficiencies
To apply please send resume along with cover letter indicating salary requirements to: careers@phillipspet.com |
Staffing Specialist - Easton, PA
Position Summary: Responsible for leading and overseeing the staffing needs for all departments at all Phillips locations. Will work closely with all departments and facilities to ensure the staffing needs are fulfilled, including but not limited to; recruiting (internal and external), pre-screening, reference checking, On boarding and conducting Exit Interviews.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Leads all talent acquisition activities for all locations; internal postings, advertising, pre-screening, coordination of interview process, reference checks, offer letter administration, background check and drug screen processing.
• Work closely with managers to provide direction and resolve staffing issues.
• Maintains New Hire On Boarding Program
• Schedules and conducts orientation for all Easton New Hires
• Conducts Exit interviews and provides results to HR team and management
• Maintains and negotiates contracts with temporary staffing agencies for all locations in accordance with Phillips guidelines
• Works closely with Human Resources Manager to support training objectives to meet the overall Company objectives
• Maintains the Careers section of the Phillips website and LinkedIn account
• Works closely with external agencies (i.e. PA Careerlink) regarding staffing needs
• Supports Human Resources Manager with Career Fairs, Outplacement Fairs, etc.
• Provides weekly staffing reports to management
• Works with hiring manager to develop initial training schedule
• Researches and proposes new recruitment methods to utilize current technology and trends
• Works with staffing agencies and professional search firms as needed
• Other duties as assigned
Key Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities that every person in this position must possess in order to be successful)
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with attention to detail
• Skill and knowledge in being extremely perceptive person – must be capable of relating to individuals at all levels
• Planning: A strong ability to strategically plan ahead, both short and long term
• Prioritizing: the ability to effectively organize and manage multiple activities
• Ability to effectively prepare and present information and respond to questions from employees, executives, brokers, and insurance companies.
• Excellent customer service skills and professional demeanor at all times to interface effectively with all internal and external customers
• Creative and able to present various solutions
• Exuberant with follow-through
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Effective presentation skills
• Complex problem solving – identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; maintain confidentiality
• Ability to work under pressure with time constraints
Position Requirements:
• Bachelors Degree in Human Resources or related field
• PHR Required, SPHR preferred
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience with recruiting in a manufacturing or distribution center environment
• 5 years HR generalist experience preferred
• Experience in recruiting in a Corporate setting as well as for multiple locations
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
To apply please send resume along with cover letter indicating salary requirements to careers@phillipspet.com |
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