Demand Manager, COE Americas

PPG Industries; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

PPG Industries is seeking a Demand Manager, COE Americas, to lead demand planning for the Aerospace Materials network. This onsite role coordinates across the U.S. and Canada to guide inventory, distribution, and manufacturing planning.

You will develop an 18–24 month forecast, lead the S&OP reviews, and partner with Sales, Finance, and Operations to align forecasts with business goals. Travel up to 15% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, or related field.
• 5+ years of supply chain, planning, or commercial sales experience.
• 2+ years of experience leading or coaching teams.
• APICS/ASCM certification, such as CPIM or CSCP.
• Travel up to 15%.

Responsibilities

• Lead demand planning and business alignment across the network.
• Develop and maintain a rolling 18–24 month demand outlook using historical demand, forecasts, and market insights.
• Lead the S&OP Demand Review and communicate risks and opportunities.
• Translate demand outlook into inventory, distribution, and manufacturing plans; support financial forecasting.
• Partner with Finance to translate demand projections into revenue outlooks; support annual plans.

Skills

Demand forecasting

Analytics

Power BI

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, or related field

Tools

QAD

SAP IBP

Job description

Help shape the future of demand planning at PPG's Aerospace Materials business! As Demand Manager, COE Americas , you will bring together customer insights, commercial intelligence, and analytics to build a clear view of future demand. Your work will guide inventory, distribution, manufacturing, and financial planning across our U.S. and Canada Coatings & Sealants network.

This is an onsite position based in one of the following sites: Atlanta, GA; Mojave, CA; Dallas, TX; or Shelby, NC. You will report to the Supply Chain Manager, Americas COE.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead demand planning and business alignment
• Establish and continuously improve a consistent demand planning process across the network, with clear ownership, documented assumptions, and reliable planning standards.
• Develop and maintain a rolling 18-24-month demand outlook that combines historical demand, statistical forecasts, customer intelligence, sales insights, market trends, and business assumptions.
• Lead the S&OP Demand Review, bringing teams together to evaluate forecast changes, align on assumptions, and communicate risks and opportunities.
• Translate the demand outlook into actionable information for inventory management, distribution strategies, manufacturing planning, and long‑range network decisions.
• Connect customer and commercial insights
• Build strong partnerships with Sales, Account Management, Commercial Excellence, Customer Service, and Segment Leadership to identify and quantify future customer requirements.
• Establish a structured approach to gathering customer, market, program, and competitive intelligence and incorporating it into demand plans.
• Partner with Finance to translate demand projections into a revenue outlook that supports financial forecasting, annual operating plans, and budgeting.
• Develop people and planning capabilities
• Lead, coach, and develop a team responsible for forecasting, demand analysis, intelligence gathering, forecast maintenance, and business reporting.
• Define and maintain forecast hierarchies, aggregation levels, allocation methods, and planning structures that support consistent decisions across the network.
• Serve as the business lead for SAP IBP demand planning implementation, defining business requirements and supporting process readiness and adoption.
• Use forecast accuracy, forecast bias, demand variability, and forecastability analysis to identify improvement opportunities and strengthen planning performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, or a related field required.
• 5+ years of supply chain, planning, or commercial sales experience required.
• 2+ years of experience leading or coaching teams.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with Sales, Commercial, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to develop demand forecasts and business plans.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights and practical recommendations.
• Proficiency with tools such as Power BI and other analytics or data visualization platforms.
• Experience working with ERP systems to support demand planning, forecasting, and analysis is required; experience with QAD is preferred.
• Experience implementing or managing demand planning tools or forecasting systems.
• APICS/ASCM certification, such as CPIM or CSCP.
• Commercial sales experience preferred.
• Knowledge of the aerospace industry and its demand drivers.
• Experience with statistical forecasting.
• Travel up to 15%.
• Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply.

The base salary range for this position is $115,000 to $155,000, with a possibility of an annual bonus up to 10% of base salary. PPG offers comprehensive benefits such as Health, Dental, Life, Retirement Plan, Paid Vacation & Holidays, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Disability/Leave, and other Voluntary benefit offerings. Actual benefit offerings confirmed at the time of hire.

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