Finished Goods Planning & Scheduling Lead

PPG Industries; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG is seeking a Finished Goods Supervisor within the USCA Powder Supply Chain network to lead planning, scheduling, and toll production activities. You will mentor planners across multiple locations, balance demand with capacity, and drive service and inventory metrics.

You will partner with Operations, Customer Service, Demand Planning, Raw Material Planning, Technical, and Commercial teams to standardize processes and advance strategic initiatives such as IBP and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Finished Goods Planners, Schedulers, and Toll Production Planners.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer focus.
• Conduct performance management, coaching, development planning, and succession planning activities.
• Build organizational capability through mentoring, cross-training, and leadership development.
• Serve as the functional backup for Finished Goods Planning and Scheduling activities, ensuring continuity of operations.
• Provide leadership for Finished Goods Planning, Production Scheduling, and Toll Production Planning across the USCA Powder network.
• Ensure production schedules balance customer demand, manufacturing capacity, inventory strategy, and operational constraints.
• Lead execution reviews, schedule governance, and production prioritization activities.
• Drive schedule adherence and execution consistency across manufacturing and tolling operations.
• Own Finished Goods inventory health, service performance, and planning execution metrics.
• Lead inventory optimization initiatives while supporting customer service objectives and working capital goals.
• Monitor KPIs including OTIF, inventory performance, schedule adherence, and planning accuracy.
• Lead escalation management for service risks, supply disruptions, and execution challenges.
• Partner with Operations, Customer Service, Demand Planning, Raw Material Planning, Procurement, Technical, Manufacturing, and Commercial teams to improve end-to-end supply chain performance.
• Support Integrated Business Planning (IBP), capacity planning, network balancing, and supply chain transformation initiatives.
• Drive planning standardization and continuous improvement across the USCA Powder network.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts for planning and service performance issues.

Skills

Leadership

Team Development

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Power BI

Power Query

SQL

Job description

PPG is seeking a Finished Goods Supervisor within the USCA Powder Supply Chain network to lead planning, scheduling, and toll production activities. You will mentor planners across multiple locations, balance demand with capacity, and drive service and inventory metrics.

You will partner with Operations, Customer Service, Demand Planning, Raw Material Planning, Technical, and Commercial teams to standardize processes and advance strategic initiatives such as IBP and continuous improvement.