Packaging Supply Chain Planner

PPG Industries; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG Industries seeks a Packaging Supply Chain Planner to lead end-to-end planning to support sales growth and supply chain performance.

Role is onsite at the Oak Creek, WI facility or other PPG sites in OH or PA, with minimal travel. Reports to the Packaging Americas Director of Supply Chain. You will drive analytics across SIOP, inventory health, and regional plans with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, or Engineering.
• 3+ years of experience; batch manufacturing experience preferred.
• Oracle and/or SAP experience; APICS certification preferred.
• MS Excel or equivalent for complex spreadsheets.
• BI/Analytical tools (Power BI), SQL applications, or AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead supply chain planning processes and analysis for Packaging SBU including coordination of global supply between regions.
• Implement models to manage supply or inventory plans in a multi-echelon supply chain, monitor performance and escalate gaps.
• Measure inventory health and minimize at risk inventory and obsolescence costs.
• Ensure supply chain readiness to increase working capital and meet service levels; analyze safety stock and stock vs. MTO items.
• Participate in SIOP reviews providing analytics and regional supply plans to meet demand and working capital goals.
• Coordinate initiatives with supply chain, procurement, technical and operations teams.
• Support new product introductions and sales growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to improve end-to-end supply.

Skills

Batch manufacturing experience

Excel

Power BI/SQL tools

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, or Engineering

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Job description

As the Packaging Supply Chain Planner, you will be an expert in all areas of supply chain planning from end to end to support our sales growth and supply chain performance goals.

You will be located onsite at the Oak Creek, WI facility or other PPG site in OH or PA. This role will require minimal travel. You will report to the Packaging Americas Director of Supply Chain.

Responsibilities:

• Lead supply chain planning processes and analysis for Packaging SBU including coordination of global supply between regions.
• Implement models to manage supply or inventory plans in a multi-echelon supply chain, monitor and adjust based on supply chain performance and escalates when supply gaps occur.
• Measure inventory health and initiate actions to minimize at risk inventory and SSPL Obsolesce costs.
• Ensure that the supply chain is set up to increase working capital to achieve required service levels. Perform analytics to aid in inventory replenishment and safety stock settings and analyzing stock vs. made to order items.
• Perform analytics to aid in inventory replenishment and safety stock settings and analyzing stock vs. made to order items.
• Participate in SIOP reviews providing analytics and developing regional supply plans between facilities to meet customer demand and service level, while achieving working capital goals.
• Coordinate initiatives such as growth opportunities, raw materials substitution, allocation management, and product discontinuations with supply chain, procurement, technical and operations teams.
• Support successful new product introductions and sales growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with PPG teams and external partners to improve supply from end to end.
• Lead supply chain continuous improvement and cost savings projects from start to finish.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain, Operations, or Engineering field is required.
• 3+ years of experience; batch manufacturing experience preferred.
• Oracle &/or SAP experience; and APICS certification preferred
• Manage complex spreadsheet data and functions (MS Excel or equivalent) is must.
• Experience in Business Intelligence or Analytical Tools (e.g. MS Power BI), SQL applications, or AI tools.

About us:

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD ®

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways thandoes any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @PPG onX.

The PPG Way 2030

We are customer champions

Proactive. Bold. Trustworthy. Everything we do starts with our customers. We listen, movefastanddon’tstop until we solve their biggest challenges. When our customers win, we all grow.

We act with purpose and speed

Agile. Data-driven. Empowered. We take smart risks to stay ahead of the competition. We work proactively with agility, using quality data to develop solutions that create value.

We are excellentoperators

Productive. Collaborative. Accountable. No matter our role, weidentifyproblems, takeownershipand always bring solutions. We are both proactive and responsive to drive continuous improvement and deliver results. We support ourfrontline,the faces of PPG to our customers.

We compete to win

Future-focused. Driven. Ambitious. We are passionate about growing our business and winning with our customers. We deliver results, embrace newtechnologiesand leverage agility and speed as strengths.

We are PPG proud

Strong. United. Passionate. We work safely, act withintegrityand value our diverse perspectives. We celebrate achievements and take pride in the positive impact we create together to protect and beautify the world.

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