Raw Material Planner

ppg; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG is seeking a Raw Material Planner to ensure timely procurement and inventory levels for production at the Springdale, PA site. The role focuses on raw materials, supplier relationships, and cross-functional coordination to meet KPI targets and improve material availability.

Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, this on-site position emphasizes collaboration with operations, procurement, and warehouse teams to support a reliable supply chain and optimized working capital.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in operations, supply chain, logistics, engineering, or related field.
• 2–5 years planning/buying experience in raw materials or finished goods; OR 5+ years in manufacturing supply chain.
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle/SAP) and advanced Excel.
• Knowledge of MRP and inventory management.

Responsibilities

• Place purchase orders with vendors and track deliveries through the cycle.
• Analyze MRP and action messages for short- to mid-term procurement (1–6 months).
• Collaborate with supply chain operations and procurement to resolve issues.
• Ensure raw material availability to meet weekly production schedules and Oracle timing requirements.
• Coordinate with warehouse, purchasing, or supplier quality teams to resolve receipt/invoice issues.
• Maintain health of assigned raw material inventories.

Skills

ERP systems experience

Analytical skills

Advanced Excel

BI/SQL familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in operations, supply chain, logistics, engineering, or related field

Tools

Oracle ERP

SAP

Power BI

SQL

Job description

As the Raw Material Planner, your primary responsibility is to bring in the right product inventory levels at the right time to support production schedule needs while achieving working capital targets. You will focus on the procurement and inventory management of raw materials, and vendor relationship management. Partnering with cross-functional teams will be critical to ensure daily and weekly supply chain operations KPI's and metrics are achieved. This an important role within the PPG supply chain and will have an impact to the Springdale plant performance and overall customer satisfaction. You will report to the Supply Chain Manager and work onsite in Springdale, Pennsylvania.

Responsibilities

• Place purchase orders with vendors and track delivers throughout the ordering cycle and evaluate inventory projections over a rolling 12-month period.
• Analyze MRP and action messages for procurement of supply chain requirements with the focus being short to medium term (1 to 6 months).
• Communicate and elevate any supply concerns and collaborate with supply chain operations teams, and procurement from discovery through resolution.
• Ensure the availability of raw materials to meet Oracle timing requirements and follow the short-term weekly production schedule needs by anticipating and mitigating any raw material delays.
• Work with the warehouse, purchasing, or supplier quality teams to resolve receipt and invoicing related problems or incoming RM quality issues.
• Maintain assigned raw material items inventory health.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of professional experience as a planner/buy with planning either raw materials or finished goods with a bachelor's degree in operations, supply chain, logistics, engineering, or related field; OR 5+ years of supply chain experience in a manufacturing facility
• Oracle, SAP, or other ERP system experience preferred
• Advanced Excel Skills (Pivot tables, VLOOKUP) is recommended
• Experience with Business Intelligence Tools (MS Power BI) or SQL applications is a plus

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 than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @PPG on X.

The PPG Way 2030

We are customer champions

Proactive. Bold. Trustworthy. Everything we do starts with our customers. We listen, move fast and don't stop 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 excellent operators

Productive. Collaborative. Accountable. No matter our role, we identify problems, take ownership and always bring solutions. We are both proactive and responsive to drive continuous improvement and deliver results. We support our frontline, 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 new technologies and leverage agility and speed as strengths.

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PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

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PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.

Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable