01/19/2022
As a Supply Chain Specialist and customer service leader, you will head PPG’s planning, scheduling, and material management capabilities for your assigned customers.
You will control and streamline the flow of raw ingredients into the production of finished goods, including but not limited to inventory control, production sequencing, demand planning, and forecasting capacity/shifts. You will also be responsible for continuous improvement initiatives in functional areas of inventory and non-inventory management, planning processes.
You will for your assigned customers …
Act as the primary point of contact for demand planning and procurement, and responsible for all escalation issues related to inventory, materials management, and planning.
Create weekly and 13-week production plans.
Drive strategic planning and forecasting for production.
Define operational goals for weekly schedules.
Verify real-time accuracy of plan and data on production dashboards.
Perform reconciliation and adjustment to work-in-process inventory.
Support change initiatives related to planning, materials management, and inventory practices.
Maintain constant communication with production teams on schedules, inventory, and planning matters.
Maintain accurate inventory positions and ex*****on of inventory practices.
Perform data analysis to analyze performance and drive process improvement.
Manage on-time delivery and fulfillment of customer orders.
Conduct weekly inventory analysis to solve inventory problems and optimization.
Develop and implement inventory control procedures.
Coordinate and manage weekly physical cycle counts with inventory associates.
Perform other duties as assigned.
You are …
Able to communicate effectively both written and verbal.
Capable of writing reports and standard operating procedures.
Technical – effectively present information to all levels of management and respond to questions from groups of managers, associates, and vendors.
Willing to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Able to demonstrate the ability to lead and coordinate a team across functions.
A leader: Provide guidance and direction to cross-functional teams.
Timely – Able to track/monitor supply planning and inventory in a timely fashion.
Respectful – Prove feedback to support team members in a respectful way.
Results Driven.
Self-Motivated- Take the initiative to make improvements.
At a minimum, you have …
Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business, or other applicable fields of study or at least 4+ years experience in materials and planning management for production and/or manufacturing environments required.
Must be proficient with computer hardware and software. Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint required. Experience with Google Sheets and Suite preferred. Some scripting experience is strongly desired, but not required.
