We are looking for a talented and highly motivated, customer centric Planner to join our Auto USCA Supply Chain team in our Cleveland Ohio facility. You will train in all areas of supply chain operations and assigned to manage supply with a focus on Batch planning and Finished Goods (FG) inventory planning. The primary goal for the FG planning will plan the right level of supply to meet demand and maintain healthy FG levels to achieve On Time in Full performance with customers while achieving working capital quarterly targets. FG Planning will focus on maintaining system parameters, creating supply plans and plan batches to meet demand or replenish safety stock for the assigned planner codes. Partnering with cross-functional teams will be critical to ensure daily and weekly supply chain operations KPI's and metrics are achieved. This is a key role within the PPG Supply chain and will have a direct impact to Cleveland Plant Performance and overall customer satisfaction ensuring our Auto OEM facilities receive the right product and color at the right time from our wide selection of products for pre-treatment, electrocoat, primer, basecoat, and clear coat applications. You will work onsite in Cleveland, OH and you will report to the Supply Chain Manager. Main Responsibilities: Batch Planning/FG Planner Focus

• Create and manage a supply plan (planned batches) in Oracle to balance supply and demand 1-3+ months out.
• Review demand forecast and production output changes for potential impact to your inventory planning responsibilities and adjust supply plans accordingly.
• Maintain assigned Finished Goods items' inventory health to achieve goals.
• Active contributor or leader in monthly SIOP Supply Review and Rough-Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) driving actions to meet demand and escalating all critical supply gaps.
• Coordinate new product development orders, trials, transfers, and buildouts (phase-outs) and validate proper supply plan timing and requirements in Oracle.
• Collaborate with our PPG OEM site team leaders and demand planning team to ensure supply plan and inventory planning processes align with future demand in short- and long-term horizons.

Supply Chain Planner

• Participate in all supply chain meetings understanding both the materials but also the products that they are used within.
• Evaluate and maintain safety stock levels and other system parameters within Planning Excellence guidelines accounting for supply & demand variability, lead time fluctuations, and other dynamics.
• Engage in improvement projects aimed to deliver supply chain related cost or efficiency savings.
• Follow-up with Operations team to fix inventory inaccuracies with physical and system inventories.
• Conduct regular reviews of inventory data, identifying slow moving, obsolete/excess inventory and propose corrective actions.
• Complete all training including safety, quality, and supply chain refresher courses and be willing to back-up other job functions within supply chain planning including customer service.
• Perform all other Supply Chain-related duties as required to support the changing needs of the business.

Qualifications:

BS/BA in Operations, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, or related field

Minimum of 2 years (3-7 years preferred) of Supply Chain experience in a high-performance manufacturing facility as a planner/buyer with planning either raw material or Finished Goods or both

First-hand Experience and solid understanding of MRP or DDMRP systems and processes

APICS or ASCM certification (CSCP, CPIM) preferred

Oracle, SAP, or other ERP system experience preferred

Advanced Excel Skills (Pivot tables, Vlookups) is highly recommended

Experience with Business Intelligence Tools (MS Power BI) or SQL applications is a plus