Planning Manager- Supply Chain
Oak Creek, WI 
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Posted 29 days ago
Job Description

As Planning Manager, you develop and create the strategy for efficient and effectively manufacturing and on-time delivery of products that consistently meet customer requirements. This includes ensuring timely and accurate response to customer's orders by providing the required information, schedules, materials, and accurate systems to the manufacturing unit. You are responsible for the integration of sales forecasts, budgeting in-process, and finished goods inventory. This is an experienced level position requiring a thorough knowledge of supply chain, operations, sales environment, and cost structures.

This is on site role and will report to the Manager of Supply Chain.

Key Responsibilities

* Manage planning team with support of their business goals. Mentor team development and opportunities for their growth.

* Manage communication with the PPG customer service team on critical customer requirements.

* Ensure planning team is meeting PPG service goals for our "Make to Order" and "Make to Stock" customers.

* Develop continuous improvement projects for finished good and intermediate days of inventory reduction to meet working capital goals.

* Preparation of monthly rough cut capacity review for next 12-month period. Identify issues and support PPG team to resolve and avoid customer service or working capital issues.

* Ensure planning team issues weekly frozen schedule to operations team that meets the "Production Sign Off" and customer needs.

* Attend daily production floor operations meetings with plant supervisors, engineers, and planners.

* Support Plan Ex team on managing and maintaining system setting and supply chain processes.

* Collaborate with demand planning team and raw material team for opportunities and to resolve issues.

* Lead and develop opportunities with planning team to reduce the risk of obsolete and slow-moving inventory.

Qualifications

* 5+ years' experience in Supply Chain or Operations in a manufacturing environment.
* Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Preferred.
* APICS certification.
* Oracle ERP experience

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 plans and associated governing plan documents.

About us:

Here at PPG we make it happen, and we seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday - everyday.

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 Twitter.

The PPG Way
Every single day at PPG:
We partner with customers to create mutual value.
We are "One PPG" to the world.
We trust our people every day, in every way.
We make it happen.
We run it like we own it.
We do better today than yesterday - everyday.

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, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com.

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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. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com. Pay Transparency poster: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_ English_formattedESQA508c.pdf
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Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Experience
5+ years
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