Inventory Optimization Planner - Pittsburgh Paints Company

PPG Industries, Inc
United States, Pennsylvania, Cranberry Township
400 Bertha Lamme Drive (Show on map)
Dec 18, 2024
As an Inventory Optimization Planner, you will be the key consultant to business leaders ensuring adequate information is received from customers, sales, marketing, and other sources to construct appropriate demand and sales forecasts. You will work a hybrid schedule and report to the Manager, Trade Demand & Replenishment Planning. Key Responsibilities Establish metrics to determine bias and improve forecast accuracy. Develop rough-cut capacity plans to highlight demand vs. capacity to support make-to-stock and make-to-order environments. Ensure inventory level optimization to minimize cost. Incorporate demand and sales forecast information, capacity constraints, and inventory requirements into a comprehensive sales and operations planning (S&OP) process. Pull data from SAP, Microsoft Access, and SAP BI to provide inventory analysis and to plan store sales meetings. Maintain planning system/software by entering and modifying data, ensuring correctness and managing parameters that affect integrity of the POS forecast. Forecast accuracy measures including MAPE, bias, trend usage tracking, replenishment order acceptance, SLOB inventory, inventory targets and SKU in-stocks. Work with store sales teams to ensure inventory/forecast needs. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business or a related field. Minimum of 2 years' experience in Inventory, Supply, or Demand planning. Drive for sales results required. SAP and Power BI experience. Prior presentation experience. APICS certification as a CPIM preferred. #LI-HYBRID 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. PPG values your feedback on our recruiting process. We encourage you to visit Glassdoor.com and provide feedback on the process, so that we can do better today than yesterday. Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.