Production Planner Job at PPG Industries, Inc in Greensboro

As a Supply Planner, you will develop monthly production schedules that optimize customer service levels while achieving working capital goals. You will balance supply and demand requirements for our Traffic Solutions production, driving improvements in raw material forecasting, production planning, inventory control, and scheduling. You will report to the Senior Manager SC Planning and will be based out of the Greensboro, NC office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain monthly item level production schedules that optimize plant productivity, balance inventory, and meet OTIF (On-Time In-Full) goals.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for issues such as schedule deviations, delivery performance, and excess or slow-moving inventory.
• Manage short- and long-term demand planning, level-loading production to meet output targets.
• Lead weekly meetings with manufacturing, quality, technical, logistics, and procurement teams to align production schedules and raw material supply.
• Use capacity and material planning tools to forecast raw material needs and identify production constraints; recommend solutions such as overtime, outsourcing, or expediting.
• Improve initiatives to enhance inventory turnover and reduce waste.
• Communicate supply risks proactively and implement contingency plans to reduce impact.
• Collaborate with operations, demand planning, and manufacturing teams to optimize production schedules.
• Prioritize and expedite production based on material availability, resource capacity, and demand fluctuations.
• Identify and address excess and obsolete inventory through cross-functional collaboration.
• Be the central hub within the supply chain organization, encouraging relationships across teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field; APICS certification is a plus.
• 5 years' experience in supply chain materials management, scheduling, planning, or production control.
• Flexible, hands-on, and able to manage in a results-driven environment.
• Adept at evaluation, troubleshooting and finding solutions
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle or Traverse.

PPG offers amazing benefits including PTO, 401k, health/dental/vision insurance and more!

About us:

Here at PPG we make it happen, and we are looking for candidates of the highest integrity 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.

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.