Production Planner

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:

• Bachelors 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.

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.

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