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PPG Industries INC. Inventory Optimization Planner - JR2410349 in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania
Inventory Optimization Planner - JR2410349
DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES: As an Inventory Optimization Planner, you will be the main consultant to business leaders ensuring information is received from customers, sales, marketing, and other sources to construct appropriate demand and sales forecasts.
You will work a hybrid schedule in Cranberry Twp, PA and report to the Store Replenishment Planning Manager.
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. * 2 - 5 years' experience in Inventory, Supply, or Demand planning or a combination of education and internships. * SAP and Power BI experience. * Prior presentation experience. * APICS certification as a CPIM.
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.
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