Production Planner

Supply 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 :

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