Demand Planning Analyst

PPG Industries • Oak Creek, WI

20h • Onsite

About The Position

As the Demand Planning Leader at PPG, you will be responsible for ensuring a high-quality demand signal that contributes to customer service, optimized inventory, and informed strategic decision-making across the business. Your role involves delivering accurate, unbiased forecasts at the customer–item–location level, while also coaching partners to enhance forecast quality, data integrity, and assumptions. This position is located onsite at a PPG plant in Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin, and you will report directly to the Demand Processes and Technology Director. PPG is a global leader in coatings, dedicated to protecting and beautifying the world through innovation, sustainability, and color, serving diverse markets including industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction. The company emphasizes a culture of customer championship, purposeful and speedy action, operational excellence, competitive drive, and pride in its collective impact. PPG utilizes AI in its hiring process to improve efficiency, clarifying that AI tools do not make hiring decisions. The company is committed to providing equal opportunity, fostering career growth, continuous learning, and embracing diversity among its employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Statistics, Engineering, or equivalent discipline.
• 3 years of direct demand planning experience.
• 5-10 years of experience in forecasting, demand planning, analytics, or related supply chain roles.
• APICS/ASCM certification commitment to certification required if not already held.
• Demonstrated experience with forecasting systems, ERP platforms, and analytical tools (e.g., SAP IBP, O9, Kinaxis, Anaplan, and Arkieva).
• Ability to interpret complex data, identify trends, and communicate insights.

Responsibilities

• Improve statistical forecasts using enterprise forecasting systems and analytical tools.
• Conduct detailed analysis of demand trends, seasonality, customer behaviors, promotions, and macroeconomic indicators to refine forecast accuracy.
• Maintain proper forecasting parameters and master data to ensure quality system outputs.
• Monitor forecast accuracy (e.g., MAPE, WMAPE, Bias, FVA) and perform root-cause analysis to understand variance drivers.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Product Management to incorporate market intelligence, customer insights, and planned business activities into the forecast.
• Facilitate regular demand discussions with partners to reconcile system-generated forecasts with human insights.
• Contribute to the evolution of the global IBP process by standardizing forecasting approaches, improving data structures, and enhancing of demand planning tools and analytics.
• Support the integration between volume and value forecasts to promote financially guided decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve forecast accuracy, and increase planning efficiency through analytics, automation, or policy refinement.
• Serve as the "first line of insight" on demand issues (e.g., volume shifts, abnormal consumption, promotions, customer changes) and communicate proactively to stakeholders.

Benefits

• Excellent Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits
• Matching 401k + retirement savings
• Paid Vacation
• Holiday pay
• Opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees
• Creates an environment for continuous learning
• Embraces the ideas and diversity of others

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees