Supply Chain & Planning Manager

About the Company

Responsibilities

• ● Lead a team of Planners and Material Executives across planning, materials, and logistics activities.
• ● Establish clear goals, performance metrics, and development plans aligned with PPG Aerospace objectives.
• ● Promote a culture of safety, compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• ● Develop and execute demand, supply, and production plans aligned with aerospace customer forecasts, long-term agreements, and aftermarket requirements.
• ● Participate in S&OP processes to align Sales, Operations and Manufacturing on volume, capacity, and inventory strategies.
• ● Manage capacity and constraint planning for batch manufacturing and specialty coating processes.
• ● Oversee MRP execution to ensure availability of raw materials, intermediates, and packaging in compliance with aerospace specifications.
• ● Optimise inventory levels while balancing service, shelf-life, and obsolescence risks.
• ● Ensure material traceability, batch/lot control, and documentation to meet aerospace and regulatory requirements.
• ● Manage inbound and outbound logistics operations, transportation, and distribution to OEM, MRO, and aftermarket customers.
• ● Ensure compliance with dangerous goods regulations (e.g., IATA, IMDG, ADR) for handling and shipping aerospace coatings and chemicals.
• ● Improve freight cost, delivery lead times, and service performance through carrier management and route optimization.
• ● Coordinate global shipments with freight forwarding partners as applicable
• ● Work closely with main suppliers to improve delivery performance and quality.
• ● Collaborate with Customer Service and Commercial teams to support customer commitments, AOG priorities, and critical deliveries.
• ● Partner with Quality, EHS, Regulatory, and Manufacturing teams to ensure compliance with aerospace standards.
• ● Define and track KPIs including OTIF, inventory turns, inventory accuracy, logistics cost, material shortages, and schedule adherence.
• ● Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and best practices in supply chain and logistics.
• ● Promote ERP/MRP and planning system improvements, focusing on data accuracy, visibility, and process standardisation.
• ● Ensure full compliance with policies, aerospace quality standards (e.g., AS/ISO), EHS requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• ● Support internal and external audits related to supply chain, logistics, and materials management.
• ● Ensure proper documentation, record retention, and control of aerospace materials throughout the supply chain.

Requirements

• ● Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Engineering, Chemistry, or Business-related field.
• ● Professional certification (e.g. APICS CPIM/CSCP) or postgraduate qualification
• ● 8+ years of experience in supply chain, planning, materials, or logistics within a manufacturing environment; aerospace, chemicals, or coatings industry.
• ● Experienced managing planners, material, or logistics teams.
• ● Knowledgeable in ERP/MRP systems and regulated supply chain environments.
• ● Experienced with hazardous materials logistics and compliance.
• ● People management experience leading planning and materials teams.
• ● Familiar with business process analysis, lean six-sigma/continuous process improvements and quality assurance
• ● Excellent written and spoken English skills.