Senior Supply Chain Specialist

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Description

The Pittsburgh Paints Company is seeking a Sr. Supply Chain Specialist to join our supply chain planning team. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in SAP IBP (Demand Planning, Inventory Optimization, and S&OP), with a strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain and manufacturing processes.

You will report to the Demand Planning Manager and work a hybrid schedule (3 days in-office) from our Cranberry Twp office.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze historical sales data and market trends to generate accurate forecasts at both the aggregate level and detailed customer-location-product level.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to incorporate promotional plans, new product launches, and market trends into forecasts.
• Facilitate monthly consensus meetings with cross-functional counterparts (finance, sales, marketing, product) to gain alignment on go-forward demand plan.
• Utilize IBP planning tools including Statistical Forecasting, Realignment, Phase In/Out, Aggregation/Disaggregation, and Key Figure Calculations.
• Monitor forecast accuracy & track KPIs (MAPE, Bias) to identify gaps and adjust plans.
• Closely coordinate and communicate customer action plans with supply planning & other operations functions.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Operations, Information Management, Computer Science, or a business-related field with 7+ years of experience.
• Strong ability to analyze complex datasets to inform decision-making.
• Experience using advanced Excel functionality.
• Solid background in SAP IBP (Demand Planning, Inventory Optimization, S&OP) or other comparable forecasting software.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• APICs certification
• Experience using SAP ERP & associated systems (IBP, APO, BW/BexAnalyzer).
• Familiarity with best practices for supply chain and manufacturing processes.
  
  

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employment-based visa sponsorship (now or in the future). This includes H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visas).