Demand Manager, COE Americas

Help shape the future of demand planning at PPG's Aerospace Materials business! As Demand Manager, COE Americas , you will bring together customer insights, commercial intelligence, and analytics to build a clear view of future demand. Your work will guide inventory, distribution, manufacturing, and financial planning across our U.S. and Canada Coatings & Sealants network. This is an onsite position based in one of the following sites: Atlanta, GA; Mojave, CA; Dallas, TX; or Shelby, NC. You will report to the Supply Chain Manager, Americas COE. Key Responsibilities Lead demand planning and business alignment Establish and continuously improve a consistent demand planning process across the network, with clear ownership, documented assumptions, and reliable planning standards. Develop and maintain a rolling 18–24-month demand outlook that combines historical demand, statistical forecasts, customer intelligence, sales insights, market trends, and business assumptions. Lead the S&OP Demand Review, bringing teams together to evaluate forecast changes, align on assumptions, and communicate risks and opportunities. Translate the demand outlook into actionable information for inventory management, distribution strategies, manufacturing planning, and long-range network decisions. Connect customer and commercial insights Build strong partnerships with Sales, Account Management, Commercial Excellence, Customer Service, and Segment Leadership to identify and quantify future customer requirements. Establish a structured approach to gathering customer, market, program, and competitive intelligence and incorporating it into demand plans. Partner with Finance to translate demand projections into a revenue outlook that supports financial forecasting, annual operating plans, and budgeting. Develop people and planning capabilities Lead, coach, and develop a team responsible for forecasting, demand analysis, intelligence gathering, forecast maintenance, and business reporting. Define and maintain forecast hierarchies, aggregation levels, allocation methods, and planning structures that support consistent decisions across the network. Serve as the business lead for SAP IBP demand planning implementation, defining business requirements and supporting process readiness and adoption. Use forecast accuracy, forecast bias, demand variability, and forecastability analysis to identify improvement opportunities and strengthen planning performance. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, or a related field required. 5+ years of supply chain, planning, or commercial sales experience required. 2+ years of experience leading or coaching teams. Demonstrated experience partnering with Sales, Commercial, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to develop demand forecasts and business plans. Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights and practical recommendations. Proficiency with tools such as Power BI and other analytics or data visualization platforms. Experience working with ERP systems to support demand planning, forecasting, and analysis is required; experience with QAD is preferred. Experience implementing or managing demand planning tools or forecasting systems. APICS/ASCM certification, such as CPIM or CSCP. Commercial sales experience preferred. Knowledge of the aerospace industry and its demand drivers. Experience with statistical forecasting. Travel up to 15%. Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply. The base salary range for this position is $115,000 to $155,000, with a possibility of an annual bonus up to 10% of base salary. PPG offers comprehensive benefits such as Health, Dental, Life, Retirement Plan, Paid Vacation & Holidays, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Disability/Leave, and other Voluntary benefit offerings. Actual benefit offerings confirmed at the time of hire. #LI-Onsite How we work: At PPG, we bring t…

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