Buyer Job at PPG Industries
Join us in Indianapolis, IN as an Intercompany Buyer at the PPG Aerospace Application Support Center! Take your supply chain career to new heights by placing and managing purchase orders to support our operations. Collaborate with a dynamic team and contribute to the smooth functioning of our supply chain processes. This is the perfect opportunity for a passionate and collaborative professional like you to grow!
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure implementation of PPG Procurement strategies and policies. The main partners include the SBU local organizations locations, Operations Directors and Supply Chain Directors who are the partners to deliver the expected goals for the Aerospace SBU
- Handle issues with intercompany suppliers such as urgent supply needs or expedite requests.
- Challenge the SBU to develop supply processes such as coordinating order consolidation and evaluating MOQ
- Ensure standard methodologies are in place with local Operations and Supply Chain
- Monitor the interaction between forecast and procurement triggers and communicate anomalies to the Supply Chain team as warranted
- Manage and reports on late purchase orders
- Work with corporate logistics to ensure the use of preferred shippers for inbound shipments
- Addresses issues with inbound shipments to ensure resolution
Qualifications
- Minimum education High School Diploma required. Bachelor’s degree or Associate degree preferred
- Minimum of one (1) year experience in supply chain, procurement, or logistics preferred
- Must be able to read, write and speak in English
- Knowledge of QAD and forecasting methodology preferred
- Knowledge of IT tools such as Aero TSS, MS Office (Excel, Access), ePro, SharePoint and Intranet preferred
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
This job posting may have multiple locations listed. A successful candidate may work remotely and not be offered to relocate.
About us:
Here at PPG we make it happen, and we seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday – everyday.
PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™
Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @ PPG on Twitter.
The PPG Way
Every single day at PPG:
We partner with customers to create mutual value.
We are "One PPG" to the world.
We trust our people every day, in every way.
We make it happen.
We run it like we own it.
We do better today than yesterday – everyday.
PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com.
PPG values your feedback on our recruiting process. We encourage you to visit Glassdoor.com and provide feedback on the process, so that we can do better today than yesterday.
Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.
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