Supply Chain Planner

Nippon Paint Automotive Americas Inc. (NPAA) offers employees a generous earned bonus structure including monthly hourly attendance bonuses, merit increases and an annual bonus incentive plan. Employees receive 11 paid holidays per year, earn paid time off, can enroll in comprehensive health and welfare plans and a 401K plan with an exceptional company match. We provide employee recognition programs, tuition reimbursement and much more. When you join our team, you are part of our NPAA family. We hold several events throughout the year for our employees to show our appreciation for their hard work and dedication. Come join a great team!ESSENTIAL DUTIESAnalyzes demand, on-hand inventories, and capacities to provide 6 to 12-month projection.Review's and analyzes materials to the planning resource associated in SAP.Generates reporting and metrics to be used for the monthly S&OP meeting.Presents Chattanooga's S&OP information and data on the monthly review call.Champions the use of the ERP system as the primary tool for planning and other ancillary activities.Aid in the development and implementation of SAP enhancements.Help identify gaps in the current processes and identify how to best refine them.Collaborates with Operations and Customer Service when necessary to confirm planned delivery dates for sales orderMaintains updated master data elements related to scheduling/planning. (i.e., Safety stock, lot sizing, ECreates and maintains daily/weekly production schedule.Releases and monitors process orders.Runs S&OP meeting, Andon Meeting, and others as necessary.Generates reports to provide visibility of the production orders status and track performance.QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTSEducation: bachelor's degree required, preferably in supply chainExperience: 2 years of relevant experiencePrior key user experience of an ERP system, preferably SAP/HANA. Skills Proficiency of MS Office Tools with an emphasis in Excel.CPM or CSCP certification (desired)Nippon Paint Automotive Americas Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.