Aerospace CMS Sourcing Project Lead

The Aerospace CMS Sourcing Project Lead will manage aerospace sourcing projects, ensuring accurate delivery within platform dictated timelines. Responsibilities include assigning global RFQ, RFI, and implementation workload to team members, coordinating work within the sourcing team, consolidating outputs into customer responses and implementation data setup, and acting as a liaison to cross‑functional teams within the ASC and CMS platforms. This position can reside in the following locations:
Alanta, GA;
Los Angelos, CA;
Oak Creek, WI;
Pittsburgh, PA;
Seattle, WA; & Canda. PPG runs on a hybrid model, Monday thru Thursday in the office with Friday being an optional day to work remotely. This position will report to the Aerospace Procurement Sourcing Manager.

• Lead RFQ, RFI and implementation projects to on‑time and accurate completion.
• Use data analytics and chemical knowledge for initial market basket determination and manufacturer assignment.
• Support the CMS platform RFQ activity.
• Communicate with implementation team and platform to obtain answers to market basket and sourcing questions.
• Configure initial implementation data.
• Gather and present data to suppliers, internal customers, and other PPG managers.
• Distribute implementation and RFQ workload to commodity team.
• Consolidate commodity and tail spend pricing into single market basket or RFQ response.
• Create data loads for Oracle, HMM & QAD and coordinate submission to the appropriate data teams.
• Respond to RFQ through Client Link.
• Verify accuracy on all NPRs, RFQs, RFIs and implementation projects.
• Assign NPR workload to commodity team.
• Assign Client Link sourcing tickets to commodity team by commodity.
• Ensure all sourcing work has been completed for implementation projects and RFQs.
• Coordinate with export & EHS teams to ensure that information is complete and accurate in the ERP system and HMM.
• Train team members.
• Participate in additional corporate projects and teams as required.

• Prefer 5+ years of direct procurement, supply chain or sourcing experience in a large corporate setting.
• U.S. citizens, green card holders, and political asylum seekers or refugees are eligible to apply.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Data analytics proficiency.
• Experience using supply chain management software and tools, including QAD, Oracle, ePro, etc.
• Good project management and communication skills.
• Fluency in English in writing and speaking.
• Knowledge of IT tools such as Smartsheets, Jaegger, SAP, PowerBI, SSP, Qstrat, MS Office (Excel, Access), HMM UX, ePro, SharePoint and intranet is a plus.
• Chemicals sourcing experience is a plus.
• Aerospace experience is a plus.

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, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

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