DESCRIPTION

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:  

• Translate the master production schedule into precise material plans—ensuring the right parts arrive at the right time, preventing shortages and excess inventory.
• Proactively expedite purchase and production orders to keep operations on track and minimize disruptions to customer demand.
• Strengthen reliability by maintaining accurate planning data (lead times, order quantities), directly improving forecasting and execution accuracy.
• Act as a key problem-solver by quickly addressing non-conforming materials and supply constraints, reducing downtime and production delays.
• Improve supplier performance by collaborating on lead time reduction, allocation planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Optimize inventory across the network by redistributing excess stock and supporting ramp-up/ramp-down activities, lowering costs and waste.
• Provide clear, timely communication on inventory status, risks, and recovery plans—enabling better decision-making across teams.
• Contribute to a safer, higher-quality workplace by following HSE standards, supporting quality processes, and actively participating in continuous improvement efforts.

RESPONSIBILITIES

To be successful, you will need to consistently demonstrate the following:

• Communicate with clarity and purpose: Tailor your message to different audiences (suppliers, planners, leadership) so everyone understands priorities, risks, and actions—especially when plans change quickly.
• Stay relentlessly customer-focused: Keep the end customer at the center of every decision, ensuring material availability, minimizing delays, and delivering solutions that protect service levels.
• Deliver results under pressure: Prioritize what matters most, follow through on commitments, and adapt quickly when supply chain disruptions or constraints arise.
• Navigate complexity with confidence: Break down large volumes of data, conflicting signals, and exceptions into clear actions—using structured problem-solving and root cause analysis.
• Continuously improve how work gets done: Identify inefficiencies in planning, ordering, and communication processes, and refine them to drive speed, accuracy, and consistency.
• Leverage systems as your source of truth: Use the materials planning system as your primary tool, responding intelligently to exception messages while supporting decisions with data from tools like Excel when needed.
• Manage part changes strategically: Evaluate engineering changes with a balance of customer delivery needs and inventory risk—minimizing obsolescence while ensuring smooth transitions.
• Master end-to-end planning discipline: Apply PFEP principles, maintain a strong master production schedule, and use KPIs to guide decisions—balancing trade-offs to improve overall supply chain performance while respecting diverse perspectives across teams.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations.
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience:

• Requires some work experience and intermediate level knowledge obtained through training or on-the-job experience.

QUALIFICATIONS

Additional Info:  

Advanced Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, formulas)

Prioritization and time management in a fast-paced environment

Work cross-functionally with procurement, production, and suppliers

Inventory management principles (safety stock, reorder points, lead times)

Supply chain fundamentals (procurement, production planning, logistics)

Understanding of MRP/ERP systems (like SAP, Oracle, etc.)

Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes and bill of materials (BOM)

Job Supply Chain Planning

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Office

ReqID 2427547

Relocation Package Yes

100% On-Site Yes

Due to the operational nature and specific job duties of this role, work is required to be completed 100% in person/On-site.

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At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Cummins validates the right to work using E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Visit http://EEOC.gov to know your rights on workplace discrimination.