DESCRIPTION

The Supply Chain Analyst – Senior develops and delivers advanced supply chain analytics across organizations and business units to improve operational performance, profitability, customer service, inventory, and working capital outcomes. This role enables data-driven decision-making through robust analytics, KPI reporting, benchmarking, compliance support, and continuous improvement initiatives across the end-to-end supply chain.

Key Responsibilities Supply Chain Analytics & Performance Management

• Develop supply chain analytics to make operational performance and trends visible across throughput, lead time, delivery, logistics, inventory, working capital, and order management.
• Develop and maintain reporting capabilities for key supply chain KPIs, ensuring data integrity, repeatability, and accuracy.
• Analyze and interpret KPIs to identify improvement opportunities and recommend action plans.
• Build basic supply chain models for scenario analysis and decision support.
• Conduct internal and external benchmarking analyses.
• Provide financial analysis to support supply chain decisions.
• Use common processes, tools, and enterprise information systems to enable scalable analytics.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead and participate in Six Sigma and supply chain improvement projects.
• Optimize work processes using continuous improvement methodologies.
• Apply Plan for Every Part (PFEP) principles across the end-to-end supply chain.

Regulatory, Compliance & Risk Analytics Support

• Maintain regulatory inventory (“single source of truth”) by country/region, topic, and effective date using defined taxonomy and naming standards.
• Monitor legislation and execute horizon scanning activities by tracking regulatory updates from official sources.
• Support applicability mapping for products, materials, sites, logistics lanes, and supplier tiers.
• Prepare draft regulatory risk summaries, heatmaps, and escalation tickets using defined scoring logic.
• Support interpretation and translation of regulatory requirements into draft obligations and applicability decision aids.
• Assist in gap analysis by comparing regulatory obligations to existing policies, systems, controls, and workflows.

Controls, Governance & Audit Readiness

• Support compliance governance routines, including meeting preparation, RAID/action logs, RACI tracking, and follow-ups.
• Assist with control documentation, implementation, and testing activities.
• Support incident and escalation handling by gathering evidence and documenting timelines.
• Maintain audit-ready document management, traceability, and evidence vaulting discipline.

Supplier Due Diligence & Traceability

• Support supplier risk processes including questionnaires, screenings, documentation reviews, and risk profiling.
• Coordinate supplier documentation collection and validate completeness and quality.
• Maintain traceability datasets (BOM linkages, material declarations, chain-of-custody evidence).
• Support audit readiness and corrective action tracking with suppliers.

Reporting, Dashboards & Communication

• Produce routine reporting on compliance status, deadlines, supplier responses, gaps, exceptions, and risk trends.
• Build and maintain dashboards using Excel, Power BI, or equivalent tools.
• Prepare clear, executive-ready summaries translating analytical and technical findings into actionable insights.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Skills & Experience

Technical & Analytical Skills

• Strong analytical skills with experience extracting, transforming, modeling, and interpreting data.
• Experience working with ERP, PLM, TMS, and business intelligence systems.
• Advanced Excel skills; Power BI or equivalent dashboarding tools preferred.
• Knowledge of supply chain KPIs, materials planning, inventory optimization, and root cause analysis.
• Familiarity with PFEP principles and end-to-end supply chain planning.
• Experience supporting regulatory, compliance, supplier risk, or ESG-related analytics is preferred.

Behavioral & Professional Competencies

• High attention to detail with strong document control and data hygiene discipline.
• Structured problem-solving mindset with strong follow-through.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across functions and global teams.
• Clear written and verbal communication with strong source-based reasoning.
• Customer-focused, results-driven, and accountable.
• Maintains confidentiality and exercises sound judgment with sensitive information.
• Values diverse perspectives and operates with a global mindset.

Licenses & Certifications

Licenses

• This position may require licensing or authorization for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations, depending on scope and jurisdiction.

Preferred Certifications (Not Required)

• Supply Chain / Procurement: APICS CPIM or CSCP, CIPS, CPSM
• Trade & Compliance: Trade compliance or export controls training
• Auditing / Quality: Internal auditor training (e.g., ISO-style auditing)

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications

• College, university, or equivalent degree required.
• Intermediate level experience required.
• 3–5 years of relevant work experience preferred.

Job Supply Chain Planning

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

ReqID 2424453

Relocation Package No

100% On-Site No